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B&O have always been famous for their mechanical movements on all products: sliding doors on BeoSounds, turning stands on BeoVisions, but..nothing moves on a BeoLab!
B&O has also been famous for the mechanical movements failing after some time 😜
But I agree - an obvious application would be for the ALT drivers to move into a "protected" position when not in use.
If the new sub is used for the "smaller" speakers bl 3, 4000, 6000, 8000 and so on the bl 2 will be useless because it can't fit with the bl 5 and it does not really make sense with the bl 9....
Obviously there will be a BeoLab 6 and a BeoLab 8, let's hope these ones come with a rising ALT..🙂.
Imagine also that such a technology could revive speakers like BeoLab 6000 and BeoLab 8000, with the present design unchanged when not in use, and the ALT rising on top of the speaker (with the proper tilt/inclination) could provide an improved sound & a new life to these ageing speakers.
I think a Beolab speaker that opens to reveal itself sounds great.
I can envisage one now.
About the size of a BL2, with three different movements revealing mid range Acoustic Lens, treble Acoustic Lens and culminating in a vertical movement that reveals a Penta-like display. Total open height about the size of BL9.
Andy T.
This sounds great to me and I guess it's a real challenge to make such a product. It has to look good opened and closed and should deliver excellent performance. That's quite a challenge if you ask me...
ALT is not magic. It is a dispersion lens technology that will help improve dispersion and power response. It will not remove distortion or magically improve bad loudspeaker design in any way.
ALT is not magic. It is a dispersion lens technology that will help improve dispersion and power response. It will not remove distortion or magically improve bad loudspeaker design in any way.
Has someone said it did?😮
ALT is not magic. It is a dispersion lens technology that will help improve dispersion and power response. It will not remove distortion or magically improve bad loudspeaker design in any way.
Has someone said it did?😮
Sorry forgotten to quote. I was referring to Chrisreunion's post. He believed that ALT will give the Lab8000 and 6000 a facelift in terms of sound quality. I think high frequency production is the least of their problems.
ALT may not provide "more" treble on those speakers, however if B&O invested so much in this technology, there has to be a reason; and if the tweeters are on top of the cabinet, even with a small motor, it would leave more internal space for the bass port/vents or even for an extra woofer, to provide more bass to these columns who do suffer from a lack of bass (which in return enhances the treble perception)😕
This whole "facelift" makes sense only if B&O use ICE amps instead of the bulky AB amps in Lab 6000/8000, in order to really allow more cabinet volume for bass reproduction. That was my whole "plan"🤔
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