What is the size of the room you will be using the speakers?

Hello,

 

I will use it for my living room, it is around 5m*5m.

I would go for a pair of Penta’s, that way you can expand with a pair of Pentas as rear speakers and add a Beolab 7.4 as center.

With this setup in that room there is no need for a sub, unless you want that deep deep rumble. And for that you need your own house.

Hi Bincheng,

I recently completed a new set up for my living room.

I am connecting to a Yamaha, and in your case, a Sonos. I also wanted a high quality system for both music and especially for movies.

After much thought, work, and planning, I ended up with Beolab 8000. The bass is actually not bad, but for movies, a subwoofer would complete the system.

I would recommend that you get a set of Beolab 8000. Later on, you will be able to get a Beolab 2. While your budget is currently limited, you can always add the Beolab 2 later on, even if it takes a year. The audio system is work that will never finish!

The reason I recommend the beolab 8000 is really because it’s design will never go out of style. You can later move it to another room or bedroom if you ever change out your sitting room setup. It’s simply a set of speakers you can keep for a very long time into the future. The sound quality is pretty good, but if the smaller bass is not tolerable for you, you can always use a cheaper subwoofer while you save up for a Beolab 2. I used a B&W ASW2500 for a while, and actually kept it as part of my system since it sounds much better than a Beolab 2 after I got the Beolab 2. That’s the good part about connecting to a none B&O source, you can use any subwoofer you like!

Not to dis or anything, but he should be informed about the issue with the Beolab 8000 when aging.

Repairing it yourself takes some skill.

Hello,

Thanks for sharing your experience. It is beneficial for me to make a decision.

I understand your thinking here. And the need for the system is quite similar to mine.

1.  Sonos connect does not have sub output so Bluesound node 2 is an option. What Yamaha system do you have? I would like to have the wireless solution

2. Beolab 8000 + Beolab 2 is what I imagine the system in my mind but never have the chance to listen to it. I even never listen to Beolab 8000 before and I was impressed by its design. It looks so cool and morden.

 

By the way, before diving in B&O system, I was looking into Naim Mu-So which looks beautiful too with 400 W which produce good sound.

 

Howzit wrote:

Hi Bincheng,

 

I recently completed a new set up for my living room.

 

I am connecting to a Yamaha, and in your case, a Sonos. I also wanted a high quality system for both music and especially for movies.

 

After much thought, work, and planning, I ended up with Beolab 8000. The bass is actually not bad, but for movies, a subwoofer would complete the system.

 

I would recommend that you get a set of Beolab 8000. Later on, you will be able to get a Beolab 2. While your budget is currently limited, you can always add the Beolab 2 later on, even if it takes a year. The audio system is work that will never finish!

 

The reason I recommend the beolab 8000 is really because it’s design will never go out of style. You can later move it to another room or bedroom if you ever change out your sitting room setup. It’s simply a set of speakers you can keep for a very long time into the future. The sound quality is pretty good, but if the smaller bass is not tolerable for you, you can always use a cheaper subwoofer while you save up for a Beolab 2. I used a B&W ASW2500 for a while, and actually kept it as part of my system since it sounds much better than a Beolab 2 after I got the Beolab 2. That’s the good part about connecting to a none B&O source, you can use any subwoofer you like!

 

Thanks for your remind. I have read those info in some posts but dont know if it is common for old Hifi system or it is unique for Beolab 8000.

 

leogoeswild wrote:

Not to dis or anything, but he should be informed about the issue with the Beolab 8000 when aging.

 

Repairing it yourself takes some skill.

Also you say movie and music. What kind of movies and what kind of music?

Game of Thrones, the Americans etc.

Music: Pop (Norah Jones etc), Jazz, Hip-hop (Eminem etc) 

leogoeswild wrote:

Also you say movie and music. What kind of movies and what kind of music?