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I have just brought a pair of RL 60.2s to replace a pair of beovox 1000s would it be ok for me to use the same speaker cable or replace??? Also on the product page there is a cable plugged into the bottom left corner of the speaker, can someone enlighten me on this please as this is still all new to me as this is my first B&O set up. Many thanks again.
Aaron.
You can use normal speaker wires straight into the back of them, or your old ones going into the sides (din connection.) if they're on floor stands, use wires into the back of them, it looks better and you can conceal the wiring.
Beovox 1000 has captured cables so you will need a different pair of cables for the Redlines and, as Rex suggests, if your speakershave the DIN connector at the side, you will need what is often referred to as extension cables, that is cables with male and female plugs respectively.
Martin
Something is telling me that they did away with the side sockets in the .2's. I had some 60.2's recently without side sockets.
The only way to connect to them is via the spring clips in the black hole which require just bare cable ends.
Regards Graham
My 60.2s had the side DIN entry - and I had both late and early ones. Very unobtrusive so easy to miss.
Peter
I'm pretty sure the RL6000's did loose them
Gunther
hemenex:I'm pretty sure the RL6000's did loose them
Confirmed - I have a pair of both. But, being B&O, I wouldn't be surprised if there had been some overlap in production around the time of the model change.
--mika
My RL 60.2 have the side din plug sockets...or since i use stands the sockets are at the bottom...but i use the rear spring connection points.
I have a pair of cables which were made up by Sounds Heavenly in the UK...they told me that it is better to use the rear spring sockets because the side din plug sockets are not great quality apparantly...and i had a pair of 5 metre cables made up for just £15 including delivery!
I had 42 strand cable made up but they can also make up thicker cables...but they said that for my Beosystem 5500 the 42 strand cable would be fine...which it is!
Steve at Sounds Heavenly can be contacted on UK 0700 3451681.
joff135: I had 42 strand cable made up but they can also make up thicker cables...but they said that for my 5500 stack system the 42 strand would be fine...which they are!
I had 42 strand cable made up but they can also make up thicker cables...but they said that for my 5500 stack system the 42 strand would be fine...which they are!
As indeed they would be for any system!!
Thanks a lot guys, its good to get advice from you guys once again being a novice to this it is really nice to know that there is people out there willing to give their time to helping people out. I have got the din connectors on the side and was wondering if this would give me any more sound quality but it seems my question has already been answered. i am very impressed with the sound quality compared to the 1000s there is no comparison. i have the speakers in the upright position but not on stands,would there be a huge difference if i was to put them on stands? thanks again for your time.
would thicker cables give better sound quality? i want to maximise the sound quality so was wondering if it was worth upgrading. Thanks i will give them a bell to see what they would recommend.
Crashwhu: would thicker cables give better sound quality? i want to maximise the sound quality so was wondering if it was worth upgrading. Thanks i will give them a bell to see what they would recommend.
Wouldn't bother with the fatter cables but they will sound better on stands than they do on the floor. Look out for RL 60 or RL60.2 stands on ebay (RL140 stands are much bigger and won't fit). There are also wall mounting brackets and ceiling poles although these are slightly more difficult to come by than floor stands.
There are also two styles of floor stand - a single large diameter pole stand (supplied at the time of the RL1000) and a "twin leg" stand - the twin leg is the earlier and probably more common version although I think the pole stand looks better. I believe the pole stand is compatible with the RL60.2 but perhaps someone here can confirm.
Ban boring signatures!
Puncher:There are also wall mounting brackets and ceiling poles although these are slightly more difficult to come by than floor stands.
Not really
Puncher:I believe the pole stand is compatible with the RL60.2 but perhaps someone here can confirm.
Yes, they are
Brengen & Ophalen
You should get floor stands with the single leg!!
It shows off the nice concave shape. They are on ebay occasionally.
They look silly on the floor IMHO!! the stands make them look sexy and like a proper speaker.
If I remember correctly the user manual suggests placing them directly on the floor for increased bass. I tried both and prefer them on the stands, if only to stop them from getting scratched up.
The curled black/red cables that are often shown attached to the side din connectors appear on eBay now and again. I would love them for my 60.2s, but they go for way too much.
Jamian
Love = My Beomaster 1001 + Beovox 2700
The floor stands make a big difference - the sound really does get less muddy. The single column stand is the one to get as you can run the cable inside it. I confess to having had both along with two sets of speakers and gave both away. I later found out that I have not given them away in proper pairs, and worse still had given one of each stand!! Gave them something to compare I suppose!
Hi Aaron,
There are differing views in the hifi world on the effects of using over-sized speaker cables. Following lots of testing in varying environments, I would suggest that the traditional 42 strand/79 strand hifi cables (which are actually quite similar in cross-sectional area) are generally hard to beat for cable runs up to around 15 metres long. Most B&O passive speakers have impedances in the region of 4 to 8 Ohms, meaning that over this length of cable, the power loss within the cables should only be a small fraction of the power absorbed within the speaker. Hence, there is little improvement to be made by using very much heavier cables.
I have eventually settled on a 105 strand oxygen-free copper speaker cable, which gives good power handling without losing bass or treble response and also fits easily into the 2 pin DIN plugs used on B&O audio amplifiers. This allows for a "one size fits all" solution, that works equally well with larger MS150 and Beovox Penta speakers as it does with C40 and CX50 bookshelf speakers (I've also found a good light-duty cable for the smaller speakers as well).
I always avoid using the 2 pin male DIN plugs fitted to the front corner of some Redline and RL speakers, as these are wired inside using very flimsy cable and they often give a poor connection (indeed, heavier cables can sometimes unplug themselves under their own weight!)
If you need any further help, please feel free to ask.
Kind regards, Steve.
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