Reply To: Beocenter 9500 – volume dropping at high levels

[RossJP]

Just curious… What did you have before the BC9500? Were you happy with the sound level? Did you add the Redlines in order to get more volume or did you want rear speakers (or both)?

I had a Beomaster 5500, and I found it fine, but it was so long between last turning up that one loud and this one, I couldn’t make a reliable comparison. I do have a dB meter somewhere, if not, work will have one I can borrow…

I got the RLs for both, I like having 4 speakers because I like the way it spreads the sound round the room, instead of having such sweet-spots where the sound is better, it all ends up like a sweet-spot with 4 (to me, anyway). Extra volume is a bonus.#

I will probably try the Passive amp, since it’s quite cheap. While looking at alternatives, I wonder about Beolab 2s for the rear? I would then have a pair of column speakers up front, later, and maybe a Beolab 3 even later. One step at a time though!