Hi

I was temptated several time to buy a pair of bl1 but I have discussed with many b&o fan who already heard them, well nobody advise me to buy them.

If you just consider the bass differences between the 2 models, the bl1 are completely out.

Even with the bl2, the bl1 won't be as pleasant as the bl9.

The bl9 has the alt, when you like it, you definetely want it.

The best way is that you make your own test.

If you have BeoLab 1's, and are happy with them but want to make an improvement, get a BeoLab 2.

Lee

9 LEE wrote:

If you have BeoLab 1's, and are happy with them but want to make an improvement, get a BeoLab 2.

Lee

I already have one Sir Moderator 😕 (with crossover at 80 Hz on my Emotiva UMC-200). But in the medium... The Beolab 2 cannot help... right?

In fact I was happy with them until... hearing PSI Audio A-215M 

I have both 1s and 9s. When deciding whether or not to get the 9s I set them up next to the 1s so we could listen to one pair, then the other. I thought it would be closer than it was. After only a few minutes of comparison, it was clear to both my wife and I that we were keeping the 9s, the sound was very noticeably better.

olvisab wrote:

I was temptated several time to buy a pair of bl1 but I have discussed with many b&o fan who already heard them, well nobody advise me to buy them.

Well there are a pair living very close to you now if you want to hear them !  

I have no plan to change them.

Razlaw wrote:

I have both 1s and 9s. When deciding whether or not to get the 9s I set them up next to the 1s so we could listen to one pair, then the other. I thought it would be closer than it was. After only a few minutes of comparison, it was clear to both my wife and I that we were keeping the 9s, the sound was very noticeably better.

 

 

Thanks for the answer. And did you feel a difference with the lens of the BL9 ? A little bit more "omni"-directional than the BL1 ?

You can identify the accoustic Len effect in 9s  despite the fact that their midrange is directional.

The high frequencies are all over you and the sweet spot is big.

their midrange is like other conventional speakers.

by the way, psi are excellent speakers from a pro company... Not a bad choice..

 

l_5F00_avocat wrote:

Thanks for the answer. And did you feel a difference with the lens of the BL9 ? A little bit more "omni"-directional than the BL1 ?

Samsung PS64F8500, Beosound 9000, 2 x Beolab 1, Beolab 7-4, Beolab 2, 2 x Beolab 4000, Beolab 3500, 2 x Beo 4, Emotiva UMC-200, Oppo BDP-103D, Panasonic DMR BCT-730; Harmony Ultimate.

Yes. I would describe the difference as listening to the 1s, I felt like I was listening to very good speaker, but aware the sound was coming from the speakers. With the 9s it was as if there were no speakers, just sound. A very distinct difference between the two.

9-LEE wrote:

If you have BeoLab 1's, and are happy with them but want to make an improvement, get a BeoLab 2.

Lee

Not a BL 17?