Beosound theatre with old beolab

[Max Y]

Hello, I’ve been blown away by the theatre soundbar on its own but keen to enhance it with other speakers L/R, rear and ceiling. Is it true that any older beolabs can be hooked up and just work out of the box?

And if so are there any particular old beolab models people would recommend? I was considering beolab 18s rear and 4s (ceiling)

 

thank you

 

[Gaea]

You can use all of the Beolabs from the eighties onwards

you choose the right model from the pull down menu when configuring/adding them to the Theatre

[Millemissen]

Yes, that is true!
You simply ‘tell’ the Theatre which speakers are connected and the DSP takes that into account, when you do the setup/the Room Compensation, the Listening Groups…….

As for which speakers – this is hard to say, because it depends on your room/placement options, your needs/wishes, your budgets.
The BL4’s can be used, however most people would advice you to stay away from them – they often fail.

Height speaker at the back surely are recommended, but only if you also have surrounds…the 18’s is a good choice for this/for surrounds.

Many people would place the 18’s up front, because they primarily want to listen to music from them. Again…it depends on your room and your wishes/needs.
In case you’d place the 18’s as fronts, use any other speakers as surrounds.
An old golden rule is to recomment using the same (type) of speakers for fronts and surrounds.
The heights then can be added along the way – especially, if you are primarily watching movies and/or listening to music in Atmos.

 

MM

[Max Y]

Thank you for the speedy replies!

Yes, my primary objective is for watching movies as this is dedicated media room. The room is quite long though (~3×7 meters) and so the cinema side is likely to be just one side of it (~3×4.5) with the 3 meter wall being where the TV is.

So is it recommended to put the rear speakers at the 4.5m mark facing inward (attached to the wall) or to position them facing towards the TV with some kind of angled wall mount? I’m unclear how much auto-adjusting magic the Theatre can perform? Also, on that note, will ceiling speakers (above the sitting area) add that much more to the experience or can the Theatre manage the Atmos good enough without – I have read mixed reviews. And if so, is the celestial the only alternative to the BL4’s for the ceiling?

Oh, and one more question – the BL18s can be powerlink or wireless. Is wireless flaky or create latency issues?

Thank you

 

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