Maxit Mag

Bang & Olufsen have released the BeoLab 9 speakers. They feature Bang & Olufsen’s special Acoustic Lens technology which allows the listener to hear perfect sound no matter where the speakers are placed in the room. The BeoLab 9 speakers also feature Adaptive Bass Linearisation technology which reduces the distortion and allows bass to be played loudly without the speakers being damaged. The BeoLab 9 speakers will be available from March. All this comes at a price of course. You can lay your hands on these speakers and let your ears feast on the music for US$9900.

The lens sits on top of the speaker in a specially shaped housing which distributes the treble in an 180 degree arc, and limits it’s exposure to echoing from the floor and ceiling. The BeoLab 9 speaker also has a manual position switch which changes the sound based on it’s position in the room. Placing the speaker in an open area, a corner or against a flat wall can be accommodated without sound compromise.

The look of these high-end speakers gives it a different look from most traditional designs, having a conically-shaped enclosure that holds the mid-range and bass units. The Acoustic Lens on top of the loudspeakers has a metallic look, and the rest is covered in fabric available in red, blue, dark gray and black. The base speaker is a 10 inch speaker powered by 500 watts, the mid-range a 5 inch speaker and the treble is 3/4 inch. The entire loudspeaker measures roughly 2.5 feet tall.

Designed to be a perfect acoustical match to the other Acoustic Lens sound performers in the Bang & Olufsen loudspeaker range, BeoLab 9 can be used in a surround sound setup (front or rear), or as a fully capable stereo speaker in a music system. It works perfectly as a link room loudspeaker and connects easily to non-Bang & Olufsen equipment. It is as universal as you could possibly want, and its impressive performance most definitely contradicts its modest size.