Mikipidia wrote:

If you go only by sound, then it must be the 90’s. They stay in your head, steal your soul and make you wonder which bodypart you could sell to get them. They are truely like nothing else!😁

I see an upgrade in someones future!.....???....!!!

Mikipidia wrote:

If you go only by sound, then it must be the 90’s. They stay in your head, steal your soul and make you wonder which bodypart you could sell to get them. They are truely like nothing else! New: Beolab 50's, Beolab 18's, Beovision eclipse, Beosound 9000 mk3, Beosound 1 Bronze edition, Beoplay M3.

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Old: Beolab 1's, beolab 2, beovision 10-46, overture 2300, beolab 8000's, beolab 4000's, beovision avant 32" etc. etc.

If you had complete freedom, which pair would you choose?  Please let me know your thoughts.....

The 5, why?

Because the 5 works, and I wouldn't have the patience to deal with what seems to be an endless line of issues, and tiny glitches. Especially considering the price tag!

Besides they are completely opposite the 5 is omni directional whereas the newcomers are highly directorial in what is touted as their best performing mode.

On a side note, In Denmark a surprisingly high number of 50 and 90 are available on the secondhand marked at significant discount 12-15 months old, which should exclude the B&O employee purchase segment, kind of makes you wonder.... Are they a bit to dominant?

Where are these second hand units being sold ??❓ If would go there for heavily discounted 90s is shipping is relatively cheap.

Hi,

This will be interesting to hear if B&O's sound capabilities have improved over the years - Geoff Martin has suggested that I keep the BL50s and 90s in "Wide" mode so that they better match the sound of the 5s, although an extra test in "Narrow" mode is becoming very tempting......

Kind regards, Steve.

Steve at Sounds Heavenly wrote:

....although an extra test in "Narrow" mode is becoming very tempting......

The only way to resist temptation is to yield to it :-)

I still, vividly, remember the introduction event of my dealer when the BL5's came out... It was a listening session of about 20min with around 10 different musical pieces going from classic to jazz, to pop and rock. I was completely blown away. And to this day I haven't had the same experience with the BL50's or 90's. Don't get me wrong... The '50 and '90's operate in a completely different league than the BL5's... Maybe because of the huge gap then between the BL8000's / BL1 and the BL5. 

Back then I had no expectations. Present day with the 50's and 90's I did have expectations about how they would sound and they nailed it perfectly.

That being said.. If anyone decides to bin their BL5s for 50's or '90's... Please give me a call :-)

Karel.

Steve,

is it possible to let us have this playlist and points to listen for?