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That looks amazing Giorgione, love the USM Haller cabinet!
Thank you, Johan. USM Haller and B&O always match, I think.
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I managed to hook up the MS150s yesterday. Almost broke my back! My wife didn’t see that setup yet. I wonder if she’ll notice any difference? Will she like it? If so, she’s most probably going to accept the BV11-40 I’m having an eye on too 🙂
The MS150 are huge and beautiful indeed. But soundwise? Had one former owner only and been properly refoamed by a pro. Not sure if they have been recapped as well, maybe it’s worth a try as by now I prefer my 120s, especially given their size. Also, to deliver a perceptible sound the volume has to be set at 50% minimum, although the Beoamps gain is set to the max. That’s odd, as on paper it should match the MS150 even better than the BM8000. Anyways, I now fiddled my fat audio cables (yes, I love ’em thick) into these tiny DIN plugs already, so switching between MS120.2 and MS150 is no big deal anymore. Unlike returning to the BM8000 setup. The latter deserves a complete overhaul, I’m now convinced, more than ever before.My B&O Icons:
Looks like an S/M family affair. I think I’ll stick with the 150s for a while at least. Maybe it’s just a matter of getting acquainted. Funnny: Just realised now that the 80s and the 120s are nearly the same size. Soundwise, the woofer of the 120 makes a huge difference, I think.
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They look amazing, I like the stands in black most. Your cables look thicker than BeoLab 8000 rubber tubes!
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Johan
Location: Netherlands
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Yep, these loudspeakers just look gorgeous, with or without frets. The black stands are from Ebay, a guy from Poland makes them. The quality is far from B&O standards, though. I guess, I’ll spray the grey ones from the BV80s black and mount the BV120s on them if the BV150 don’t pass the test phase. I’m afraid they won’t. A little bit disappointed, I must admit.
I know these tubes, nice! Have them on my BL2. The cables I use for my passive speakers are 4mm2. Used some shrink tube and these https://www.in-akustik.com/flexible-pin-008155 to fix them on these ridiculous DIN plugs. The sockets are hard to find on the gigantic BL150s 🙂 I know the cable thickness question tends to evoke religious-like discussions but I don’t care as to me it’s all about the looks, as long as there’s no sound-wise deterioration . Either fat cables or none at all.
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Looks like a really cool clean setup there @Giorgioni – very nice indeed! I love the BV26. I still use one too, good sound and a pleasingly simple set to use.
Julian
Location: Kent, UK
Favourite Product: Beosystem 6500
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Thank you Julian. The BV26 is a stunning TV indeed. Ours is used daily, after some 20 years. Aesthetically, I dig the BV11 more (black frame edition) and still mourn after our little MX4000. Probably the most gorgeous TV set ever made.
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I use a BC26 mainly for audio 🙂. Giorgione, would a pair of trumpet stands be something?
B&O stands are very good. BeoVision 1 (nice TV too!) had beautiful stand options. Probably too large to repurpose for speakers. I am afraid that many are taken to trash with the TV nowadays.
Are you now all happy with connectivity of the system?
Have a good evening,
Johan
Location: Netherlands
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Using the BC26 for audio is quite understandable as the picture can be muted and I like it’s “straight” sound quality. We use it to watch old series and stuff on YT, like Tiny Desk concerts e.g.
Trumpet stands are great, but I don’t think they match the Uniphase series, mabe not too large for the MS150, though. I like square and round designs, hated the triangular detail phase, like seen on the BV1 for instance 🙂 Before the MX4000, I had an LX 6000 (if I recall correctly) too for a while, also nice and with very nice audio.
The setup is working flawlessy, B&O’s versatility continues to impress me. I finally even managed to sucsessfully integrate two Bosscom light controls, something I struggled before for some reason. Another excuse to stick with the Beo4, also if I “upgrade” to a BV11, the sad day the BC26 eventually will expire.
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This discussion went off-topic time ago already, becoming just a nice setup chat, I hope that’s not an isssue. Well, I tried several different records and although digital radio wasn’t that bad, the vinyl sounded somehow muffled. Since I replaced the amplifier, the turntable and the loudspeakers the culprit wasn’t clear. So I started with switching the MS150 with the MC120 and the difference was stunning. Crisp trebles, clear mids and a punchy bass – there it was again, the MC120’s signature sound, even at lower volumes. I’m so happy now.
Even though, I don’t believe that the MS150 were meant to sound that bad. Apart from the subwoofer/-port and the much bigger cabinet they seem very similar to the MC120’s. Cosmetically, they’re like new, they also must have been re-foamed. I won’t give up on them and dare my first soldering adventure one of these days by having them recapped. Fortunately, I recenty changed job and plenty of my new colleagues are skilled in electronics. Never too old to learn something new, I think.
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