Although I havent heard the beolab 9 in a sourround setup, I would say no. The beolab 9 has a nice amount of bass in my oppinion, you would only hear a (small) differense in some action-movies with alot of explosions ect.

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Christian

There is a big difference with or without the Beolab 2. There is a profound deep sound in BeoLab 9 but with a BeoLab 2 they sound even better.

It sounds like youre having a surround setup and in this configuration its important with a good center speaker(BeoLab 7-4/BeoLab 10) and a subwoofer(BeoLab2)

Go to a Bang & Olufsen who has the setup connected so you can choose first to hear it without the BL2 and then with.. I am sure you will buy the BeoLab 2 on the spot..😕

H

Sonically I prefer the BeoLab 9s without the BeoLab 2. The BeoLab 2 performs well, but the BeoLab 9s are so stunningly good across the complete frequency range that IMO the BeoLab 2 tends to confuse things sonically.

One question:

Is there any alternative to BeoLab2 ? Maybe some other manufacturer who will fit in to beolink system ? Of course active woofer .

I have bought a lab 2 to go with my lab 9s, but after one week I decided to move the lab 2 up stairs with lab 6000s.

Even though it does enhance the bass during playback, but I found it unnecessary due to the size of my living room, and I actually prefer the sound experience of the 9s without the 2.

You should ask your dealer to lend u a lab 2 and try it out before buying.

Cheers, 

Beolab 2 starts at 20 Hz, Beolab 9 starts at 25 Hz I thought.

To me I find it not worth paying  € 3000,00 for a Beolab 2, knowing the difference in sound experience between Beolabs 9 with BL2  / Beolabs 9 without BL2

Paul

Don't just go by numbers! B&O states the BeoLab 2 'starts' at 23 Hz, and the BeoLab 9s at 30 Hz, but they don't state what the tolerance is on the readings. This also doesn't tell you anything about the 'definition' of the bass and it's linearity (something you could only really tell from waterfall plots).