They are best when matched to the amplifier as they are relatively small in volume and the amplifier has a bass lift. They really do need to be wall mounted - they sound pretty poor otherwise. However wall mounted, they really are pretty good. I have given my Beolab 5000s to my dentist as they are simply too big for anywhere I would want them and have kept my Beolab 3000s, which are not as good but are easier to place. In my opinion, the Beovox Pentas and MC120.2s are both better but not as good looking. The Beolab 5000 amplifier might be quite a good match - I have never tried this combination - but it does appear to slightly emphasise the bass and treble compared to later amplifiers. Who is servicing your amplifier?

Thanks for your comments Peter :)

I've been mulling over getting a pair of these for a long time now, but they are rare and I have not had a suitable amp to connect them to. My Beolab 5000 is being serviced by Martin, after I killed one of the channels by plugging a defective DIN speaker plug into it that then shorted it out! It needed servicing before this, but clearly having half an amp was not a sustainable proposition and I'm pleased to be having both the Beolab and the Beomaster serviced as a pair. 

Wall mounting sounds like the best option but I'm not sure I could swing having walls channeled out and re-plastered to hide the cable runs! Lex Lance's setup in the 'Flash Your B&O' thread really does look smart.

John

I have a pair of lab3000's which to my ear are probably almost on a par with penta voxes - havent compared the pentas with the un amped lab 5000's as the mid range driver in the pentas all need refoaming currently(I need about 30 hours in each day)

Ialso have some lab 5000's but the amp in one needs attention so cannot realy compare - however look at Flash your kit thread about page 7  or thereabouts are some pics of my set ups to get an idea of an alternative to channeling walls etc - here in france some very aesthetically pleasing trunking is available ie not with sharp 90' angles , but rounded edged covers

hope this helps

tony

We replaced the 8000's in our bedroom with a pair of 5000's. Very pleased with the sound and my wife commented that they weren't as 'strident' as the 8000's. The 5000's sound more mellow and rounded.

They put out a fair bit of sound for a bedroom but they are big.

Before I got around to mounting them I had them leaning against the wall like Lex Lance. They sounded quite good considering. I would have had no problems leaving them like that except that I wanted them up and out of harms way.

Peter

Thanks Tony :)

To be honest I would be prepared to have the walls channelled out, but as always there's a WAF to take into account! I also am rather taken by Lex Lance's set up, so might try them on the floor first and see how we get on. All of this is dependent on actually finding a pair in the first place. I've seen about two decent pairs in the last year on UK eBay that weren't up for crazy money!

Fingers crossed :)

you have a cheeky email i hope

salut

tony

Hi Tony

Not received anything yet!

Did you PM me or send a direct email?

John

thought it was an email however i'll send again in both forms!

t

success i think  --  france is great but the internet shuts down 8- 9am and 2pm for about 15 mins as busines kicks off and the log in process ties it all up!

hey ho to be in england then!

t