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Mark:very nice iceman .....
So that's where we have the 0001 of the white Beosound 9000s... Impressive collection - you have it all - but IMHO you should invest in a bigger apartment / house, it felt a little bit cluttered ;)
How is the Olive One working out for you?
My B&O products: Beosound 9000, Beosound 2300, Beosound Century, Beolab 8000, Beolab 6000, Beolab 4000 x2, Beolab 3500, Beolab 2000, Beolab 10, Beolink Active x2, Beotime, Beo5 x2, Beo4, A9 keyring x2, LC2 dimmer x6 and growing....
Iceman10245: My B&o in Berlin:
My B&o in Berlin:
Iceman! I'm gobsmacked by your impressive collection you're quite lucky. I"m curious how you have your speakers set up for the living room. I'm asking especially because your Lab5's (usually the front L & R) are set up seemingly as rears. When you're watching on that BV7 are you using the 5s at all?
Thanks for your time and for sharing!
The Beolab 5 are announced as a front and the Beolab 3 as rear. It did not go differently there the room is badly cut
BeoVision 7-40 HD-Modul, BeoViision 11-40, BeoVision 8 32" white + Floor Stand, 2x Apple TV 4 mit Kodi, DVD2, HDR2, BeoSound 9000 MKIII White Edition, 2x BeoSound Moment + Floor Stand, 2x BeoSound Stage, BeoSound Core, BeoSound 35 brass, BeoSound 1 MKII + Floor Stand, 2x BeoSound 3, BeoSound 6, BeoSound 3200, BeoSound Essence , BeoPlay A9 Nordic Sky twilight, BeoPlay A8 MKII white + Floor Stand, BeoPlay A2 grey, 2x BeoPlay A3 white/bright blue, BeoPlay A1, 2x BeoPlay S3 white, Beolit 12 (White Edition), Beogram TX2, BeoLab 5, BeoLab 3, BeoLab 7-4, BeoLab 8000 MKII, Beolab 11, 2x BeoLab 3500, 4x LC2, 4x Beo4 - MK1-3, BeoRemonte One BT, 2x BeoRemonte Halo, Audio Terminal, Beolink 1000, BeoLink 7000, 2x EarSet A8, 3x A9 Keyring, EarSet 2, Form2, BeoPlay H6, 3x BeoTime, Beowatch, 2x Lightmanager Pro+ B&o Version, 4x BeoCom5, Beoline2, 3x Speakerphone, BeoTalk 1200, 5x Cabinets, MLGW, BLGW,
Impressive kit Iceman! How did you get 0001 9000 ? I would have thought someone in head office would have squirrelled that away .... unless you are number one ....
@iceman:Did you put/mount a glasplate on the two HDR/DVD2 units? Looks awesome! Such a great idea!
we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.
Beovision 7 40 mk 5 ,beovision 6x3, beosound 3000, beogram 3300 , 2 x lc2, 2 x beocom 1401, beocom 6000 x 2, 5 x beo4,
, 4 x beolab 4's, form 2, h2, a2,a1 and a beolab 2 😀😀
Bramble the BV5 just looks magical in your lounge. That grass cloth really sets its' background.
WOW Bramble that BV5 STILL looks incredible! Love the easel stand!
Easel Stand for the win. Yeah, everyone loves the "magic" of the motorized stand, but the elegance and simplicity that the easel stand affords is just sublime!
Beosound Stage, Beovision 8-40, Beolit 20, Beosound Explore.
Chris Townsend:When a little boy gets home from school today, there will be a nice surprise for him waiting
I hope it's not the bag of pine cones
--mika
I finally did it- moved from non B&O AVR to a Beosystem 3 MKI.
Got a good deal from a B&O dealer (second life) for BV 4-50, BL 7-2 with table stand, BS3, Beo 4. Sold the BV 4-50 on since the Pioneer Screen is much better (and FullHD).
The heart of the System:
As you can see a lot of cables.
Using a Lintronic TT455-238 to turn the Pioneer on and off when using DTV / DVD (which is WD Live TV HD).
The Ouverture is just used as audio master (Radio only). No glass doors.
The overall result is:
The Loewe Sub might be a temporary solution, not sure about this one yet.
Back now Beolab 4000 on the vertical brackets:
If was nice to hear from the Family that the set-up is much nicer than before as you don't see any devices anymore.
