If you weren't happy with BeoLab 3's as rears - were they switched on?!! 😮

I can only really suggest BeoLab 9 as rears if the 3's didn't float your boat. What are you using as fronts?

Lee

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BeoLab 3s are perfect as rears if you've got something like BeoLab 3s, 9s or 5s as fronts, as they give you all the advantages of the acoustic lens (ie, not just blurting sound out into the room in a largely uncontrolled fashion like most loudspeakers), but they also give you enough volume output for any rear-channel application and are immensely flexible (rear speakers should always be placed higher up).

I have  BL 8000 as surround and BL4s as rear surround; I also have a pair of BL3s in a bedroom for listening. . 

If you are comparing things to the BL5s you will not be happy with anything else.

I used the BL8000s mostly because of the way they looked and they fit better with my decor.

I think when you're looking at BL3 and up it's a matter of taste and aesthetics as much as anything. . . assuming of course you're using BL 5s in the front

Hi, thanks for all comments. I'm sorry I left out some information in my post.

 - I have Beolab 6000 and a Beolab 2 as sub. Everything is bought in 2004. The 6000 most for the design which I think fits my room perfect. With the Beolab 2 I also think the sound is really, really good. Dreaming of BeoLab 5s in the front some day of course.

- The reason I am not satisfied with 3s or 4s is the design. Since it is 250 km to my nearest dealer I have not have the opportunity to listen to either one of them.

Please keep on posting.

Best regards

Hans

Save up and get a pair of BeoLab 5s as fronts, and use your BeoLab 6000s as rears! You could even sell or part-exchange your BeoLab 2 to bring down the cost of a pair of BeoLab 5s. Look for an ex-demo pair too!

I suggest the same thing i will do within a few weeks:

Put the 6000 from front to rear and get 8000´s as front speakers. they match the 6000 very good. what tv do u use?

I have Lab 3s front with a Lab 2 and Lab 4s rear...and my set-up is great imho. My Lab 4s are fitted facing downwards about 8 ft up on the back wall above the sofa. For watching tv films, videos and dvds the Lab 4s are perfect...if however i had wanted to listen to music on Speaker 4 Mode then i would have bought another pair of Lab 3s for rear...although i do sometimes play Speaker 4 Mode at low/medium volume levels and it still sounds good to us!