I wonder if they sound as good as BL5

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I actually quite like them!  A brave attempt to be different in their styling, which has created something original.  This is what B&O do after all !!

They would look good in only a limited amount of surroundings though, which is where B&O always seem to win.  I've seen BL8000's, BL9's and the like in small front rooms and also in grand warehouse conversions and they looked good in both. I've even seen BeoLab1's in a Kitchen and they looked right too! (it was a big kitchen mind you)

However, at $140,000 a pair, these won't be in small front rooms i guess! 👍

In all, a good advertisement for the designer in my opinion.  Only my opinion though!

Lee

I think the buyer of these would be likely to have a HUGE house. Love or hate - and i love the design of these. The design philosophy isn't B&O, and it's much more daring and abstract.

If i had a massive old house made of marble, these would be the icing on the cake. I just feel skeptical about how they may sound! Finding a review of how they do sound could be impossible, as they are limited to 100 being produced. I like them because they are so very weird and different.

I do like their design as well.
I think there is element of art in these speakers. This transforms speaker to a sculpture. In my opinion this is great idea.
I'm sure they do sound very good. Obviously huge place is needed for these speakers. I can't imagine monoblocks placed near them, in such gallery-type settings. They would have to be hidden. I don't understand why could not they be powered speakers. Perhaps KEF did not feel confident building amps for such expensive speakers since they are primarily "speaker" company?

Here's a large room that I think would be much better served by BL5s or Muons than by the monstrosity placed in them - the world's most expensive speakers:

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Ick!Ick!

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