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Re: Beolab Penta Mk1 Mk2 Mk3. Why do you love them so much? Please share...

The last 3 years I have not used my pentas and only listened to Beolab 5s and homepods. Then 3 months ago I have installed again my pentas in the hope they were still ok. I was truly surprised how good they are. That good that I currently question myself on the investment made in the Beolab 5s...

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by pauliander on Tue, Dec 17 2019

Re: If you could ask B&O to make one product just for you....

I agree with that wish list. I wish also new Beolab 5 which are Wisa compatible and 192 khz. Then I could update my set

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by pauliander on Tue, Dec 3 2019

Re: BeoSystem 5

Well if B&O doesn’t deliver what its clients are asking for they will not survive. If the added value of a Beovision is the exceptional design of the TV I am sorry but then they are lost too. I am not impressed by a Harmony or an Eclipse. A TV which really impresses me is the wallpaper Oled. Designwise it is very difficult to do better than that IMHO. Design villas and apartments deserve wall-mounted TVs. But do you have to pay double or triple the price? Most new large screen TVs of brands such

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by pauliander on Sat, Nov 2 2019

BeoSystem 5

I don’t see it that way. The Wisa technology is very appealing because it is completely wireless and stable. Most clients of B&O still have wired speakers. I consider myself an example in point. Why would I stay with my currently aging Beolab 5 speakers. These are outstanding speakers but perhaps my needs have evolved making me to want to switch to a new system? For instance a Wisa based surround sound system of B&O. Yes they have already some beautiful speakers but not a complete system

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by pauliander on Sat, Nov 2 2019

Re: BeoSystem 5

Sorry for my late reply. Yes I am willing to pay the B&O price for a B&O Wisa center speaker and a Beosystem 5. That’s because I know that the products will be of a high quality and will last for a long time. Unfortunately the lifespan of a TV is rather short these days. Not only because of screen evolution but also because of new technology for which a TV can offer a platform (e.g. IoT). The days that a TV can be used 15 years and more are long gone. That’s why in my view it makes no sense

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by pauliander on Fri, Nov 1 2019

BeoSystem 5

I can’t agree more with what you stated here. I really like the sound of my different Beolabs but connecting these to third party gear has always been a problem. Yes I still have a Beocenter 2 somewhere in the basement but that’s in the meanwhile useless. Now that the Beovisions have become plainly unattractive to me and a proper AV Receiver is still missing I have started to look towards different brands. First the idea was to try to find a proper 3rd party AV receiver to integrate with my beolabs

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by pauliander on Wed, Oct 30 2019

New products in the store, Harmony and Stage

The reason is simple. The large screen Beovision is too expensive, certainly if you compare it with a 77C9 which currently sells at 5000 euro. The Beovision offers a sound system, etc. but still... TV technology evolves very fast these days. So if you want go with another screen (as many will do I guess) and build a B&O surround sound system around it, you need a proper center speaker and a surround processor. Yes, a lot of people have invested considerable amounts in B&O speakers. These

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by pauliander on Thu, Oct 24 2019

New products in the store, Harmony and Stage

I kind of agree with js. While being an interesting product it is unfortunate that the stage is not intended for the main room. If the stage would be Wisa capable that would solve the problem I guess. Maybe they could make a more costly Wisa capable variant? That would complete the B&O range of Wisa speakers.

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by pauliander on Wed, Oct 23 2019

Re: Home Theatre Setup

In your case I would go for 2 Beolab 5s. Certainly if you will listen a lot to music. I wouldn’t go for surround speakers in that space. By contrast, that wall deserves a big screen to be mounted. There are some nice screens at reasonable prices these days. Good luck.

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by pauliander on Fri, Oct 18 2019

Re: Beolab 5 - New Receiver 1 and Transmitter needed!

Steve, in that case would synchronisation of volume between the 2 BL 5 still be needed? Or does volume control occurs by the source before the signal is wirelessly transmitted?

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by pauliander on Thu, Oct 10 2019