Hello,
I am hesitating between A9 Mk2 and a pair of Beolab 17? What would be your advice (pros and cons) ? Thanks in advance.
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A9 or Beolab 17 ?
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Hi Leduds, in terms of sound quality, the BL17 would be world's apart from the A9 simply because of stereo separation. You'll hear the difference the minute you hear the A9 compared to BL17 with speakers say 2 or 3 metres apart from each other. The BL17 is HiFi whereas the A9 is more lifestyle.
Ideally your B&O dealer should allow a home demo of the two :)
And two A9s do not make a stereo pair (or so I was told)On the other hand I loved the bass volume that the A9 seemed to driveAlthough I admit I never drive BL17s that hardAnd for "design" I prefer A9s but our rooms and my need for stereo meant I had to pass the A9 byHowever if I had a bachelor pad ....
The rose gold edition of the A9 is stunning.
Hello,
I am hesitating between A9 Mk2 and a pair of Beolab 17? What would be your advice (pros and cons) ? Thanks in advance.
I'd say, it depends on, for what you are going to use them and where.
Please tell us more about that.
And don't forget - the A9 is a sound system (just stream to it).
The BL17's need some kind of pre-pro/-amp (or an AirPort Expres...), before you get sound from them - unless you want to connect e.g. a smartphone/tablet directly to them
MM
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
An excellent pointThe rose gold edition of the A9 is stunning.
Thanks to all prompt contributors to this thread.
I must admit I'm quite attracted by the unique look of the A9, although conscious of the potential quality gap with Lab17s. I mainly (not to say exclusively) listen streamed music from Qobuz.
Should I opt for the Lab17s, they would be connected to a Playmaker I kept from a previous setup. Not intersted in NL so far, so I don't think future Essence Mk2 would add anything significant.
Not that easy choice, isn't it ? Especially considering the previously mentionned 90th anniversary edition rose gold...
The rose gold looks great doesn't it. Maybe if your dealer delivered one to your house as well as the 17s, you'd be able to make your mind up instantly. It's the only real way to choose :)
The rose gold A9 looks amazing next to wooden legged VITA chairs by the way :)
Would probably take both 😊
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