Normally, my wife has been very supportive of my B&O habit. I've recently gotten an itch for some BeoLab 9s to replace my old friends, the BL8000s and BL2. I casually pointed them out the other day, and mentioned I might like to get a pair, and she shot me down (even before we got to the price). She said "they so small, I don't like their look, they don't look impressive - I like your speakers now, they're impressive".
I do like my current setup, but the weak spots are bothering me more and more... mostly, it's the low end of the power cords found in classic rock music that I find lacking. No growl. The mids and highs, I still like, and the BL2 works fine for most of the music I listen to (a wide spectrum of rock, classical and a little jazz). I rarely find it boomy or slow like many here... it's that part of the music between the BL2 and the BL8000's upper bass that has been bothering me. I've always heard this, but only recently has it bothered me... not sure why.
I'm starting to think maybe Beolab 1's are the solution, but I've never really heard them, and they aren't exactly universally loved. Since there's no 2nd hand B&O stores in the States, auditioning them would be problematic. I also think they're a bit too "impressive" for my tastes (possibly for the wife's as well). I make it a point not to listen to speakers I cannot afford, and I couldn't afford these back when B&O was selling them.
Maybe I should start showing her non-B&O speakers... and she'll better appreciate the BL9s 🙂... anybody have any tips for talking the significant other into BL9s?
Stan
