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Hi there,
as it can be read in another thread bl4000 and bl6002 are getting phased out. As I plan to mount my existing 4000s on floor stands in the near future I headed over to german dealer Karpa & Müller to look for the current price. By chance I stumbled upon this:
http://www.cb-leipzig.de/Produkte/Bang_Olufsen/Lautsprecher/BL14/bl14.html
The rumours about a Bose-like actice subwoofer / passive satellite system seem to be true. The text says it's a 4.1 system together with a b&o tv and a 5.1 system together with an av reciever of a third party manufacturer.
.b
Beosound Stage, Beovision 8-40, Beolit 20, Beosound Explore.
Beolab 28s Beolab 9s Beolab 12-3s Beolab 1s Beolab 6000s 2 pairs Beolab 4000s Beovision 7-55 Beovision 10-40 Beoplay V1 32 inch Beovision Avant 32 inch Beosound 1 (CD player) Beosound 3000 Beosound 5 Core Essence MKII Beoplay M5
hahhahah yes Chris, My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw the sexy yellow colour!!!!
Damn, I can't believe you ditched the 6000/8000 damn, the nicest speakers ever!!! But i guess they require a lot of breathing space
Nice. I could be interested in this. They will hopefully tell us more at CES in a couple of weeks.
Wonder which pricepoint they're targeting.
I'm not sure though why it is only 4.1 with a B&O TV - would that mean that the TV is the centre channel? But if that is the case, where does the 5th speaker go if it's 5.1 with a non-B&O TV?
Surely someone's just made that up!
Generic aluminium blobs on generic aluminium stands with coloured frets, oh and for a sub let's chop the lens off the top of a lab9!
Ban boring signatures!
Think so. Together with a b&o tv the tv is the center. Together with a third party tv maybe a fifth satellite works as a center.
Puncher: Surely someone's just made that up! Generic aluminium blobs on generic aluminium stands with coloured frets, oh and for a sub let's chop the lens off the top of a lab9!
We can always hope!
Too long to list....
The speakers look similar to anthony gallos.
Beoplay A2
BnO definetely out of ideas, Beoplay v1 looks like the Loewe , the new speakers like
and the woofer looks like a white plastic trash bin ,its hilarious to sacrifice bl4000 & co for these candy speakers.
They will be of course half expensive in production but will be sold at the same price.
bayerische: Puncher: Surely someone's just made that up! Generic aluminium blobs on generic aluminium stands with coloured frets, oh and for a sub let's chop the lens off the top of a lab9! We can always hope!
Hope or despair?
Vähintään yhdeksänkymmentä prosenttia suomalainen!
The link don't work ! Pics have been delete ! Someonelse made a copy ? Tks to post them
Gatex: and the woofer looks like
and the woofer looks like
... You are the apple of my eye (or the of my i)
Gatex:
I remember seeing plenty of these on the rear windows of Datsun 100A's in the twist of '70s-'80s
--mika
Here you go:
http://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/media/p/35161.aspx
http://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/media/p/35162.aspx
Sorry, I don´t know how to post pics here the right way. It isn´t exactly intuitive.
Thanks you very much beoberlin or Dankeschön Vielmal if you are from Berlin.
It looks colorful. Nice with the large ring in aluminium or chromsteel.
The woofer looks like a baby BeoLab 9. I like it
It will be nice if these speakers are wireless !! BeoConnect ?
BeoBoy68:It will be nice if these speakers are wireless !! BeoConnect ?
tournedos: Gatex: I remember seeing plenty of these on the rear windows of Datsun 100A's in the twist of '70s-'80s
Yes, an all to familiair shape...
Maybe the new 5.1 system will use the soon-to-be-announced new IcePower platform for surround sound:
We have really looked forward to this: To invite you to a product presentation and listening session in our suite at CES 2013 January 8-11. Meet us at The Venetian – suite 30-325. We will be there to present our complete amplifier range and play music on a stereo setup that will shake the walls. Of course, our development engineers are coming to meet you too. Furthermore, we bring some very exciting news:ICEtheater7- Featuring DualLoop3
Building an A/V amplifier has never been easier – nor sounded better - with the new ICEtheater7.ICEtheater7 is an integrated amplifier and power supply solution that utilizes ICEpower’s unique switching technologies. ICEtheater7 delivers 7 x 150W into 8Ω in highly audiophile sound quality thanks to our latest Class D topology DualLoop3.The ICEtheater7 is a plug-and-play module designed to maximize application convenience for the customer. The solution comes with all the necessary pre-approvals and is developed for easy implementation in standard 43 cm (17”) wide cabinets. Come and enjoy our highest achievement in audio reproduction so far at The Venetian suite 30-325.
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BeoBoy68: The link don't work ! Pics have been delete ! Someonelse made a copy ? Tks to post them
Which could be interpreted as confirmation that the picture is real.
Maybe the picture was taken down after a call from Struer/ or Pullach?
