At that cost, I'm sure you'd regret not jumping on that offer! The BL1 really does benefit from having a BL2. A BL2 would be a great future addition. Something else to consider is that the BL1's make good surround speakers due to their height. When I got my BL9s, I made the BL9s the front speakers and moved the BL1s to be surround speakers. So you can always find good uses to re-purpose the BL1s.

I too enjoy my BL1s without a BS2.  Actually, I moved the BS2 to the Eclipse because I thought it added more there.  Maybe add a BS2 later as it does improve the 1s, but, to my ears and listening habits, it is somewhat subtle.  Not night and day like with the 8000s.

This could just be an artifact of words being ill suited for describing sounds, but I've never heard the BS1s described as "dull". Usually, people complain about them being too "sharp".  It's possible they could have a problem.

I have my BL1s with a BS2 and it adds to them . Thats a great price. 

beojeff wrote:

At that cost, I'm sure you'd regret not jumping on that offer! The BL1 really does benefit from having a BL2. A BL2 would be a great future addition. Something else to consider is that the BL1's make good surround speakers due to their height. When I got my BL9s, I made the BL9s the front speakers and moved the BL1s to be surround speakers. So you can always find good uses to re-purpose the BL1s.

Razlaw wrote:

beojeff wrote:

 

At that cost, I'm sure you'd regret not jumping on that offer! The BL1 really does benefit from having a BL2. A BL2 would be a great future addition. Something else to consider is that the BL1's make good surround speakers due to their height. When I got my BL9s, I made the BL9s the front speakers and moved the BL1s to be surround speakers. So you can always find good uses to re-purpose the BL1s.

 

 

I had the exact same setup.....9s with 1s in the rear. I still miss the 1s as rears but now have in another room. The wall mounted 12-3s I now have as rears just can’t compare with the 1s.

I'm actually right this moment watching the movie "Dirty Dancing" in 4K and 7.1 new release UHD disc. They wouldn't DARE to put Baby in the corner with the Beolab 1 speakers!

Hello Beocluster

As you were active in the "archieved forum times" you will probably remeber that there was some discussion about the sound characteristics of Beolab1 and whether a Beolab2 should be added or not. I said it back at the times and I still think that, compared to my Penta MkIII, Beolab 1 sounds hard an cold as surgical steel and listening to them has always be tiring for me, especially as high- and midrange seem "overpresent" for my taste.

But they do certainly look great in black and for that kind of money I would get them (if in good condition) and either add a Beolab2 or try to tweak with the setting as discribed here on the Beotech page

Beolab 1 are great speakers but only for the high and mid frequency range. Sorry to say: They really suck without a subwoofer!
Without a subwoofer they sounded bad at the dealer and in my home. I still bought them as they sounded promising.


But WITH a subwoofer they come to live and perform much much better!
Music doesn't feel "cutoff" anymore when adding a subwoofer. The high and mid frequencies are reproduced punchy "in your face" and detailed and authentic/natural at the same time.

Some people find them too harsh/bright but I wonder if they're listening to them without a subwoofer or not.

At that price - buy them! Add a BL2 and you've got speakers that are truly amazing.

I've got exactly that setup, and would not even consider parting with them unless I was to take the step up to 50's or 90's.