Beolab 9's are excellent. Adding a Beolab 2 wouldn't do much good if you ask me. 

Ok but someone said if you even have BL5 you need BL2 in a cinema setup 5.1??

In my opinion you don't need it (but it may be nice to have it for some movies).

I had the same configuration. I didn't like the BL2 for music. I think it was too much and not precise enough. On the other hand, BL8000 alone had not enpugh bass.

I Decided to go for a pai of BL9. I had to cut back on the subwoofer settings to make music enyable. The BL9 has clearly enough bass for music. For some movies I missed the feeling in my stomach, so I kept the BL2.

martin

beocool wrote:

Beolab 9's are excellent. Adding a Beolab 2 wouldn't do much good if you ask me. 

That's something I want to know too!

mr_anders_son wrote:

Ok but someone said if you even have BL5 you need BL2 in a cinema setup 5.1??

Those people probably are deaf! 😎 Beolab 5's have bigger bass drivers and more powerful amps than the Beolab 2 and are more accurate. Beolab 5's produce enough bass for use in a home cinema setup, if you ask me.

I agree that the Beolab 2 ads to the experience in a cinema setup with smaller speakers, such as Beolab 3's and Beolab 8000's. I wouldn't miss them in a surround setup with Beolab 9's, though.

beocool wrote:

mr_anders_son wrote:

Ok but someone said if you even have BL5 you need BL2 in a cinema setup 5.1??

Those people probably are deaf! 😎 Beolab 5's have bigger bass drivers and more powerful amps than the Beolab 2 and are more accurate. Beolab 5's produce enough bass for use in a home cinema setup, if you ask me.

I mean more that in cinema setup you have a separate channel for sub, and there will not BL5/9 help or?

I don't believe the BL2 will do any good when you use the BL9, it will definitely not do anything good in a setup with BL5's. BL5 start from 20HZ, BL9 from 30HZ and BL2 from 23HZ.

Even if the BL2 starts from 23HZ, the question is at what SPL? (Sound pressure level) For example the BL5's have a pretty straight line from 20HZ -20KHZ. Thus making them very good speakers, and giving a very strong lower end, something you don't see with many speakers.

Well.....I have BL9's and BL10 at the front and BL8000's at the rear and today I have disconnected my BL2 to see if I notice any difference because not sure if I need it. So far I am not so sure, in normal tv I haven't noticed it, tried a movie and it was ok, but put on Madonna track that has a lot of bass and it's not so good.......anyway we shall see over the next week or so.

Mike

tobeyone wrote:

Well.....I have BL9's and BL10 at the front and BL8000's at the rear and today I have disconnected my BL2 to see if I notice any difference because not sure if I need it. So far I am not so sure, in normal tv I haven't noticed it, tried a movie and it was ok, but put on Madonna track that has a lot of bass and it's not so good.......anyway we shall see over the next week or so.

 

Mike

I can imagine you will notice its presence, but if it's a good presence is another matter. Especially with music.