BeoVision 9 Modification

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StUrrock (archived)
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Posted December 8, 2008 at 11:23 GMT
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Hi All,

Have the chance to purchase a second hand BVIS 9 unfortunately owing to the nature of my lounge I am not allowed to have extra speakers. In fact I think my better half is quite right there is not enough room!!

 

This means I will be left with a lovely mono TV!! As the BVIS I am purchasing has no HDR or BeoMedia what does anyone think are the chances of stripping down a pair of Blab 4000s and fitting them behind the grill so we can have dolby 3 stereo?

Look forward to your thoughts.

 

 

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mr_anders_son
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Posted December 8, 2008 at 13:11 GMT
#1861204

Yeah cool thinking🤒

Maybe you dont have to strip them, maybe they can fit as they are

I can measure in my BV9 if you want?

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KingOfSnake (archived)
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Posted December 8, 2008 at 13:23 GMT
#1861205
IMHO I think that the only way BL4000's would fit is on their sides, i.e. facing upwards - the footprint of a pair of Beolab 3's on stands is almost negligible, why not go for them?  Sorry I don't this will work in practice - or theory - since the spacing between the speakers is too small even if they do fit, for any discernible separation or stereo effect.
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Jez (archived)
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Posted December 8, 2008 at 14:32 GMT
#1861206
BV9 will play in stereo in conjunction with the mono acoustic lens if there is no other speakers connected to it, much like the BS1 speaker set up it has  left and right drivers with individual amps. Check the specs, the speaker setup inside BV9 is more than capable of delivering sound on it's own. Go to a showroom and try it out on it's own. You wont be disappointed!
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gcccc (archived)
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Posted December 8, 2008 at 15:20 GMT
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Or why don't you go for hanging a pair of BL 3 "from the ceiling, wall-close to roof" or even a BL4 pointing downwards from ceiling?

 

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KingOfSnake (archived)
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Posted December 8, 2008 at 15:29 GMT
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Jez (archived)
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Posted December 8, 2008 at 15:36 GMT
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It works in the same way as every other B&O T.V, defaults to mono if there are other speakers connected for surround Sound and stereo if they run on their own, the only difference is that it has a single acoustic lens that defaults to mono because obvisously there is only one Acoustic lens, not two. Same as the bass driver in BS1, BL7.1, BL7.2.

BV5 also worked in the same fashion.

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KingOfSnake (archived)
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Posted December 8, 2008 at 16:25 GMT
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Thanks but I still don't buy it - never before has the BV9 or BL7-40/7-4 been described as a stereo TV and if it were true it would be a key selling point for these TV's if you didn't want additional speakers.  I'm still to be convinced that you don't need additional stereo speakers to use with a 7-4.
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BMGHB (archived)
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Posted December 8, 2008 at 16:29 GMT
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Convince her to a pair of extra speakers!

Take her to the shop and "show" her the difference in sound.  

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Jez (archived)
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Posted December 8, 2008 at 16:30 GMT
#1861212
BeoVision 9 tech specs: 2x 250 watt! class D Amps. Range 45-20,000 hz. thats more than any other tv and more than any average pair of speakers, why do you think the BV9 cost so much. the speakers inside it are better than a pair of BL4000's. Obviously the experience is much better once you start investing in the extra experience of surround.
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