Se*iest B&O speaker - design only

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In extension of the 15 se*iest speakers thread I was thinking what is the se*iest speaker B&O has made.

You could place the speakers roughly in two groups: Floor standing and wall mounted.

I think the 80's panel speakers are very sleak looking with their polished steel panels but I'm also a big fan of the 70's wooden speakers on metal floor stands.

My pick would be BL5000 and M150. I'm guessing many will chose the BL8000 as a top contender.

So...which is it?

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Has to be 8000s.. just slightly edging out the 5000s.

I think the materials used on the 8000s is what gives it the final touch wheras the plastic bits on the 5000 probably let it down.  

My favourite designs are the 70's/80's  Unipahse speakers on metal Floor stands with the wooden cabinets, but I wouldn't call it a se*y design.

 The se*iest design has to be the Beovox 2500 tweeter cubes from the late sixties . Decades ahead of their time and now a highly prized collectors item.

 

Simon

 

 

No, no, no. The king of B&O speakers is:

i like the 6000's as they visually disappear
Penta's ofcourse : big, large and very present....:-)

If they are se*y enough for a Kylie video (I Should Be So Lucky) then they're se*y enough for me.

I'm talking Penta's of course😎 but I could be tempted by the BL8000's.

I'm not sure I would call the Pentas "designed" - they're more like civil engineering😁

I don't think the Pentas are se*y, they are a little to bulky imo, and they look  a little out-dated in my eyes.

BL4 (and may be BL4000) excluded, I think all of the speakers of the actual range look very good, the BL8000 being something special.

My votes go to the 8000 for floor standing, and the 4500 panel for wall mounted. The 8000s speak for themselves in terms of presence and the fact that they evoke organ pipes. The 4500s I think are well proportioned and act almost like wall art.
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