Hi Peter,

I bow to your greater experience when it comes to loudspeakers, but I thought that the BL3's would produce more sound than the 8000's?

Don't they have much larger ICEpower amps (250W each) compared with the analogue 8000's?

I think the 8000 vs 3 debate will always be personal opinion - but if I was taking one pair of speakers out to make the most 'noise' it would be my 3's, as the 8000's always sound a little 'fragile' when cranked up loud?

Thank u for your fast reply Peter!

I know that the Penta are a really good speaker, but

i have allways been in love with the BL 8000's!

It's interesting that u say that the sound pressure is better

in the BL 8000's,, i understand that the midrange is

more powerful in the BL 8000's!

But how about the overall sound,, even at low volumes????

Have a listen to them. I've found that the BeoLab 3s tend to go deeper than the 8000s, and produce more bass, and are also generally faster and more detailed - better for electronic/rock music!

However if classical music or jazz is your thing, you'll probably prefer the 8000s, they're 'smoother', but IMO an 'older' sound, don't touch the 3s when it comes to detail, and powerful snappy basslines (the BeoLab 3s can be really quite fantastic for this, even in the lower-end of large rooms). For large rooms though, BeoLab 8000s will generally be better as they don't tend to 'scream' at higher volumes, whilst the BeoLab 3s can start to sound pretty 'strained' at higher volumes.

With a subwoofer though, I'd always prefer the 3s, but all above is mostly personal preference which is the most important thing when choosing speakers. Have a listen to the speakers yourself, and if your dealer will let you (most will), try the speakers out at home with the kind of music you listen to, at the kind of volumes you prefer.

Hear, hear! (Here,here)(we never did sort that one out)
Both my grand children, one nearly 5 years and the other 18 months, know not to touch my Pentas, Avant or 8000s.
The trick to training them, is down to the method you use to rock them to sleep..............................

....................Use a bigger rock!😂😂

Andy T.

I start by saying - Thank you all for your reply's...

 We're stuck,, it's not a "light" choise to make,,

we're concerned about the sound & looks,,

we care about the placement,, but it's wrong

to let the placement choose..........

Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhh,, we are really stuck 😮