And back to our favorite remote:
Have a nice week-end!
Ralf
Living Room: Beosystem 4, Beolab 7-2 (Center), Beolab 9 (Fronts), Beolab 8000 (Rears), no Subwoofer. Screen: Sony KD-85XH9096Dining Room: Beosound Essence MK II with Beolab 4000 on stands, fed by Amazon Echo Show 8Home Cinema: Beosystem 4, Beolab 7-4 (Center), Beolab 1 (Fronts), Beolab 4000 (Rears). Projector: Sony VPL-HW55Home Office: Beosystem 3, Beolab 7-4, Beolab 5000, Screen: Sony KD-55XH9005 on Beovision 7-40 stand, ML to Beosound 9000 MK3 and Beosound 5/Beomaster 5 (1 TB SSD version)Bedroom: Sony KD-65XH9077, Beosound Essence MK II with Beolab 6002 and Beolab 11 (all white, wall-mounted)
In storage: Beolab 5000/Beomaster 5000 (1960s).
Very nice setup ralf, can i ask what you didn't like picture wise on the bv4-50?? Did the beo system 3 bring any picture improvements.
Beoplay A2
BeoGreg:LC2 close up
Livingroom: BL3, BL11, BV11-46 Kitchen: Beosound 1 GVA, Beocom 2 Bathroom: M3 Homeoffice: M3, Beocom 2 Library: Beosound Emerge, Beocom 6000 Bedroom: M5, Essence remote Travel: Beoplay E8 2.0, Beoplay EQ, Beoplay Earset
Hiort:Is that a Globall lamp? I never managed to control mine with a LC2. Mine has a dimmer on the cord. Maybe that is the problem?
kallasr:It was only hd ready, not full hd. As far as I can tell no improvement on picture quality. Still have to "play" with the picture settings, but no idea where to start...
What do you mean by HD Ready as opposed to full HD? Curious as that description can mean different things.
FWIW, I still have my original non-HD Panasonic, 480p EDTV, and my late mother's 720p Panasonic, both plasmas. To my eyes the 480p set still looks great. If you sit far enough away, that is not right on top of it, it looks better as the contrast and black levels are better, which is why I chose it over a 720p set in the first place. It almost rivals my newer VT series 1080p Panasonic plasma but not quite the black levels, though considering the age it comes closer than you'd think, and the VT is the best television I've ever seen, with perhaps the exception of the BV12 which has the same panel but B&O video processing.
Jeff
I'm afraid I'm recovering from the BeoVirus.
kallasr:Sorry, you are right. I was referring to the panel resolution. And black is black on the Kuros...not dark grey It was a D8 panel (the BV 4), for sure a VT50 will be great, too.
And black is black on the Kuros...not dark grey
It was a D8 panel (the BV 4), for sure a VT50 will be great, too.
I think the VT series is the first Panasonic panel to fully match the black level performance of the Kuros. If I recall, the previous Panasonic panel was only 0.5 IRE different than the Kuro, measurable but undetectable by eye. I've never seen the next years ZT panel, which was supposed to be slightly better than the VT. There was a very short window between the arrival of the ZT and when Panasonic dropped plasmas altogether sadly.
I'm happy with the VT, it's a 65 inch version. Blade Runner looks awesome on it!
The ISF lists things that matter most to a picture quality for a panel, and resolution is down the line after contrast/black level and color purity. I can agree with that after having lived with my 480p set and still finding it to have a great picture. Nothing will spoil an image like gray blacks, washed out colors. No matter how many pixels there are. I can't wait for the hype surrounding low end 4K sets with execrable black levels.
I can see upgrading in your case, even though the early Beovisions looked pretty darned good. I think B&O used better video processing and better anti reflective screens over the panel.
My new toys just been installed =)
This is my first Bang and Olufsen purchase.
Wow very nice the beolab18s look sleek alongside your avant.
Amazing, such a good setup.
Beoworld app with direct photo upload and emoticons.
