CHANGE MY BL6000 FOR BL18

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plumber77 (archived2)
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Posted November 24, 2020 at 18:28 GMT
#2147779

I'm very taken with the BL18's and was considering upgrading from my old trusty BL6000.

Problem is my local B&O store is has been closed for some time so its a bit difficult to road test them!

I would be grateful for peoples opinion if they own the 18's.

I'm aware they would sound better but in peoples opinions is it worth the upgrade?

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

TIA Mark

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Mikipedia (archived2)
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Posted November 24, 2020 at 20:22 GMT
#2147780
Yes, hands down better
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Jaffrey
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Posted November 25, 2020 at 02:10 GMT
#2147781

I own BL 6000s a d BL 8002 and my neighbor across from me has a BL18. There is a huge difference between BL 18 and both BL 6000 and BL 8002s. Not even close IMHO.

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Curly
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Posted November 25, 2020 at 02:24 GMT
#2147782

Plumber, not to steer your inquiry too off course but, firstly, yes, I love my BL18s. They’re drop dead gorgeous and the clarity is outstanding. I love them.

That said... perhaps consider BL17 on stands... the low-end is unreal for the size. Far better than BL18. Yes, they’re not as pretty but many here feel they sound better than BL18 overall. Watch John from B&O Manchester’s review on them on YouTube.

Not sure how much aesthetics matters to you but if you’re open minded, perhaps consider BL17, too. But let’s be honest, you can’t go wrong either way!

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Duels (archived2)
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Posted November 25, 2020 at 11:52 GMT
#2147783
I owned BL6000s for some years and upgraded them to BL3s about 8 years ago. The improvement was very noticeable. I then upgraded again to BL18s and the improvement was once again significant.

In short I would expect the 18s will blow you away after the 6000s.

I also absolutely adore the look of the BL18s (mine have oak fronts).
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mseverg68 (archived2)
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Posted November 25, 2020 at 15:30 GMT
#2147784

Hi Curly.

your set up is BL17 e BL18 connetted to the core ?  everything works fine?

thanks for your answer

 

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Curly
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Posted November 25, 2020 at 17:44 GMT
#2147785

I only have one stereo pair of speakers connected to my Core at a time. Currently, my BL18 are in storage in their original packaging. I am currently using my BL17 connected to my Core and it works great.

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Sandyb
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Posted November 25, 2020 at 18:26 GMT
#2147786
I’m about to sell my 18s, in case you are interested (and in the UK).

For the record, I’ve upgraded to BL50s, so no sleight meant against the 18s, which i have been very happy with
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plumber77 (archived2)
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Posted November 25, 2020 at 19:36 GMT
#2147787

Thanks for the input all.

Cheers Mark

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plumber77 (archived2)
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Posted November 25, 2020 at 19:49 GMT
#2147788

I could be interested yes.

Where abouts in the UK are you?

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