Strange positioning of the A9 : having both BL3 and A9, I doubt you’ll need 4 times as many speakers as the “BL3” setup to go to a A9 setup!

And B&O should not compare to the A9 if they want to sell some tiles, as the A9 is way cheaper than an 8-tile setup and can also be placed on the wall with a nice decoration effect! 

BeoLignage wrote:

nlanks wrote:

...Sound quality is great - much better than I expected actually. Bass response is very good too, better than the slimmer Beolab models (6000, 8000, 18 etc). It certainly sounded better to my ears than a pair of Beolab 17's. Beolab 3 was closer, but I think the acoustic lens helps that a lot. 

Hi nlanks,

How many speakers does your setup consist of?

nlanks wrote:

I'm using a Squeezebox Touch via the Optical In for streaming - that way I get multi-room with the rest of my house, and the iPeng app is better than the B&O DLNA based app. I've then got a wall remote and table remote for Volume adjustment. The Optical IN has auto sensing, so the whole system comes on to the pre-set volume level as soon as I press play on the squeezebox or it's app.

excuse my ignorance, does this mean you dont use the core, but just the shape amp?

also, what type of remotes do you use, essence or other?

Thanks in advance,

//Goran

 

Ive got 4 speakers, 1 amp, 1 core (no blank tiles)

i still use the core, but not it’s streaming capability. The Squeezebox Touch goes into the optical in of the core. The core autidetects the optical in and switches to it. I still use the cores volume control, Bluetooth, Spotify connect and radio.

i don’t think it would be wise to bypass the core as that’s what delivers the algorithm to the amp.

w5bno123 wrote:

To give you an idea of sound equivalent speakers vs Shapes I thought these pictures would be useful.

I have a shape in my listening room as dampers.   No drivers, control, etc.  Just dampers. Looks great.  Improves the sound.  Uses no power.🙂

tom555 wrote:

I have a shape in my listening room as dampers. No drivers, control, etc. Just dampers. Looks great. Improves the sound. Uses no power.

Ouais @mbee, it's very curious to make that comparison. 

@W5bno123 is that official B&O or did someone make their own comparison tool?

If so, any insight into this thinking from Mr Geoff Martin?

Duels wrote:

How about a picture Tom? What speakers are you listening to in that room?

Sure.  We are still under construction and underdecorated but I'll put one up tomorrow.  Running Lab 5s, Lab 3s and 4000s.  Non-b&o preamp and TV.

Thanks for the confirmation @w5bno123

Is it possible it's an error?

w5bno123 wrote:

The comparison pictures are taken from an internal B&O online training course.

This does not say anything about ‘how these sound’ in comparison.

It is merely a question of SPL (Sound Pressure Level) - and could be a guideline, when you decide for a smaller og or bigger setup in a smaller or bigger room.

By a presentation in Struer a year ago (not quite) Jakob Dyreby gave a similar explanation of comparing - but only because he was ‘forced to’.

In the end one should choose the setup/system that works best in ones room, for the wished for purpose.

Some will need an A9, others will want an 8 speaker Shape.

MM