Millemissen wrote:

You can read more in the userguide, that is now online on the B&O homepage.

Hurrah - a full day too late!

This is take out of the userguide:

Millemissen wrote:

They are passive speakers

Well, nope... the output of the amp has 3 separate channels, one for the base (going to the BL16), one going to the Tweeter of the BL15 and one going to the mid range of the BL15. It is indeed the construction of an active speaker, just that the amp is distant from the drivers.

From looking at the user guide (as well as the press release and website info)these speakers appear to be Active, not Passive. The picture of the connections show separate connections for tweeter and mid for each BL15 and two connections for the sub (BL16). This would suggest an electronic crossover in the Amplifier 1 module, before the amps (the amplifier 1 is suppose to have six amplifiers in it, based on what I've read). So far, I really like them! I'm anxious to see and hear them in person!

Normann wrote:

This is take out of the userguide:

 

1. Setup

   You can set up the amplifier with a pair of BeoLab 15 and
   BeoLab 16, with a pair of BeoLab 15 only, or with a pair of passive speakers. For more information, contact your Bang & Olufsen retailer. With the amplifier, two mounting brackets for 19" rack are enclosed. 

   I think this look ok 🙂

 

No, I'm sorry - this is absolutely not good enough!!!

If you're introducing a new amplifier capable of more than one application then on the day of release you would release not only pictures (to please the marketing crowd) but also full details of the amplifier specification/capabilities.

So far it has been over a day since the anouncement of the speakers and I've yet to see a picture or any relevant specifications of the amplifier suite that is meant to drive them.

A relevant question might be "what can be selected to drive the amplifiers used to drive the speaker system"? Answer ..........Not Telling!!! 

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE in charger and do they have a death wish!!!

@Phil/BeoTom,

well, that is a matter of definition, but..

..,what is important is that the userguide states that the 1 can be used for "passive speakers" too.

Gretings Millemissen

valve1 wrote:

bayerische wrote:

Right, but what will I do with the gaping hole in my wall when I realize that was the wrong spot? Or the wife does some "re-modeling" ? 😁

Keep a pair of bv 5000's for that rainy day !  :-)

🤒

I have a pair. 

A 19" rack?

Almost half a meter. I'm not familiar with racking (servers etc) but this seems awfully big!

Sounds like a Beosound 5 idea, nice small "dummy"  display, huge computer black box that has to be hidden.

I like the look of them.

They would be great in a hotel room or the bedroom, but at the price is way to expensive for me to consider just for the bedroom!

badgersurf wrote:

I like the look of them.

They would be great in a hotel room or the bedroom, but at the price is way to expensive for me to consider just for the bedroom!

The hotels that would invest that kind of money are few and far apart. In my experience 5-star accommodations rarely even sports a 100 euro iPod dockable stereo.