BeoBoy68 wrote:

Aussie Michael wrote:

 

If you put the 17 on the side it's almost the same profile as the 4000

 

 

 

Same profile but the craftsmanship from the BeoLab 4000 was much better.

Similar, not same, profile, but I agree the craftsmanship is not as good. Nor the design. I am overall not as impressed with the new stuff as I was with the old with a few exceptions.

Good:

Beolab 19

Bad or worse than before:

Beolab 17 (BL4000 much better)

Beolab 20 (I like the BL9 better, 20 is too, well, a tad garish and too much chrome)

Avant (BV11 better and more classic, though the Avant isn't too bad)

Things that are a wash:

BL18. I like the BL8000 better but the lamelas are intriguing and totally different, so it's a wash as the 18 is cool as well.

Why do people seem to think the BL4000 are better than the 17's? Build quality or sound?

Severed_Hand_of_Skywalker wrote:

Why do people seem to think the BL4000 are better than the 17's? Build quality or sound?

Not having compared them side by side mind you but I seem to recall the 17s had deeper, fuller bass, and were at least a wash in the mids/highs. Stylistically IMO no comparison though, I'd prefer, say, a pair of BL4000s and a BL11 for the aesthetics, and after all, with B&O that counts for something.