ah got it!

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I'd like one!  I wonder when it will come....the Beolab 2 always looked to me like a big bowling ball....

...do I see a veiled woman in the reflection of the Beolab 11, or ...?

                              BeoLab 11

News from Bang & Olufsen!

A new BeoLab11 subwoofer with 250 watt ICEpower, among other
based on a technology which makes it free of vibration. The subwoofer has
a tulip-shaped design that offers multiple placement options, while
is possible to place it on the floor or mount it on the wall.
BeoLab 11 is designed to play along with the smaller versions in
BeoLab sortimanget or bass through the rear speaker in a surround setup.
BeoLab 11 weighs just over 6 kg, is approximately 25 cm in diameter and 35 cm high.
2 pieces 13cm speakers are located opposite each other as "push pull".

The sale is expected to spring 2010, and the price will be ca.10.000 Dkr.

Google translated.

Looks a really interesting concept. Side-on it reminds me of a 1950's Thermos Jug!

Re the vibration free concept: presumably both halves vibrate to reinforce and amplify  the sound emitted but the unit itself tends not to vibrate. Does that mean that with a wall mounted unit there will be less vibration delivered to the wall (and less annoyance for neighbours?)

Graham

As I understand the "push-pull" concept here, the drivers are in the same phase - i.e both move in and both out at the same time. If they are balanced around the center of the gravity of the whole unit, it doesn't move at all with the drivers. So it should at least vibrate a lot less than a single driver sub.

The halves (or the tulip petals if you wish) are probably designed to be as acoustically dead as possible. They even seem to be bridged together at the top.

I'am just wondering:...... If you imagine only one half of the Beolab 11, could that be the design or shape of B&O's next generation Beolab (compact) speakers....?

Teletom wrote:

I'am just wondering:...... If you imagine only one half of the Beolab 11, could that be the design or shape of B&O's next generation Beolab (compact) speakers....?

It could be. But it isn't. 

Are there more new loudspeakers coming this year?