In my livingroom (surround setup)I use:

Beolab 8000 (front)

Beolab 7.4 (center)

Beolab 6000 (rear)

Beolab 11 (sub)

-in the Dining room:

Beolab 4000

- in the bedroom:

Beolab 2000

- in my home bar (Beobar):

Beolab 1

- and then I just bought a set of Beolab 3's in white. I'm quite impressed with the sound of these small speakers.

Back in August I bought a pair of BeoLab 12-3s, which then replaced my Beolab 8000 MK3s. I've yet to do a side-by-side comparison, but the 12-3s are without doubt a better speaker to my ears. The 8000s desperately need a subwoofer as the fabric moving in front of the bass port is audible to the point, that the speakers are useless when turning up the volume a little more than usual. The sealed cabinet design, dedicated midrange drivers and acoustic lenses of the 12s also make them superior to the 8000s IMO, and the two 6,5” bass drivers per speaker deliver a decent about of bass.

I do have a BeoLab 2 to handle the lower frequencies though, and as rear speakers I use a pair of BeoLab 3s. I did have a BeoLab 11 for a short period of time a couple of years ago and would like to try one out again with the 12s. I preferred the 11 over the 2 when listening to music, but one of them had to go back then.

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/Dennis

I’ve tried quite a few. For years now, the M70 for me is the perfect mix of pleasurable listening experience and critical listening when paired with a classic Beomaster, mostly the BM8000 or the BM6000, the little BM2400 has been in my rotation for the past 6months or so and still the M70s sound great to me.

I always mention these little boxes, but in my opinion you will find so much joy when you sit in front of a pair of ear-height stand-mounted slightly toe'd in Beovox 1702s.
They are warm, clear, rich and airy. Such a beautiful sound from basic little speakers.

Julian

I am currently using

4 x Beolab 8000

1 x Beolab 2

1 Beolab 7-4

together with my Beosystem 7000 and Almando. I have just acquired (well, I am going to fetch them tomorrow night) 2 x Beolab Penta Mk. III (price in Denmark 258 USD), and after restoring them, they will take over for two of the Beolab 8000s in my surround setup.

Living room,surround,
Front: Pentas mk3
Rear: 8000s
Height: 4000s,ceiling mounted
Sub: BL2
Center: BL 7.2

Bedroom: BL 7.2
Guest room : BL 7.1

Cottage;for 4 channel listening
Front: Pair of Beovox S45-2,on floorstands.
Missed some bass,Acoustic energy subwoofer added.
Rear :Pair of Beovox MC35,wall mounted

Boat: A1s stereo paired
A2: everywhere

Beovox M70 in the living room

Beovox P45 in the dining room

Beovox S45-2 in the home office

Beovox S40 in the workout room

Beovox P30 in the garage

All sets required some level of work back in the day, documented now 2 forum iterations ago.

Glad to see you are still kicking around, Rich! I fondly remember those old (BUT GOLD) threads of yours.