Wow this looks awfully impressive!
http://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2015/10/06/beolab-90-behind-the-scenes/
http://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2015/10/06/beolab-90-behind-the-scenes/
You heard them? If so where at?
At B&O back in May. My report is in the October Stereophile.
I cant find a copy Kal ..
You say "impressive" .. how impressive..
Reading their white paper makes me drool
Speaker of the future? Gimmicks?
Apples and oranges. The controlled dispersion (and other features) make this so much less dependent on room acoustics and placement than any 2-channel standard amp/speaker combination that you have to decide on what parameters you will judge. Is it signal purity? Is it imaging? Is it harmonic balance?I'd say the technology is state of the art, but definitely room for improvement in the electronics area. If a 2 channel stand alone DAC/amp combo was made with the same DAC/amp components, it would probably be competitive at the $1500 range.
Apples and oranges. The controlled dispersion (and other features) make this so much less room/placement independent than any 2-channel standard amp/speaker combination that you have to decide on what parameters you will judge. Is it signal purity? Is it imaging? Is it harmonic balance?
I cant find a copy Kal ..
You say "impressive" .. how impressive..
Reading their white paper makes me drool
Speaker of the future? Gimmicks?
I think audiophiles can sometimes lose sight of the fact that they are in a tiny minority. The engineers and designers at B&O probably laugh long and loud at the antics of audiophiles if, indeed, they ever give them a second thought.The drawback is the intrinsic limit in flexibility during the process of the system assembly (since there's no system...). Obviously this product category selects its buyer community a priori.
The DSP is quite flexible.The drawback is the intrinsic limit in flexibility during the process of the system assembly (since there's no system...). Obviously this product category selects its buyer community a priori.
I think it has a much better chance of being the future instead of this
The possibility to afford a $80k sound system (sources not included) belongs to a tiny minority too... outside the audiophile community, apart of some wealthy guy who's passionate for nordic design, these speakers are not going to sell in many copies.
The looks of them triggers some perplexity to me too.
An experiment and a demonstration. The DSP, by its nature, is fungible and scalable. The hardware can be produced more cheaply according to demand.I'm thinking they are more of an experiment to see how far they can take DSP. Kinda like an F1 car for Honda. What they learnt will probably trickle down into lower cost designs. It will also raise eyebrows and reinforce their rep as a manufacturer that pushes the limits.
i have fiddled with DSP and DRC since the mid 90's .. always looking for that holy grail of tuneability and ability to "remove" the room.
These speakers, on paper , are as far as I have EVER seen anyone go.. a technical tour de force .. a hard core audiophiles wet dream in configureability , placement etc..
the more I read their white paper manual for these speakers , the more I desire them.. even unheard!!
Anyone want to buy a slightly used set of giya G1's and a devialet?
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