Posts by Playdrv4me (archived2)
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Beolab 90
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 8, 2015 10:26[quote user="Dave Farr"]The tweeters and mids use ICE power which is the 14. The woofers use Heliox 1000-1. It was in the information I copied here earlier from the press pack. Dave. [/quote] Ahh, got it. To be sure ther…
Beolab 90
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 8, 2015 01:20[quote user="Geoff Martin"] [quote user="Playdrv4me"]XLR is amazing to see, probably not fully balanced, but if it is, even better[/quote] It is. (to be explicit: it is both differential and impedance balanced) Cheers - …
Beolab 90
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 8, 2015 01:19I just read on Uncrate that they still do in fact use 14 ice power amps, not sure where the info came from that they were made by someone else. To correct one of my previous statements.
Beolab 90
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 7, 2015 19:39[quote user="politician"] Whatever it's called, has anybody yet heard the BeoLab 90 and compared it to the BeoLab 5? [/quote] I could be grossly mistaken, but based on everything I am seeing and reading the BL90 will lik…
Beolab 90
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 7, 2015 19:37[quote user="MGBGTV8"] Scanspeak illuminators that must confirm them as the very best which is thier reputation and wonder why the 5 never had them [/quote] This is a good question. With the BeoLab 90 it seems that B&O a…
Beolab 90
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 7, 2015 19:17[quote user="John"] [quote user="Playdrv4me"] I don't see enough substance here, at least until some professional reviewers can get their hands on them or we get to hear them (and how many dealers will carry them?). The …
Beolab 90
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 2, 2015 16:00[quote user="Sal"] I just dug into the ZIP file posted below by another member, and the specs say that the drivers come from a company called Scan-Speak . Apparently, according to the specs on the now taken down webpage …
Getting a new tv
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 2, 2015 15:47LOEWE is still making TVs?? They stopped selling those in the US a decade ago, maybe longer.
Beolab 90
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 2, 2015 15:39I don't see enough substance here, at least until some professional reviewers can get their hands on them or we get to hear them (and how many dealers will carry them?). The problem once again just like BL5 is that B&O s…
Is it time B&O gave up on making audio systems?
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 30, 2015 18:27[quote user="Simonbeo"] Even Swiss watches only need to be 60% Swiss by value. Provenance is not always clear. This recent article is interesting http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swissness-test_tighter-rules-for--made-in-swit…
Is it time B&O gave up on making audio systems?
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 30, 2015 17:06[quote user="Andrew"] Hi guess what I meant was some indication that it is a danish company, although Bang & Olufsen is probably enough - didn't realise it was a legal requirement in some countries to have the country of…
Getting a new tv
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 30, 2015 16:56Here's a little rundown of the best TVs out right now for WAAAAY less than an Avant that you can combine with your Beolabs: *Sony XBR65X950B (end of life and available for easily 1/3rd of its price right now, will not li…
Beomaster 7000 handle 24bits
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 29, 2015 05:18[quote user="Legie"] Hi, I am trying to connect my iphone to Beomaster 7000. Before that, I would like to know if the DAC in Beomaster can handle 24bits/192khz as I understand now songs bought from iTunes are 24bits? Man…
Something big is coming.... 🙊
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 27, 2015 15:07Technically, I am shooting myself in the foot by posting the following since I like to play with and resell the occasional 5. But then, I don't try to get $26,000.00 for them!... So... the Lab 5 is a *fine* speaker, I'm …
Is it time B&O gave up on making audio systems?
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 27, 2015 14:39[quote user="Andrew"] Does a product have to state where it is made? why not just take off the Made in China sticker and replace it with "by appointment to the royal danish court" ? Some of the magic, for me at least, of…
Is it time B&O gave up on making audio systems?
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 24, 2015 07:35[quote user="StUrrock"] [quote user="Playdrv4me"] [quote user="TWG"] I'm not only looking to B&O regarding audio equipment as other manufacturers do offer some great products, too. If you see the raise of passion for aud…
Avant new software update available
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 23, 2015 10:51[quote user="vikinger"] My BV11 has updated too. If set to automatically update all you can do is accept it via the Beo4 when the update screen shows on turning on the TV. Nothing to worry about..... unlike the IOS 9 for…
Is it time B&O gave up on making audio systems?
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 23, 2015 10:09[quote user="TWG"] I'm not only looking to B&O regarding audio equipment as other manufacturers do offer some great products, too. If you see the raise of passion for audio quality again (e.g. Sony with its High Resoluti…
Dead Beolab 8000
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 23, 2015 09:21So it seems like this is becoming a more common problem now as the 8000s begin to age. I wonder... will this eventually happen to ALL of them, even the later "bass updated" models? If so, someone should put a nice thread…
Beolab 9 orange light
in General Discussion & Questions · Sept 9, 2015 23:23[quote user="Michael"] After coming home I notice that the treble output on the repaired speaker is much lower than my other one. Very hard to say which one is wrong but there is a very big difference. Feels like one of …