Peter Aczel and the Audio Critic wrote a review of the Beolab 5 over seventeen years ago, and I thought I'd post it here since Aczel has passed and nobody knows whether this content will be around in the future.
It's a really interesting speaker and especially good for cloning, now that 3D printing is so ubiquitous.
It's a really interesting speaker and especially good for cloning, now that 3D printing is so ubiquitous.
Well discussing DIY builds would be right. Question is can you make something of equal performance without completely destroying the WAF. Also given newer B&O flagships have directivity control is the 180 degree dispersion of the 5 still the optimal design goal?
Found some additional technical details about Acoustic Lens Technology (see attached white papers).
A little more digging and it seems the technology is still in use by : https://www.grimanisystems.com/loudspeakers/ and by the same inventor https://www.grimanisystems.com/dt_team/manny-lacarrubba
A little more digging and it seems the technology is still in use by : https://www.grimanisystems.com/loudspeakers/ and by the same inventor https://www.grimanisystems.com/dt_team/manny-lacarrubba
my cousin sold B&O during this time. i came in one day, he suggested a demo of Beolab 5. he really ramped up the volume and i could hear the tweeters scream in panic, after a short while one of the mids died lol.
not saying they are bad, just a bit weird a salesman would try a rock concert with these heh.
not saying they are bad, just a bit weird a salesman would try a rock concert with these heh.