Posts by MrDMoulton (archived2)
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Merry Christmas
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 24, 2015 15:34Merry Christmas to everyone at B&O and BeoWorld! Best Wishes for a fabulous 2016, from my business partner, Manny LaCarrubba and me. Dave Moulton Sausalito Audio Works Novato, CA
Question on BL5 placement: audio vs video
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 6, 2013 15:04My own suggestion (although not what I do, for a variety of reasons) is that you place the BL5s as you describe, 30° off the median plane on each side, which has become the de facto stereo topology. I also suggest that y…
Beolab 5 placment setup?
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 2, 2013 14:08Regarding BeoLab 3s, toe-in is a good question. In theory, yes, toe them in. In practice, it doesn't seem to matter a lot, particularly when you use them as I do, close to the listener. In the studio, I have them on each…
Are active speakers really superior to passive?
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 17, 2013 00:46In response to Doonesbury's question, I certainly don't think so. I've been struck by the lack of an attempt to compete with the BeoLab 5 over the past ten years. There may be some custom offerings that come close to wha…
Are active speakers really superior to passive?
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 11, 2013 14:49In a general engineering sense, active (powered) speakers are almost always superior, and they are much easier and cheaper to make excellent than are passive speakers. The list of technical advantages is long, and I won'…
Center speaker with Lab5
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 9, 2013 14:25I don't know the size of your cavity, but one of the virtues of the BL5 calibration is that adjusts for almost anything, so you might do very well, from an audio standpoint, with a third BL5. Just so you know, it is what…
Beolab 5 ... Anybody with 4?
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 4, 2013 15:04Hi everyone! It IS possible to have an all digital system with 4 or more Bl5s. I use a Tascam digital monitor controller (DS-M 7.1) which works really well with the BL 5s. Although longer made, you can occasionally get o…
Sandy US east coast
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 1, 2012 13:52Thanks for asking. I'm in Massachusetts. I lost a favorite large old tree, and the storm was bad enough here that I worried for my house, particularly the roof. Some serious winds! Power out for 5 hours Monday night – no…
Show us your car!
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 18, 2012 20:06I keep trying to send photos, but have been unsuccessful doing this for BeoWorld. But since this thread keeps coming back, I can't resist posting. In the past couple of years I've been hard at work on a book about high-p…
Beolab 5 Calibration
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 9, 2012 16:33What I'd suggest for kimchr is to buy a good equalizer and start gently studying your own personal timbral response preferences. The BeoLab 5 is a fabulous platform for doing this because of its extremely smooth and exte…
Optimum song/piece to show off your Beolab 5
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 8, 2012 20:39Sorry, but I'd go broke on the mailers and postage. So, I'm sorry to say, this offer is for Beology only. However, if you're ever near Boston . . . Best regards, Dave Moulton, Sausalito Audio
Beolab 5 Calibration
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 8, 2012 20:30We have no involvement with B&O at this time, and are "not in the loop" regarding their development plans. We have no plans . . . The BeoLab 5 will be ten years old next spring. I'm very pleased that it has been both so …
Optimum song/piece to show off your Beolab 5
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 8, 2012 20:00I made up a "Critical Listening" CD years ago that I give out to deserving students occasionally. It's got some technical material on it plus excerpts of 12 recordings and two long medleys of recordings of all types. The…
If you want to go to Struer, here's the COOL way!
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 15, 2012 20:47http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75F3CSZcCFs
Beolab 1s, to buy or not to buy?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 17, 2012 18:57I'm very partial to the Beolab 1s, and feel they are distinctly nicer speakers than the Pentas, both in sound and looks. Naturally, I prefer acoustic lens speakers, but I've got to tell you that the Beolab 1 is an awfull…