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Rookie replied on Tue, May 21 2013 1:00 PM

I think Millemissen has a clear point here.

Also Steve's motivation should be very clear in this subject ... selling cables ... and as long as customers demand such solutions, there will be business in it.

But i fully agree with Millemissen at this point. Everything else seems to be workarounds, not doing justice to the product.

 

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Michael replied on Tue, May 21 2013 1:13 PM

I got the Les Miserables soundtrack on bluray optimized by B&O, look forward to listening to it later :)

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Hi Michael,

you MUST be in the mood for hearing it.

That is no 'easy-listening stuff'!

Me, I am looking forward to hearing and seeing 'Les Mis' tomorrow when it is launched (at least where I live).

Might be easier to enjoy the music, when you have the picture as well Erm..

 

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Rookie:

I think Millemissen has a clear point here.

Also Steve's motivation should be very clear in this subject ... selling cables ... and as long as customers demand such solutions, there will be business in it.

But i fully agree with Millemissen at this point. Everything else seems to be workarounds, not doing justice to the product.

Hi Rookie,

please don't judge Steve so hard - he is also a real BeoWorlder.

I was just wondering, why people with the knowledge of the info in the 'Quick Guide' did not pass that information on a 'little' earlier.

As for Vienna, I do respect, that he wanted to be sure, sure.

No harm done - we now all know that there are more possibilities with the new 'little beastie-set' as first expected Smile

 

Greetings Millemissen

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Hi Millemissen,

Thanks for your understanding.  I wasn't at liberty to pass on the guide until after the launch unfortunately........when I was ready to upload this, I saw that you had already provided a clearer image than I had available Embarrassed

My main motivation is my enjoyment of B&O products, selling cables is just a means by which I can justify spending more time with B&O! Big Smile

Kind regards, Steve.

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Steve at Sounds Heavenly:
My main motivation is my enjoyment of B&O products, selling cables is just a means by which I can justify spending more time with B&O! Big Smile

I would love to do like you Steve, but cables "made in Mexico" wont sell much I presume.

As for the BL 14.

I'm waiting to hear someone testing and comparing in "real" life, specially the 2-1 setup, with non B&O surround amps

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Hi Søren,

sure they ship to even Mexico - let us hear when you have tested the set 😉

Hilsen Millemissen

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Vienna replied on Tue, May 21 2013 11:04 PM

Millemissen:

As for Vienna, I do respect, that he wanted to be sure, sure.

... clarification accepted Smile

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moxxey replied on Wed, May 22 2013 7:24 AM

So...

Has anyone actually bought the BL14? If so, what do you think?

I'm still not convinced about the design, but they do look far better on the wall. One thing I was impressed with was how easy it is to change the speaker frets. It's a simply unscrew, remove, replace. I've not heard them in person though as I was only in my dealer for a few minutes the other day.

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Michael replied on Wed, May 22 2013 3:03 PM

Millemissen:

Hi Michael,

you MUST be in the mood for hearing it.

That is no 'easy-listening stuff'!

Me, I am looking forward to hearing and seeing 'Les Mis' tomorrow when it is launched (at least where I live).

Might be easier to enjoy the music, when you have the picture as well Erm..

 

Greetings The Mis

Hi Millemissen!

I have not seen the movie yet either, perhaps I should try that first also :) 

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BillC replied on Thu, May 23 2013 9:15 AM

I walked in a B&O store today and they were testing the speakers out under black covers for the launch tonight.

 

The speakers were running at full volume ( i.e. loud). For what it's worthwhile I didn't hear much distortion and they sound quite nice - sorry I don't have golden ears.

BTW - Steve thanks for your reply, much appreciated

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Picture of the penthouse cocktail party used by the Richmond store to launch the BL14.

Bumped into Andrew there .... and I suspect he took more and better pictures than I did !

(As I said in another thread, the cocktail party approach was not conducive to a Beoworld inspection & demonstration !)

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valve1 replied on Sat, Jun 1 2013 5:40 PM

elephant:
(As I said in another thread, the cocktail party approach was not conducive to a Beoworld inspection & demonstration !)

A few xxx tinnies might have been more agreeable :-)

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Ferdinand replied on Sun, Aug 11 2013 12:18 PM

Listened to the Beloab 14 set yesterday at my 'new' B&O dealership.

Not sure what expectations I actually had but the BL14 set is great.

I am looking for a pair of speakers to start using my BS9000 again and I have listened to BL8000 (2nd hand set but as new) and the BL14 2.1 combo. And although hard to explain and maybe also hard to believe I felt that the BL8000 was missing some elements in sound spectrum (midd-base / tones) and that the BL14 ticked all the boxes for me.

I brought my own music (cd's) and played songs like  Toto 'caught in the balance' , Mando Diao 'infruset' , Lana del Rey 'Video Games' and Eva Cassidy 'Wayfaring Stranger'.. For me the BL 14 was most natural but this is a personal preference.

Upgrade to the 4.1 combo and have the set linked to my BV10 as well was also interesting and definitively something I consider.

Will have another listing session together with my FS as her only need/request is to hear the TV better :-)

Anyway, the BL14 is a set that must be listened to for all hat consider buying new speakers. It will surprise you positively.

 

 

 

 

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