Iceman10245:https://www.dropbox.com/sc/85xrtjmu1q02pg0/AABfilNdGSRC9KwPoNbWjgYpa BeoVision 7-40 HD-Modul, DVD2, HDR2, BeoSound 9000 MKIII White Edition, BeoSound 5 / BeoMaster 5, BeoSound 1 MKII, 2x BeoSound 3, BeoSound 6, BeoSound 3200, BeoSound Essence, BeoPlay A9 Nordic Sky twilight, BeoPlay A8 MKII white, BeoPlay A2 grey, Playmaker, Beolit 12 (White Edition), Beogram TX2, BeoLab 5, BeoLab 3, BeoLab 7-4, BeoLab 8000 MKII, Beolab 11, 2x BeoLab 3500, 4x LC2, 4x Beo4 - MK1-3,Audio Terminal, Beolink 1000, 2x Beo6, 2x EarSet A8, 3x A9 Keyring, EarSet 2, Form2, BeoPlay H6, 3x BeoTime, Beowatch, 2x Lightmanager Pro+ B&o Version, 3x BeoCom5, Beoline2, 2x Speakerphone, BeoTalk 1200, 5x Cabinets , Olive ONE with 1TB Harddisc
PhilLondon: Amazing, such a good setup.
Nicely installed . Great setup.
Beo Century ,Beoplay V1, Beocenter 6, Ex-Beolit 12, Beotime , A8. Beolit 15 , Form 2i , Beolab 2000, Beoplay A3.Beosound 1
@David King: Congrats with your new purchase. Very nice setup. " />
Congrats - enjoy!
Would be nice, if you'd report back, when you have 'played' with your superb setup a couple of weeks.
MM
There is a tv - and there is a BV
Millemissen: Congrats - enjoy! Would be nice, if you'd report back, when you have 'played' with your superb setup a couple of weeks. MM
In particular , does the cable from the stand route under your carpet?
Are you not intending to rotate your Avant in which case the cable can be tight and not require spare length?
@Simonbeo
Yes they installers routed the cable under the carpet, in my house there's a subfloor which doesnt go to the edges and allows some cabled to be easily routed. However there are many more than originally intended and as such the edge is slightly proud now. New flooring is needed anyone, so will be changed when this happens. It doesnt look half bad though!
The installation team were fantastic, to avoid having extension cables or the likes, for each unit, they created custom cables in a colour which was best suited to hide them. They left all the original cables for me, but having this bespoke service is something i didn't expect.
The cable to the avant is attached to a black metal upright, which is part of the stand unit. It keep the cable nice and tight in the upright position, there is much slack at the top though, to allow full range of movement. Pictures below.
Hi MM,
Thank you very much!
Unlike you guys, which have many years experiance of quality video/audio, i just moved from a Samsung 65" 4k and a Bose sound bar/sub, so quite a difference really. I know what good looks like though and can honestly say, the TV is superb, the best i've ever seen. Definitely better than the Samsung 4k, even just the speakers in the TV blow the Bose system away!
The Beolab 19 is quite an amazing piece of kit, the sound it can produce is incredible, litterally scaring you to death with movies, the most odd thing though, if you place your hand on the top of it, there is no vibration, the speakers are bouncing around, but the unit is still. This really makes for a quality sound. If anything i'm going to turn it up a bit more today, as when the vibrations are removed, i think it can easily produce more and will sound better for it.
The Beolab 18's were my second choice, i really wanted the 20's, but as i've two cats and the 20's definitely looking similar to scratch posts, this just wouldn't be practicaly for me, nor am i willing to take the risk at c.£7000 a pair. The 18's are powerfull and warm, crisp when they need to be, with the most amazing sounding voice reproduction. I'm incredibly grad i went for 18's front and back, as i think this provides some balance to the system, with equally capable rears. Playing music, all four are runnin as stereo, front left/right, along with the sub. This gives a real immersive feeling.
I couldn't be more happy, a year of saving money well spent!
Anyone unsure about the TV or speakers must go and play with them, you wont be disapointed. I can't help but feel though that the TV is almost Apple styled. Its got that Apple clean look and feel to it, which i love!
Dave
Perfect!
The only thing I miss, is.....a Moment
Davidking your description alongside the pictures are well appreicated. You have the beolab18s in the best colour in my opinion, although I'm a bit partial to the White ones too.
the installation looks really professional and clean. I recently had a demo with the 18s and they really did blow my mind!! So crisp and clear and surprising bass from them to.
the beolab 20s is also my dream speaker as i think they look and sound incredible especially for the size.
your audiovisual experience must truly be a pleasure to listen and look at.
My small setup... Music is sent from an iPad. Not the best but I enjoy it.