The Audiophile & B&O

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So I’ve been a longtime reader/ B&O customer, but finally decided to post.

 

My system is an Integra Pre-amp, BL8002 for fronts, BL6002 for rears, and a BL11 for the sub.

 

In addition to being an B&O fan, I’m also a bit of an audiophile. What “audiophile” things has anybody done to their system that have made a difference, if any? Such as power conditioning, interconnects, DAC’s……etc.

Welcome to posting🙂

  I am sure you will have some interesting things to add in the future!!

 

Jonnie

I use a DAC Magic to run from my computer to my Beoport - but that is about it. Had a chat to people at Struer who reckoned their interconnects were as good as were needed as were the speaker cables. I have bought relatively expensive cabling in the past but feel that once a certain standard is reached, and this is pretty basic, that the rest is snake oil. Good quality plugs and well shielded cable is enough for me. I should say one of the best things I bought were locking SCART cables - they don't loosen or fall out - brilliant!

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I am not into any of the snake oil, as Peter calls it (rightfully, in my opinion).  However, I do use link under my BM4000, BG4002, and CD X.  I think it made a difference.  And I have (in different sizes) under and on top of the speaker stands I use with my BV M70s.  I think they made a difference as well.

I have lab 5 as fronts and 3s as rears so I have a good platform to start with.  The biggest difference in my system, and it isn't close, has been running the speakers from a high end surround sound processor (Anthem D2).  Using the included room correction system, called ARC, completely changed the sound and all of the associated audiophile mumbo jumbo stuff like sound-stage, timing, etc. for the better.  Much better.

I'm not a typical audiophile, though.  I like a sound system based mainly on it's tone and if it sounds pleasant to me than pure accuracy.  B&O not only looks great, but hte speakers have a great tone to them.

20 years ago, I stopped worrying about whether or not my Linn Sonndek was set up properly, or whether this type of turntable support worked better than that one, and bought a B&O system.  I then just listened to the music and have been happy ever since, although instead of worrying about set ups and cable, I now collect vintage B&O, which I suppose is just another sort of obsessive behaviour. 

In some ways the sort of 'tinkering' that audiophiles like to do seems almost contradicatory to the very reason I like B&O.  The only bit of tinkering I have done is to use 2 squash balls cut in half under my Beomaster 4400 which seems to diminish the hum from the mains transformer on this 34 year old Tuner Amplifier.  But I really hope that doesn't make me an 'audiophile'.

Cleve

 

I have a TC electronics Impact Twin external sound card on my Mac Mini, connected via firewire, and uses the Core Audio in Mac OS. 

 

Silent wire MK5 digital coaxials from the soundcard to Beolab 5's. Just for the good looks. 😎

I'm only an audiophile in the aspect of buying more equipment to try, and maybe the occational capacitor replacements. I am pretty much content with vintage and newer B&O products. Using thicker than standard speaker cable in my Beosystem 8000 which is standard cheap speaker wire.

I'm not an audiophile, but have had at least a dozen real audiophile clients over the years. Most of them would change power cords, add line conditioners, mess with interconnects, etc. 

The only thing I've ever been shown that worked is putting a set of thick marble slabs under BeoLab 5s. Tightened up the bass tremendously as though they were on a concrete floor. I don't even know if this would count as audiophile trickery, but it seemed like a practical solution for an area where most houses have basements below the main floor. 

I added Fat Dots from herbiesaudiolab.net in an attempt to tidy up the bass in my BL5s. I found that they were the perfect way to raise my speakers 4mm without affecting the sound at all.

I will try Trips advice instead.

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