Not sure of any physical differences, but there was a SW revision at some point. This was around late 2004 from memory. All it was though as far as I know, was a revised set of values for the crossovers. Remember been in a dealers whilst they were updating a pair they had. It was when I was looking at buying my BV3. Purchased that in November 2004. Hope this helps.

Craig🙂

There are two BL5 versions on the market. The early one without pincode protection and the newer one with pincode. The newest sw of the early one is 1.62a as far as I know. The other is 2.62 (?). Both sound great! And their best protection is the weight I think.

More info: http://www.beoworld.org/beotech/beolab5service.htm 

Hope this helps

Stefan

Latest software for the latest generation is 3.0

/Martin

The early models could not be synched with a sync cable if connected to non B&O equipment, even if advertised as such by B&O...

The early ones also feature a "proper" mains cable. Not the teeny-weeny usual B&O mains cable. Looks better IMHO, not sure if it makes a difference... 😂

@Martin01 For the first models still 1.62A??

Yes, the first models had 1.62.  I have read in this forum that some sw-versions had trouble with calibration. The latest sw is 3.0 and works perfect!

Regards
Martin

Thanks for the info guys,however it looks like an 2008 pair are in the making instead.

I simply cant wait!!