Tim
I had no requests to take the image down... nor did any of the other mods.
I'd imagine the 4.1 setup, with your own TV as Center would be... errr.. around £2,500 - whilst the 5.1 for non B&O TV's would be around £3,000.
However, that's just a wild guess.
Lee
Do as you wish. As mentioned, nobody seems to have been bothered by the 'leak' in Struer ...
I'm torn between thinking the concept is a good idea, and that it smacks of Bose - but making a profit is the main aim of any company, so if it makes a profit and gets extra sales, then it has to be a good thing from the bean counters perspective.
Hi Beofan 53, you could post your pics here !! Thank you very much !!
Lee, I must point out that the BOSE speaker speaker was and I believe still is an INCREDIBLY excellent performing system for around £600 + amp. We've used these speakers at many of our radio stations and my gosh, they are bullet proof with exceptionally clear sound and excellent bass. They knocked spots off the BL6000 when compared A/B at the time at a third of the price.
I must also point out that I never said Bose was bad !!!
Bose schmose - the main point is that if the picture is accurate then its a dreadful design - something you'd expect from ebuyer for 300 quid! If it really looks like this then it needs to be a real performer!!!
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Elipson. Anyone?
I do hope that those speakers are active coaxials though. Otherwise.....
You guys... How could one even dare judging these speakers without having seen them in person.
I remember back when pictures of BeoLab 12 leaked and everybody was saying that they looked crappy until one guy saw them in person and told on the forums how gorgeous they looked. Now almost everybody is positive about them.
History repeating itself... and we even don't know if these pictures are legit
I thought that it was said that the speakers were passive, with the amplification in the sub?
........and I must be in the "almost" category for the BL12
PapaJustify:You guys... How could one even dare judging these speakers without having seen them in person. I remember back when pictures of BeoLab 12 leaked and everybody was saying that they looked crappy until one guy saw them in person and told on the forums how gorgeous they looked. Now almost everybody is positive about them. History repeating itself... and we even don't know if these pictures are legit
Christophe : Maybe the new 5.1 system will use the soon-to-be-announced new IcePower platform for surround sound: QUOTE Meet ICEpower at CES 2013 Las Vegas November 20, 2012 We have really looked forward to this: To invite you to a product presentation and listening session in our suite at CES 2013 January 8-11. Meet us at The Venetian – suite 30-325. We will be there to present our complete amplifier range and play music on a stereo setup that will shake the walls. Of course, our development engineers are coming to meet you too. Furthermore, we bring some very exciting news:ICEtheater7- Featuring DualLoop3 Building an A/V amplifier has never been easier – nor sounded better - with the new ICEtheater7.ICEtheater7 is an integrated amplifier and power supply solution that utilizes ICEpower’s unique switching technologies. ICEtheater7 delivers 7 x 150W into 8Ω in highly audiophile sound quality thanks to our latest Class D topology DualLoop3.The ICEtheater7 is a plug-and-play module designed to maximize application convenience for the customer. The solution comes with all the necessary pre-approvals and is developed for easy implementation in standard 43 cm (17”) wide cabinets. Come and enjoy our highest achievement in audio reproduction so far at The Venetian suite 30-325. UNQUOTE
Anyone knows what is Dual loop 3? I think B&O needs to tighten up their act with Icepower because with Hypex Ncore technology out and Direct Digital Amplifiers with distortion levels that equals high end DACs. I think Icepower might be losing its reign as one of the best digital amplification solutions out there. Most companies that started out using Icepower as their choice of amplification modules have moved on to develop their own. I think B&O has been a little complacent with its achievements made with Icepower. Icepower can be a huge huge source of revenue and will add value to the core brand if done well. Come on B&O I am sure you can outperform Hypex or Nad easily in this field! Direct digital amplification for all your loudspeakers will be amazing! Just create a super stylish and user friendly broadcast server and there you go wireless super high performing sound system.
Maybe create another sub brand which will consist of high concept sound systems? Full dirac room correction, wireless full DSP direct digitally amplified loudspeaker line. And you have the whole high end market under your fingers! With room correction, direct digital amplification and DSP corrected loudspeakers you will have super class sounding loudspeakers on the cheap! And you will be able to totally dominate the pro market as well. Being 24bit/196khz compatible wireless will just propel you to an entirely different level!
Which Bose speaker are you comparing the BL6000 with?
201
koning: 201
Maybe it is the expansive sound that you are attracted to.
There is actually a serious flaw in the ALT lense technology. Not in terms of technical aspects but more particularly on a execution. All recordings are not mastered on speakers with flat off axis high frequency response so actually the beolab ALT range of speakers will sound bright in room. If only ALT is corrected to only disperse sound on the 90 to 120 degrees angle that most loudspeakers out there intend to achieve. I don't think that will be too hard a thing to accomplish.
So any news on this?
Did B&O just do what "Gallo" did 10 years ago?
Now that the beolab 6002 is discontinued,are there plans to stop the production of the beolab 8002 to?