Hello everybody,Just curious whether any of you have a setup with 4 bl5 and what you think about it. As I understand it, it can only be done in analog mode. Nevertheless I'm thinking about it.As a side note: It seems to me an "unfinished" job by B&O. they should have pursued a more sophisticated system by building some sort of processor that would have allowed an all digital surround system... meridian did it...M
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Beolab 5 ... Anybody with 4?
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That's the point there Maab. You've hit the nail on the head.
If you were one of the first to buy a BL5 you will have serious problems trying to use non-B&o sources without the synch. Then the DAC is seriously outdated and cant accept anything greater than 88Khz sampling frequency so if you are enjoying your 24bit/192Khz high resolution like me forget it...
I have also had my BL5 in a bigger living room of recent and they simple can't go loud enough despite the dedicated 2.5kw per channel and on some tracks at higher volume the treble is too exaggerated.
Yes, the BL5's sound amazing but so do the active ATC 100ASLT studio monitors and in many ways they are more neutral and precise so the competition at this price range is fierce.
Late 1990s technology that is being to show it's age and sound in 2013.
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Interesting question. I read somewhere about somebody who did but have not been able to find it again.
Hi,
i have lab5. I can confirm that the speakers can handle 96khz-24 bit sound tracks. I have tried it myself.
Meridian Dsp-speaker 8000 also support maximum 96/24. These speakers price is about 35.000 dollars.
regards
Martin
Thanks Martin, so it goes up to 96Khz so how does one play higher sampling frequency tracks?
I wasn't comparing them to $35,000 speakers; i was comparing them to active ATC's. I think embedding a DAC in speaker is good way of accelerating the lifespan of a speaker and make it defunct a few years down the line. Anyway, I have learnt the hard way.
If you watch closely, you'll see that Bruce Wayne using a setup with 4 BeoLab 5 speakers in "The Dark Night." If it's good enough for Batman...
/forum/general-discussion-and-questions/would-beolab-9-overkill-beovison-10s-sound#post-1973670
Jez on forum has BL5 in surround :)
Well, I think these speakers were way ahead of time back than, but it's time for a refresh! i don't mind the beolab's limit to 24/96 (I personally don't think it's even worth going beyond that) but I really wish the bl5 would play in concert with other speakers of the same nature via digital for a killer surround system.That's the point there Maab. You've hit the nail on the head. If you were one of the first to buy a BL5 you will have serious problems trying to use non-B&o sources without the synch. Then the DAC is seriously outdated and cant accept anything greater than 88Khz sampling frequency so if you are enjoying your 24bit/192Khz high resolution like me forget it... I have also had my BL5 in a bigger living room of recent and they simple can't go loud enough despite the dedicated 2.5kw per channel and on some tracks at higher volume the treble is too exaggerated. Yes, the BL5's sound amazing but so do the active ATC 100ASLT studio monitors and in many ways they are more neutral and precise so the competition at this price range is fierce. Late 1990s technology that is being to show it's age and sound in 2013. .
Duing a demo I had at a danish dealer a while back, I was told they recently installed a cinema setup with 6 bl5. The customer apparently wanted 2 bl5 for center channel.
Duing a demo I had at a danish dealer a while back, I was told they recently installed a cinema setup with 6 bl5. The customer apparently wanted 2 bl5 for center channel.
...or a 7.1 setup...?
Stefan
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