Why not use the Beolab 7-4?

Beolab 7.4 would be the obvious choice, if the TV is on a stand.

The new Beolab 10 if the TV is on the wall.

A pair of Beolab 4000 has sometime been used by b&o.

The Beolab 4 could look like this:

I would not want to use a BeoLab 7-4 by itself.

I'm not sure exactly what would happen, but you'll either end up listening to one channel of the broadcast, or you'll be listening to a mono 'mixdown' of the two, which can result in all sort of phasing nasties. Either way, both are definitely to be avoided.

From a sonic point of view, a pair of BeoLab 4000s on their sides as seen above would be one possibility, or a pair of BeoLab 3s. BeoLab 7-4 is definitely for use as a centre channel though, not standalone...

I would use a pair of 4000s. I think 4s are simply not good enough.

Thanks for the responses.

I had thought of the 4000s but i'm just not a huge fan of the look.

Whilst i think the picture above of the BV7 non dvd with Beolab 4 looks fantastic.

Will have to ask the dealer for a demo to see what sounds and looks the best.

Peter, is your view on the 4s due to quality of sound or the power (which may be v linked)?

Many thanks

The sound of the 4's is really poor in quality : no deep bass, no high definition highs, just a really correct midtone... If you ever listened to BL 2500's, the 4's are approximately the same, with an even smaller size. The power output is also not very high. Good for low cost surround speakers, bad for everything else unless you have a very small room.

We have a pair of BL 4 above a flatscreen 32, and a pair of BL 4000 on either side of a 47 flatscreen.

As Peter mentioned, the BL 4000 is clearly a better sound source. No question.

However, if the room is very small, the BL 4's might work as you would like it to.  We tried the ceiling mount, but the sound was too far from the screen image not to be a distraction. ( We found that we watched the screen and then automatically looked up up a lot: Kind of a surprised look all the time without Botox )

So we have the BL 4 pair in a Home Theatre cabinet, about .5 M above the 32 flatscreen. The pair just rest on a cabinet shelf, with no mounting. We have it wired so that we can jump between the TV, PC, Beoplayer, and a Sounds Heavenly cable connection for a Beosound 6.  For the small room with masonry walls,  it is very good.

Many thanks swiss_2

Have dropped a note to the dealer to see if i can get a home demo to see what works.

Out of interest, what do you count as a small room?

Many thanks

Hi cjfc

Just my thoughts.

Beolab 4 sounds not much better/more than an iMac or a TV set with descent sound. I am suprised that B&O still have them for sale, expensive as they are. Beolab 4000 sounds ok but the sound is not anyway near its price.

Unfortunately, I do not think there are any speaker at B&O of interest until Beolab 3 (and up in price range).

If it is technically possible, if you have a line out from your TV, maybe a B&W Zeppelin would fit. It is quite short and good looking. It can be mounted on a wall and has an iPod dock too.

I hope I could be of help

Clakke