Manbearpig wrote:

Dear members,

I got a question concerning the colors of the Beolab 4000 speakers. It appears to me that colors have changed over production. Can it be that MK! blue is not the same as MK2 blue? What about red? The newer red looks brighter than the older burgundy red? Or is this just my imagination? Which colors are most desirable from your point of view?

Rgds,

Kai

Try this site on versions and colours!

http://beophile.com/?page_id=282

The parent site is beophile.com

Thanks. That helps. And which colors would you consider most desirable? I know, it's a matter of taste. But I'd be interested anyway.

I think the best options are the silver or black finishes.

Silver with black grills.

Really? Sounds a bit boring to me. Almost as with cars 😕 However, in the end it's all a matter of taste and of how well the speakers fit in the environment they're supposed to go into.

Rgds,

Kai

I have a blue pair (originally to match my Avant) and a gold pair (the walls in the room they are in are yellow). I like them both. Silver and black have the best resale value but as I have no interest in selling them, I chose the colours I wanted!! 😁

Do you have the light blue or the dark blue version, Peter? I could purchase a light blue MK1 pair from 2005 or 2006. Silver and black of course fit in almost all environments. My living room has white furniture, light green walls and a dark floor. Therefore, I'd prefer the dark red version of the Lab 4000s. Black and silver would of course be fine (especially black), but I think that it's the colors that makes the Beolab 4000 special. I've always loved how well B&O paints its stuff. As I've said, it's pretty much the same with vintage cars. When new, most people prefer white, silver, black. But in the oldtimer segment, it's the rare and exotic colors that fetch the highest prices.

Rgds,

Kai

Red would probably be the next most versatile color while still having some wider reaching appeal. The least is probably green.