Posts by geoffmartin
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT to ALL Members
in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 15, 2024 14:39Hi Keith, A big "thank you" from me for the years of work you've put in here! Cheers - geoff
Combining beosound theatre with one beolab 8
in Theatre · Mar 4, 2024 07:09Hi, I've been thinking about analogies for a system with a Beolab 8 on the left and a Theatre on the Right. The best ones I can come up with is wearing a pair of sunglasses where only one of the two lenses is tinted. Or …
Combining beosound theatre with one beolab 8
in Theatre · Mar 3, 2024 14:48Hi @Lavie, thanks for the nice comments about the Theatre. I'm afraid that your plan for an "asymmetrical" setup won't work for "real" stereo listening, since the Beolab 8 and one of the outputs of the Theatre are not a …
Neverending Beolab 50 issues...
in BeoLab · Mar 1, 2024 07:17@tph nice to see someone reads the guide. ;-)
Neverending Beolab 50 issues...
in BeoLab · Mar 1, 2024 07:16@Yossi: If you are ONLY measuring two Beolab 50s, then it doesn't matter where you measure from, since the software is calculating the difference between the two. For example, if you tell the software that one loudspeake…
Neverending Beolab 50 issues...
in BeoLab · Feb 28, 2024 07:26Of course, it's hard to diagnose the issue with back-and-forth text on a forum thread. However, try this: Create a new preset Do not enable the room compensation filters Set both Speaker Distances to 0 m Set both Speaker…
Neverending Beolab 50 issues...
in BeoLab · Feb 27, 2024 14:47The room compensation is a different thing, independent of the Speaker Level and Speaker Distance adjustments. Also, I've seen some people make the Room Compensation measurements, but never enable the filters in the Pres…
Neverending Beolab 50 issues...
in BeoLab · Feb 27, 2024 13:33Cool - so we know we are talking about the same thing. In MOST situations, it's safe to do the following: set both Levels to 0 dB Adjust the Speaker Distances to the correct values for both loudspeakers. Be as accurate a…
Neverending Beolab 50 issues...
in BeoLab · Feb 27, 2024 12:24In order to ensure that the the loudspeakers are correctly calibrated at the listening position, the Speaker Distance and Speaker Level must be adjusted for each loudspeaker. The Speaker Distance is the distance from the…
Nomination for the honesty in advertising award...
in eBay - the right way! · Jan 28, 2024 10:39Am I right in guessing that there's muffler tape on the tonearm? I wonder how much extra that adds to the tracking force...
Advice on playing 78 records
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 28, 2024 10:33Personally, I don't worry too much about the stylus shape when playing my 78s, but I'm just putting them on for fun, not to digitise them. There are some things to consider when playing 78 rpm records on a "modern" turnt…
Speaker cable length
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 22, 2024 15:59@Millemissen and @AdamS, I've started writing the explanation on tonmeister.ca/wordpress. However, I've decided to take the long way, so settle in for an extended series of postings about closed and ported cabinets...
Speaker cable length
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 22, 2024 07:20Hi Stuart50_1, The possible issue of slave-drivers (of BL2) cancelling the low end of a closed cabinet (of BL20) cannot explain your issue, since your 20s and 9s are all closed cabinet design. So, if you are lacking bass…
Speaker cable length
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 18, 2024 12:11Totally agree with MM, but I would even go so far as to say that adding the Beolab 2 might make some frequencies QUIETER when you combine it with the Beolab 20s. This is because of the frequency-dependent phase differenc…
Beolab 18 - New owner with questions
in BeoLab · Jan 17, 2024 12:51If you're mixing the Beolab 18s with non-B&O loudspeakers (like KEF) with a non-B&O surround processor, then you also need to worry about latency. In the case of the 18s, this can probably be compensated using a small ad…
Beolab 8 frequency range
in BeoLab · Jan 13, 2024 11:52There is no industry-wide standard for specifying the Frequency Range of a loudspeaker, so each manufacturer uses their own definition which allows (potential) customers to compare within a single brand. B&O has not chan…
Beolab 8 frequency range
in BeoLab · Jan 12, 2024 07:19There may be some incorrect assumptions about what the terms "Frequency Range" and "Bass Capability" mean. I explained "Frequency Range" a long time ago in this blog posting: https://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2014/10/1…
Beogram 1202 Pickup gap
in BeoGram · Jan 5, 2024 09:27a little more information: I just had a look at the service manual for the Beogram 1202 and 3000. The recommended tracking force stated there is: Beogram 1202 with an SP 14 A pickup: 2.0 g equivalent Beogram 3000 with an…
Beogram 1202 Pickup gap
in BeoGram · Jan 5, 2024 08:52Hi, Despite the fact that these are different turntables, the photos on this page should help give you an idea of how things should look https://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2022/09/11/beograms-side-by-side/ Note that the…
Looking back to the 1970's with BeoTalk
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 6, 2023 15:28Nice one! Thanks Keith! I'm actually surprised that I haven't seen that issue before.