Millemissen wrote:

toptip wrote:

This is how the Red Lines are hung now. I thought two A9s to replace them may look nice:

They might ‘look nice’, yes.

But why would you want to replace two speakers with two music systems?

MM

I thought because the A9 is a system and it has an internal equalized crossover, it may have better bass and just better sound than the Red Lines. In the end it is a powerful, tri-amplified speaker. 

But again, if it is hanging from the ceiling I may have issues controlling it, especially if it does not have a remote control, so I have to figure out if I can actually use it like I am thinking.

Plus, I think there is something appealing in using BO components in ways they were not intended to be. Take a look at this stack. I disabled the power amps and one half of the (110 +110V) power transformer in the BM6500 (to reduce standby power consumption), it just acts as a remote control receiver to control the BG 5500, the Beocord and the CD player. Those "sources" are then connected to an ARCAM preamp which feeds a SONOS system (both inside the cabinet). The BM is controlled by a (also hidden) Harmony Hub wi-fi remote control system. This allows me to start or stop playing a LP or cassette from an iPhone anywhere and listen to it in any room. (Of course the alternative is to place 8 cassettes in the Philips carousel -- also networked -- and not worry about music the next 10 hours!):

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Sure you can do such things....it may be fun.

You’d end up with two fullblown stereo speakers (in each their enclosure), where you’d have to feed a right respectively a left sound signal into the line-in connections and hope for the speakers to have the same volume level..........and a bunch of functions that you can’t use and have payed for.

Wouldn’t it be more fun to replace the Red Line’s with a set of BL17....if you can feed them with a volume-regulated (as an alternative to PL) output from an x-source 🤔

Or is it that you just like round curves more than rectangular 🤪

MM

BL18 as in Beolab 18? I have a pair. But I do not think that would be much of an improvement over the Red Lines in the bass department, would they?

Aussie Michael wrote:

The A9 will be enough for you and especially in a bedroom.

Mainly I use my BS1.

I've probably replied to this thread, but feeling too rough today to check.

I truly miss my A9. I've owned just about every B&O speaker (bar the BL50 or BL90) and the A9 has consistently blown me away and, no, you don't need 'stereo' to improve the experience.

I sold my A9 to become more portable for a forthcoming move away from the UK. I bought a BS2 which is decent, but not a patch on the A9.

So I bought a used A9. Before I buy a second one I will try it for some period of time as is. The other thing I thought is mounting it at a 90 degree angle to see how it works in "mono" that way, kin of in a psuedo "d'Appolito" arrangement:

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