Posts by Tompasten (archived2)
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B&O actively searching a buyer...
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 27, 2015 17:55I would think the following 3 scenarios are most likely to happen. 1 . B&O gets bought up by an audio or luxury brand, say Harman international or LVMH, brands that are close to B&O regarding key values ( Design, Style, …
beolab 5 sound quality not good, where is problem?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 4, 2015 02:21Well , I'll always found the BL5 to be lacking in the midrange department and therefore be a bit harsh/cold sounding, so it doesn't have to be a faulty pair. Regarding calibration I used to place them in the middle of th…
To Days The Day :-) The New Avant...What Do you Think Of It?
in General Discussion & Questions · May 22, 2014 21:53[quote user="KMA"] I’m about to get the new Avant, and have made a few enquiries as to Avant’s future-proofness: INPUTS: For anyone who’s confused or uncertain about the 4K capabilities of the inputs on the new Avant, as…
Beosystem 4
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 17, 2013 13:10As some have noted there isn't any "4k" material available for home use, there isn't even an standard to begin with. There's no way of transferring "4K", HDMI 1.4 doesn't support it? Sony has a 4K projector for sale for …
Beolab 5 low Frequency Effects
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 20, 2013 13:39Make sure that the player is setup to output 2 channel via Spdif and not 2.1 or 5.1. And if there is a possibility to set the speaker size make sure that they are setup as large. And make sure that the LFE (.1) channel i…
Beolab 5 problem: high frequency noise
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 16, 2013 11:31I believe the noise issue was dealt with in a software update to the BL5, contact your dealer and make sure you have the latest firmware on the speakers.
Beolab 5 connection to ONKYO Advice
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 24, 2013 17:57Yes there your are correct, but I can assure you that your not going to want be in that room when your at 100%. As long as you are happy with the sound pressure and your not running out of volume on the preamp it's not a…
Beolab 5 connection to ONKYO Advice
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 24, 2013 17:44As I noted i can assure you that your not using them below there full potential if your running them at 90%. Considering that there is no hiss with powerlink then there most likley not running at full volume, otherwise t…
Beolab 5 connection to ONKYO Advice
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 24, 2013 17:23Just put them a few more click lower? my BL5 make a slight hissing sound when on top volume, nothing strange, take any amp you want and output full volume without any music and you'll most likely here a slight hissing. I…
BV9 or BV11?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 14, 2013 07:01Design wise the BV9 is the best looking TV set ever made, if you can handle the 123kg 😁 Picture wise I'm not that sure, the "older" Panasonic panels weren't that good, the black-level was usually more grey then black an…
BV10 used as monitor and calibration (photography)
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jan 8, 2013 23:58[quote user="redil"] Thanks Tomas, so there are indeed no color controls. Too bad, but anyway. As far as the sort of "broken" green when hitching the BV10 to a laptop, any idea what that may be? [/quote] Make sure that t…
BV10 used as monitor and calibration (photography)
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jan 6, 2013 21:45A standard LCD monitor is not going to give you wide enough gamut, especially a consumer tv. You'll end up with maybe 60% of sRBG and alot less for AdobeRBG. And most B&O tv's are set to far above 9000k, and lacking colo…
Beolab 5 in a non-B&O setup - Onkyo, AppleTV, Panasonic TV.
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 6, 2013 00:54Right now an old Thule , works fine for the job. Im looking into getting a used bv4/bs3, but that combo seems to have to many limitations so im not sure anymore if thats the way to go..
Beolab 5 in a non-B&O setup - Onkyo, AppleTV, Panasonic TV.
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 5, 2013 12:10[quote user="bayerische"] [quote user="Tomas"] Regarding the volume setting, the best way is to set the BL5 to almost max as a starting volume when turned on, then you control the volume with the onkyo. [/quote] But... A…
Beolab 5 in a non-B&O setup - Onkyo, AppleTV, Panasonic TV.
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 3, 2013 20:29Regarding the volume setting, the best way is to set the BL5 to almost max as a starting volume when turned on, then you control the volume with the onkyo.
Beolab 5 tricks?
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 16, 2012 14:29Tip #1 : reset the speakers to factory default That's done by pressing the top the same way as when calibrating them, just keep it pressed til the speaker shuts it self off. usually 20 sec or so. Tip #2: when calibrating…
BV 4-65
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 7, 2012 14:52Im quite sure that there were a D11 and "D12" version of the BV4-65, at least the last year of productions 2011 the bv4-65 got thinner and had a weight that was 25kg below previous versions of the ACM model?! Please corr…
Flash your B&O - new thread!
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 15, 2012 06:22Looks great Marc!
3s, 5s, or 9s?
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 3, 2012 02:13Well big rooms usually are good as long as there not to live sounding. Given the fact that you have carpentered floor, then that shouldn't be a problem. Easiest way is to listen to a par of 9s at the dealer and compare t…
3s, 5s, or 9s?
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 2, 2012 15:01I'd say option 3 The calibration thing in the 5's is mostly just mumbo-jumbo that doesn't work that good, usually ending up sounding to thin. The biggest difference between the 5's and the 9's has to be the bass output/t…