Considering buying a pair of demo Beolab 5

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selliah1992 (archived2)
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Posted February 17, 2013 at 00:24 GMT
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Hello all!

Since i'm moving into an apartment where i don't want to hang my beovision 11 on the wall i'm considering upgrading the BL12-3 to a pair of beolab 5's..

Although the upgrade is great! The BL5's are a bit expensive, therefore i'm considering buying a demo pair from a store.
My question is; Is there something i should note before buying? And how would i know what version i get, and is there any difference?

Also, how are the 5's in smaller livingrooms? My new livingroom is going to be 28m2, is it a bad idea to get a pair of 5's in a room like that? I'm not looking for massive bass, i just want clear music.. But then again, i don't want to have a sub either 🙂

Hope someone can help 🙂

Please, if you have anything to say about the 5's please do! Also are the 5's outdated? If i buy them, i should at least keep them for 5 years, otherwise the price don't make sense for me 🙂 

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selliah1992 (archived2)
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Posted February 17, 2013 at 00:28 GMT
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Oh forgot to mention! 
I want to use the BL5's in "two systems"

1. To run as surround with my Beovision 11-46 with powerlink 

2. Stereo, either Sonos or CD-player with SPDIF

And i only want to use one remote, Beo4 or Beo6

Is this possible? I know i can use my ATV to streaming, but i want sonos because i don't want to turn on the tv every time 🙂

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mjmedlo (archived2)
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Posted February 17, 2013 at 00:38 GMT
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You don't have to turn on the tv every time.

Send an av -- source command and you'll have sound but no picture
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bayerische (archived2)
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Posted February 17, 2013 at 18:50 GMT
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Firstly... DOES the BV11 carry SOURCE DATA?

 

If not, you can forget your planned setup. 

 

My guess is that the BV11 isn't carrying source data.

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selliah1992 (archived2)
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Posted February 17, 2013 at 19:20 GMT
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bayerische wrote:

Firstly... DOES the BV11 carry SOURCE DATA?

 

If not, you can forget your planned setup. 

 

My guess is that the BV11 isn't carrying source data.

I'm not sure of what source data is, but how can i find out?

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bayerische (archived2)
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Posted February 17, 2013 at 19:42 GMT
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AS wrote:

bayerische wrote:

Firstly... DOES the BV11 carry SOURCE DATA?

 

If not, you can forget your planned setup. 

 

My guess is that the BV11 isn't carrying source data.

I'm not sure of what source data is, but how can i find out?

I'm sure someone here will know if it has. The BV10 does not have it.

 

Source data is information distributed from the BV11 to the BL5's to inform them what source is playing, as they'll only listen to the SPDIF input once "CD" is selected as source. 

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