Most people just snob B&o because they see it as a life style kind of company and true, they don't focus only on speakers.
These beolabs absolutely need to be positioned away from walls more than you would with most conventional speakers, period! B&o marketing and awful showrooms want you to believe you can put them anywhere-not true. They need a large room. A small room is a big NO.
Set them properly and then you'll know what these speakers are capable of.
No speakers are perfect. Some speakers subjectively sound better than others. To me the beolab 5 (never mind the other speakers they make) are a work of art!
Think about the accomplishment: small package, 4 way speakers, wide dispersion, and deep deep bass. No need for subs, no need for fancy cables, no need for fancy amplifiers, no room for snake oil (which audio business is full and damaged from). It took B&o 6 years of research and development based on science!!
What I suggest is, do not audition them at their stores, ask them to bring the speakers home and set them in a large room away from walls as much as you can afford, and play music. You can directly send digital signal and you're set to go.
These beolabs absolutely need to be positioned away from walls more than you would with most conventional speakers, period! B&o marketing and awful showrooms want you to believe you can put them anywhere-not true. They need a large room. A small room is a big NO.
Set them properly and then you'll know what these speakers are capable of.
No speakers are perfect. Some speakers subjectively sound better than others. To me the beolab 5 (never mind the other speakers they make) are a work of art!
Think about the accomplishment: small package, 4 way speakers, wide dispersion, and deep deep bass. No need for subs, no need for fancy cables, no need for fancy amplifiers, no room for snake oil (which audio business is full and damaged from). It took B&o 6 years of research and development based on science!!
What I suggest is, do not audition them at their stores, ask them to bring the speakers home and set them in a large room away from walls as much as you can afford, and play music. You can directly send digital signal and you're set to go.