Pair of Beolab 5 speakers

The speakers BeoLab 5 was an active design, containing its own power amplifiers and electronic crossover. The crossover contained an interesting feature, a self-calibrating mode which optimized the bass response of the speaker. The amplifiers in the BeoLab 5 are Class D and capable of truly colossal outputs, 1000W each for the two bass units and 250W each for the midrange and tweeter units mounted at the top.

Beolab 5 includes advanced technologies:

• Adaptive Bass Control (ABC) actually ‘listens’ to the ambient sound within the room in which BeoLab 5 is placed and adjusts its output to suit the listening position
• ATL – Technology is licensed from Sausalito Audio Works LLC – In BeoLab 5 design and acoustic engineering converge in the world’s most complete and powerful all-digital loudspeaker ever designed for use in domestic surroundings. The result is an intelligent loudspeaker with a pure and transparent sound uncoloured by the placement of the loudspeakers, the room itself or by your own listening position
• ABC (Adaptive Bass Control) that ‘listens’ to the ambient sound within the room in which BeoLab 5 is placed and adjusts its output to suit the listening position.
• ABL (Adaptive Bass Linearisation), a process patented by B&O that uses the surplus capacity in amplifiers and driver units, arising from normal listening levels, for a bass extension – a sound reproduction with more bass.

Model: Beolab 5

Type: 6881

Launched in: 2003

Designer: David Lewis

Color/finishing: Silver/Black

Condition: excellent.