Jonboi
Because Music Matters
I'm a little late to this thread, but some years ago I had a demo with my own music (CD) to a pair of Beolab 3's, coupled with the Beolab 11 subwoofer. I'd agree with Beoblokes summation of the Beolab 2 for music, as it was primarily designed for AV purposes, but the Beolab 11 is much more aligned for music and provided a nice underpinning of bass without drawing undue attention to itself.
I thought the combination of Beolab 3's and Beolab 11 sub was exceptionally good. At the time I was running a CDI/72/Hi-Cap/180/SBL all Naim system, and thought that the B&O combination pretty much equalled what I was getting from the SBL's in terms of detail resolution and transient response (hence 'musicality or PRaT)
Of course this is somewhat subjective as it was not an A/B blind comparison, or anything passably objective like that, and I was on holiday interstate. The environment was also tricky in that there was a lot of glass in an very open showroom, and the speakers and sub were effectively in the open with no wall or boundary re-inforcement etc.
Still, I was very impressed, and perhaps like a Trojan horse, the experience of both elegance, lack of aesthetic and physical clutter, and a very convincing and musical sound, started a train of conspiratorial thought against long held audiophile beliefs, which culminated years later, in my becoming a B&O owner.
It's surprising what one can discover when we put long held audiophile viewpoints and opinions aside, look at the objective evidence as to the technical ability of a product, and with an open mind, discover new ways of finding musical and ownership satisfaction with the kit we choose to purchase and use in our homes.
I thought the combination of Beolab 3's and Beolab 11 sub was exceptionally good. At the time I was running a CDI/72/Hi-Cap/180/SBL all Naim system, and thought that the B&O combination pretty much equalled what I was getting from the SBL's in terms of detail resolution and transient response (hence 'musicality or PRaT)
Of course this is somewhat subjective as it was not an A/B blind comparison, or anything passably objective like that, and I was on holiday interstate. The environment was also tricky in that there was a lot of glass in an very open showroom, and the speakers and sub were effectively in the open with no wall or boundary re-inforcement etc.
Still, I was very impressed, and perhaps like a Trojan horse, the experience of both elegance, lack of aesthetic and physical clutter, and a very convincing and musical sound, started a train of conspiratorial thought against long held audiophile beliefs, which culminated years later, in my becoming a B&O owner.
It's surprising what one can discover when we put long held audiophile viewpoints and opinions aside, look at the objective evidence as to the technical ability of a product, and with an open mind, discover new ways of finding musical and ownership satisfaction with the kit we choose to purchase and use in our homes.