I am curious. In a small room, say 150sf (15 width and 10 deep). Which one will you prefer for movie? 2.0 setup with BL5 or 5.1 setup with BL8002/BL10/BL2/BL4000 (my current setup lol).
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A wild thought: BL5 2.0 vs BL8002 5.1
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Depends on what you prefer and how you want the room to look like. I think stereo sound is often quite ok but dialogue is better from a center speaker. I think your current setup with a good bass speaker sounds good. Beolab 5 is aging too although a cool high performing speaker. You would get good sound but you already have pretty good sound. And in surround.
I am quite happy with my current setup, esp. considering I have a sub-par room acoustic, however there is always room for improvement lol
Beolab 5 hand down. they out perform all the others by a long shot, look awesome and what you miss in surround, you get back in performance
For movies your set up is hands down better than 2 BeoLab 5s. You’ll get better dialogs from the center and better sound effects. The Beolab 5s might be better in creating a thumping bass but movies need 360 degree audio and your room is perfect for a BL8002 5.1 sized system. In your case, I would go with a dual BL2 set up and perhaps add 2 more BL 4000s in the rear.
Have to agree the look of BL5 is amazing even today.
Hmmm, it never occur to me I should consider adding one more BL2. 🤔
For movies your set up is hands down better than 2 BeoLab 5s. You’ll get better dialogs from the center and better sound effects. The Beolab 5s might be better in creating a thumping bass but movies need 360 degree audio and your room is perfect for a BL8002 5.1 sized system. In your case, I would go with a dual BL2 set up and perhaps add 2 more BL 4000s in the rear.
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