Hey Kai,

 

I can imagine that the 11 is a fairly good subwoofer complement? A bit more tight for music, but when combined with the bass in the Pentas as well, it becomes good for movies as well?

I always thought the 5000 looks amazing, but I never had the pleasure to listen to them.I am a bit "mainstream" here, and assume that they don't deliver such intensely impressive bass? But perhaps they surprise?

 

Agreed about the 8000. They are as thin as can be in the bass department. Especially the Mk1s I have. They are a bit boring to use as they are. But I would love to combine them with the 11 or 19.

 

Well, like a set like Peter has with the BV-Pentas and 2x500ICE!!!!! I think that kicks a&&. I would LOVE to listen to them!

 

 

 

 

Hey Peter,

 

Cool classic setup!

I have the opportunity to get the BV5 mk1 for about 150€.

Would you consider that be worth buying? I always loved the look and well, its the nicest tv B&O made, in my opinion. But it is in a way borderline useless when it comes to watching tv, since everything is digital, and even a digital box to convert the signal should still not work so good, since the picture would be so bad due to the resolution.

I was thinking about having it more like a beautiful painting and use it as a center-hub for speakers and use the rca AUX input.

Whats your thoughts?

I run Penta III's with my 7000.

why do I love them.... I find the sound sublime whilst the design compliments the 7000 lines.

why do I keep them.... well apart from the physical size annoying my wife I've just fell in love with them and have a soft spot for speakers that have LED displays.

why did I buy them .... recommended by Matt @ Lifestyle AV, I was looking at 2 different speakers (can't remember which the others were) and these were suggested as best match for my music taste/room set up. 

what would I get instead ... already have BeoLab 5000's which are boxed in storage, again its more about being period with this particular set up.

what is your story behind .... my first venture into B&O and catalyst for my passion, I was blown away with the design, build quality and sound reproduction.

a little while ago I was in my local health food shop enquiring about coconut oil, after a 10 minutes sales pitch from the nice lady about the health benefits of coconut I explained that it was for my speakers, she gave me that look of feeling sorry for my partner. 

 

 

Hahaha Mark I had a very similar experience buying coconut oil for my Pentas too 😎

Mark,

 

Interesting with the LED-display part. For me that has never really been so special in general. I actually at the moment use the Pentas with Mk3 cables, so I don't even have the displays active.

But yea sure, I can understand why you think it is nice. It is a cool feature.

 

For me, on of the aesthetically thing with the speakers that mostly impress me is the flat reflective surfaces and how amazing they blend in.

I have them in front of a wall this is almost exactly the same colour as the fabric on the frets (painted the wall before I got the Pentas, so fait!). And with the frets blending in so good and then the metal reflecting the wall. People come in to the room sometimes not even noticing the speakers.

So yea without a doubt, I love how they "take up" the environment around them.

 

About the coconut oil.... I assume you use that to put on the foam/rubber on the mids?

Never heard about this before.

Fun situation though with the lady in the store 😁

No the coconut oil is for polishing the stainless steel. You apply a coat let it dry and then buff it off... Makes them look like new again.

I have Penta Passives in one place and BL8000 in another - I love the Penta's for their sound quality, build and they are superb value for money - the BL8000's are in a much smaller room and seem to give out more than enough Bass - Penta's were too big for that room but sound great in a large room. I too would love to hear a pair of restored beolab pentas.

Thanks for the tip on the coconut oil - I shall try that tonight

Hallo Thefutureofmusic

How much difference would you say it is?

With 2 x 500 Watt 4 Ohm is the difference like riding a motorbike instead of moped.  🙂

Why three sets?

My first set BeoVox Penta I bought in 1986. I changed to a new set when grilles so spent out. (Sun)

Greeting Peter Pan.

I love the sound and the Great design. ❤️

No need for a subwoofer, my neighbour's think the same...😇

Some love it with ICE Power, and others with the original "Ice Bear"Power❤️

True Love is deep🎶😉

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