Hi tb59427,

There have been some good recent threads about buying these speakers second hand. I also would love to own a pair one day :-). Have a look here: /forum/general-discussion-and-questions/should-you-buy-a-pre-owned-pair-of-beolab-5-speakers (check Lee's youtube video) and here /forum/general-discussion-and-questions/beolab-5-reliability

Steve at Sounds Heavenly made a good overview of the PowerLink cables you would need: http://www.soundsheavenly.com/faq/guide-various-types-powerlink-cable-bang-olufsen-use/ - you would need Mk2 cables, where you might currently have Mk3 for your 9s. You can also feed the BL5s with a digital spdif signal, but try and find a manual: I think you will need an extra minijack cable between the speakers to synchronize the volume then.

When you will connect the 5s with PL to the BV10, I cannot see that your MasterLink V.AUX distribution of the streamed music will be affected.

I trust some BL5 owners will help you out here, once you bought a pair.

Let us know what you will do! (+ photos :-))

Johan

I used a pair of 9s in an average sized living room and really liked them. They were the first pair of speakers I guess a novice like me would call professional. I replaced them with some 5s and didn’t really appreciate a big difference in quality to be honest.

I’m sure in a big room where they could have been played louder I’d have appreciated the difference in available power etc, but in hindsight I should have kept the 9s. Each to their own bu5 if you don’t have too much space, worth thinking about.