beolab 5 sound quality not good, where is problem?

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artiebarmag (archived2)
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Posted January 2, 2015 at 18:47 GMT
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hello 

 

we have a Beosound 4 with beolab 3 in our kitchen.

now we have bought second hand beolab 5 ,these are connected with masterlink/ beolink active with Cavus fully wired power link cables to the beolab 5.

beolab 5 are calibrated twice.

when i play the beolab 5 they sound not at all good as I expected, actually the beolab 3 in the kitchen sound much better, more warm sound, more mid.  the beolab sounds very cold. a lot of high and low, but no mid.

they told me to connect the beolab 5 directly to the beosound 4  and use the masterlink for the beolab 3.

also I have programmed the beolink active (T1616) to neutral sound positions.

 

what can I do? Help!!!

 I had magnepans with REL sub before, these sound much better ,with actual sound quality of the beolab 5.

i headed the beolab 5 in the B&o store and the new ones there sounded much better. warm, clear, precise bass.

 

thanks

artie

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tompa (archived2)
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Posted January 2, 2015 at 19:34 GMT
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<maybe they are faulty?

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olvisab (archived2)
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Posted January 2, 2015 at 20:22 GMT
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I had beolab 3 before the bl5 and if you don't see the difference it is probably due to a faulty speaker or their environment.

It depends a lot of where you place them even if you calibrate them.

I had several pair of bl3 of both generations and if theirs mids tinted a lot the voices.

The bl5 is far clearer and precise if the source is good enough.

However I must admit that I have better sound quality with the digital spdif input of the bl5.

For stereo listening I use them this way only.

I don't understand what you are saying about the new one. How old are yours and what are the differences with the store set up/environment and yours.

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elephant
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Posted January 2, 2015 at 22:24 GMT
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If Moxxey was listening these days he would post that after he calibrated the BL5s they never sound as good as NIB and so he returned them ......
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olvisab (archived2)
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Posted January 2, 2015 at 22:42 GMT
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elephant wrote:

If Moxxey was listening these days he would post that after he calibrated the BL5s they never sound as good as NIB and so he returned them ...... The Essence of B&O is discretion in design and life

This kind of personal experience is not the general rule and is quite an insult for any proud and satisfied owner of a pair.

The truth is that the calibration can result in a poor sounding pair due to the environment.

You should make another calibration into a wider space. Lee mentioned that he does it everytime into his warehouse.

The previous owner of my pair wasn't able to reach good results because of the really bad vibration of the bass into his space.

At my home the bass was perfect. I was afraid because I had two beolab 2, and it was a nightmare in my home.

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elephant
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Posted January 2, 2015 at 23:34 GMT
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olvisab wrote:
quite an insult for any proud and satisfied owner of a pair.

It was not meant as an insult.

I was hinting from the phone at the lessons you then gave the OP.

Some times my "short hand" is not useful :)

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elephant
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Posted January 2, 2015 at 23:34 GMT
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olvisab wrote:
quite an insult for any proud and satisfied owner of a pair.

It was not meant as an insult.

I was hinting from the phone at the lessons you then gave the OP.

Some times my "short hand" is not useful :)

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Severian (archived2)
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Posted January 3, 2015 at 00:11 GMT
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elephant wrote:

olvisab wrote:
quite an insult for any proud and satisfied owner of a pair.

It was not meant as an insult.

I was hinting from the phone at the lessons you then gave the OP.

Some times my "short hand" is not useful :)

How is jokingly repeating something that Moxxey repeatedly said and will undoubtedly say again an insult? 😮 I'm afraid I don't grok...

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olvisab (archived2)
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Posted January 3, 2015 at 08:48 GMT
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Jeff wrote:

How is jokingly repeating something that Moxxey repeatedly said and will undoubtedly say again an insult? I'm afraid I don't grok...

Jeff

Beovirus victim, it's gotten to be too much to list!

Insult is a too much strong word, but my poor english doesn't help me to find a more accurate word.

I mean that the calibration function cannot be accused unless it is done in a not appropriate place.

The sentence of Moxxey implies that any actual owner of a pair (surely every pair have been calibrated) are listening to an average speaker with evident lacks in high, mids or bass.

I had enough beolab and I am sure that every experimented beoworlder who invest in these speakers are able to judge that the calibration doesn't impact the sound quality of it.

I love my bl1 at rears but if I could afford it I would have 5 beolab 5 without any hesitation.
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Severian (archived2)
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Posted January 3, 2015 at 15:20 GMT
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olvisab wrote:
Jeff wrote:

 

How is jokingly repeating something that Moxxey repeatedly said and will undoubtedly say again an insult? I'm afraid I don't grok...

 

Jeff

 

Beovirus victim, it's gotten to be too much to list!

 

 

 

Insult is a too much strong word, but my poor english doesn't help me to find a more accurate word.

 

 

I mean that the calibration function cannot be accused unless it is done in a not appropriate place.

 

 

The sentence of Moxxey implies that any actual owner of a pair (surely every pair have been calibrated) are listening to an average speaker with evident lacks in high, mids or bass.

 

 

I had enough beolab and I am sure that every experimented beoworlder who invest in these speakers are able to judge that the calibration doesn't impact the sound quality of it.

 

 

I love my bl1 at rears but if I could afford it I would have 5 beolab 5 without any hesitation.

Ah, thank you for the clarification! I thought it might just be something like this. We are a diverse group here, many with English as not their main language, many of us from the US which definitely speak our own strange version of English, so language issues can sometimes hide meanings.

I always just ignored Moxxey about the BL5, figuring it was either his ears or some strange set of home acoustics. I have BL9s, and I love them, would love BL5s but the price keeps me away. Also, I have a house with a large crawlspace below it and squeaky floors that kind of flex, not sure this would be an ideal environment for the BL5 or not. I've heard suspended wood floors can be an issue.

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