Is it possible to connect Beovox Penta´s to the S8, instead of the speakers that comes with it?

Is it possible to connect Beovox Penta´s to the S8, instead of the speakers that comes with it?

Is it possible to connect Beovox Penta´s to the S8, instead of the speakers that comes with it?

Is it possible to connect Beovox Penta´s to the S8, instead of the speakers that comes with it?

why?

I would not do that - the amp is tuned to work with the satelites.

MM

Hi guys,

I am considering to purchase the Beoplay S8 or BL14 for use with non-go amp. Planning to start out with 2.1, but would like 5.1 feature at a later point in time.

I prefer the color (and price) of S8, but I am reluctant to buy it, because of supposed missing features compared to BL14. I am hoping that some you might be able to answer the below questions :) 

S8 inputs/outputs look totally similar to BL14.

1: I read in the "flash-thread" that a user had successfully confirmed that all channels was working on S8. My concerns are if B&O might have implemented a mechanism do disable the use of 5 speakers? E.g. when detecting multiple inputs front/rear etc. simultaneous, will it then disable some of the channels?.

2: Is the D-SUB (used for non-bo non-preout amps) input working on S8? B&O does not mention it in the manual - it is only described in the BL14 manual.

Almost too good to be true if S8 actually can be used surround sound :)

/Rasmussen

Leosgonewild wrote:

Is it possible to connect Beovox Penta´s to the S8, instead of the speakers that comes with it?

MM's answer is correct. The DSP in the BeoLab 14 and the BeoPlay S8 filters not only for the bass management between satellite and subwoofer, but also for the compensation of the satellites' acoustic behaviour. In other words, they're heavily EQ'ed for those specific drivers in those specific enclosures.

If you plug in a Penta to the amp output, sound will come out of the Penta and nothing will explode - but it certainly will not sound good. It would be similar to disconnecting the midrange from a BeoLab 20 and plugging it into a Penta.

See http://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2013/12/19/bo-tech-what-is-sound-design/ for a more generalised explanation of this.

Cheers

-g

For those who is wondering.

I can confirm that there is at least 5 active amps in the beoplay S8.

I got two set of beoplay S8 therefore just for fun, I hooked up 4 speakers to one of the subwoofers.

Two speakers as front, and two speakers as rear, connected as a 4.1 system. I can confirm that the system does not block any channel. All 4 speakers works. 

F

This is great information. Thanks :)