Best Beolabs for rear effects?

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Hi Beoworlders,

Quick question: which Beolab speakers are suited best to rear surround effects in a 5.1 set-up?

I've set up my BV7 32 with Beolab 7.1 as centre, Beolab Penta Mk2 as mains and am looking to buy some suitable rear speakers.

Are the Beolab 6000s actually any good? They're so lovely and discreet, but I can't help but worry they won't be up to much for loud films.
I'm also considering looking for a set of Beolab 3000 (flat panel) - any thoughts on these?

Any comments appreciated,

Julian

 

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Beofan for many years with a penchant for 1990s audio systems.

I have 6002 as rear with Beolab 5 as front and 7.6 as center. I had to decrease the speaker level output of the BL5 in the BV7-55 settings to improve the speech clarity coming from the 7.6, and my 6002 are too distant in the back, but even in this configuration the 6002 are doing the job.

oli wrote:

I have 6002 as rear with Beolab 5 as front and 7.6 as center. I had to decrease the speaker level output of the BL5 in the BV7-55 settings to improve the speech clarity coming from the 7.6, and my 6002 are too distant in the back, but even in this configuration the 6002 are doing the job.

Thanks @Oli I appreciate the comments. Given the punch those Beolab 5's can deliver I'm impressed that the 6002s hold their own.

Definitely worth holding out for mk2 versions then?

(Whatever I get will be replacing a pair of Celestion Ditton 44s as these will now be paired with a Beosystem 5000 (midi-style). I'm already accepting the fact there won't be much rumble from the back two anymore.)

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leosgonewild wrote:

When I had my BV7-40 with BL7.4 as center, I had Pentas as front and rear. Highly recommended. It will literally blow you away.

@leosgonewild Now that, dear fellow, would be incredible. And I hadn't actually considered that as an option. Wow!

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The bv will filter the bass away to the most capable speakers anyway. So for movies this is excellent, but don’t expect for the 6002’s to fully keep up in speaker 4 😎 they’ll do their best in that situation😁
Update: So I bit the bullet and scored a nice pair of Beolab 6000s last night. After giving them a clean and straightening the fret clips I set them up and put a dvd copy of Baby Driver into the Beovision.

Wow!

The speed of the effect steering is excellent compared to surround systems I've had in the past. To finally have a one-make Dolby Digital sound system is amazing 😁

I found out the brilliant party trick of the BV too; using the Beo4 to move the sound from speaker to speaker (in speaker 4 mode)! This is too cool for school!

Love how the BV sends the low frequencies to the Pentas and keeps the mid and treble with the 6000s too. Very cool and not something I've experienced before.

So as is often written in this forum, "I should have done this years ago!" 😁

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Glad to hear 600x works well.

I use 8000s and they are beneficial also in looks and the slightly higher placed tweeter. Above my high sofa.

They also get to play stereo sound sometimes as they are opposite of my kitchen so the sound from the surround speakers actually play into the kitchen. I either use just them or quad stereo with the fronts.

Hi Miki,  I follow your channels on youtube all the time.  Great stuff!

I have a few questions, and begin I will paint you a picture of my current set up:

65in Beovision center.

Beolab 50 L/R.

No woofer

No rear surround 

 

I want to add surround rear for my current set up.  I'm an active music listener and appreciate UHD movies.

In lieu of 2 beolab 18 as rear surround (for movies really, for all the wizzing bullets and doppler effects...), a cheaper solution would be a BeoSound Stage. 

Questions:

Sound production quality wise, will the BeoS stage out perform the beolab 18s in quality? in movies?  in music?

Assuming it is Dolby ATOMS, I can actually turn the bar upside down so it's "firing" downward and invert the L/R rear input channels on the BeoVision.  This can be done correct?  Reason i want to fire down is so i can place the bar slighly above head level to get the "ceiling" affect without adding more speakers to it.   I love more speakers but i really shouldn't...  (We are not audiophiles, we are HiRes Crackheads)  =)

I understand it's more unidirectional for the sound bar, as your recent videos showed in the BeO Store reviewing the stage.  Or is it not so given that the ATOMS of the sound bar create a surround effect in the rear?

I really appreciate your thoughts, time and especially your expertise on this!

Dean

 

 

 

You can not connect the BS Stage to a Beovision and use it as a speaker (e.g. for the surround channels) - the Stage is a standalone unit.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

If you are not using your rear speakers in a 4 stereo setup you can chose your rears according to looks and possibility of integrating them in your room. We have Beolab 4000 and Beolab 8000 in different rooms - they are for effects and surround sound images, so do not worry too much about how capable they are.

Ralf

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