Sound quality BL2500 versus BL4000 ?

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Hi all,

I have a pair of BL2500 plug to my Ouverture. For the one who have chance to compare BL2500 versus 4000 did you noticed a really big difference ?

Thanks for your feedback

Franck

Yes - I did!

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Yes - I did!

MM

Edit - had to say it twice 😎

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

And ? very big difference ?

Thanks  !

Franck

Millemissen wrote:

Yes - I did!

MM

 

So did I!

Great Speakers, the Beolab 4000, and so many options to set them up: wall mount, floorstand, horiziontal table brackets, vertikal table brackets*

Ralf

 

 

*: actually, looking for the Standard table stands, so if anybody has them for sale...

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beoplay-V1.png Beoplay-V1.png
Beoplay-H95.png Beoplay-H95.png
Beoplay-E8.png Beoplay-E8.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
Living Room: Beosystem 4, Beolab 7-2 (Center), Beolab 9 (Fronts), Beolab 8000 (Rears), Screen: Sony KD-85XH9096
Home Cinema: Beosystem 4, Beolab 7-4 (Center), Beolab 9 (Fronts), Beolab 4000 (Rears). Projector: Sony VPL-HW55
Home Office: BeoVision 11-46, 4 x Beolab 3, BeoCenter 9300 (BLC 1611/ML/NL)
Bedroom: Sony KD-65XH9077, Beosound Essence MK II with Beolab 6002 and Beolab 11 (all white, wall-mounted)
Dart Room: BeoPlay V1-40 on floor stand
Guest Room: BeoVision 7-40 MK IV, Beolab 7-2, BeoSound Ouverture

Yes, there is a difference.

It's more or less the size of the speaker, bigger is better.

But also the electronic sound path, the 4000 has a little bit better electronic parts and design...

Both can be upgraded, pretty easy the BL2500, the 4000 a little bit more material. Both sound superb after the upgrade.

How? Look and find it in the old archieved workbench forum... everything you need :)

/forum/imported-unmapped/beolab-5000-advice-needed#post-2251420

Hi and thanks both of you but really I'm sure to breake my speakers if I try to do so...

I nerver modified any electronic device so...

Anyway thanks for this good link, perhaps one day I will make the jump... or change to a BLxxxx I will see.

Have nice day

Franck

If you have never modified any Electronics, then my advice would be:  don't try.

My answer to your first question is: The 4000's sound much better than the 2500's.

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovox.png Beovox.png
Beovision-10.png Beovision-10.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beosound-5.png Beosound-5.png
Beosound-4.png Beosound-4.png
Beoplay-S3.png Beoplay-S3.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beocenter-2.png Beocenter-2.png

I know the 4000's are supposedly active, in that they have two amps and an active crossover, but did the 2500s as well, or were they like the Pentas, amplified but using passive crossovers?

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