Bang & Olufsen Beolab 1 Speaker Guide - Tuning B&O's towers using their hidden control panel!
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Steve from Sounds Heavenly explains how to get the best from Bang & Olufsen's iconic Beolab 1 tower speakers, including how to find and adjust the hidden control panel to tailor their sound to your liking!
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Steve from Sounds Heavenly explains how to get the best from Bang & Olufsen's classic Beolab 1 tower speakers, including how to find and adjust the hidden control panel to tailor their sound to your liking! Every cable you will ever need for your Bang & Olufsen speakers can be seen on Steve's website here: soundsheavenly.com If these videos have helped you to enjoy your Bang and Olufsen products, please consider buying Steve a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/soundsheavenly - many thanks!
I still have these playing perfectly fine 23 years later.
Superb! B&O speakers can be enjoyed for many years when they are looked after!
Great video, Steve!
BeoLab 1 are my absolute favourite speakers, I have a pair of BeoLab 5s as well but I would choose the BeoLab 1s every time for music. They are by far the most “Hi-Fi” speaker B&O have ever made, in my opinion. Some people call them clinical, but I would describe them instead as accurate and precise, which is exactly why I love them.
They are very sensitive to their placement and room acoustics, I can’t count how many hours I’ve spent tweaking their positions, angles and calibration settings, but it was well worth it!
I’ve recently changed my music setup and I now have mine running through a Primare DAC and an Anthem preamp (with room correction), which has brought a whole new dimension to their already great sound. I highly recommend pairing them with high quality source equipment and content, the clarity and stereo imaging is absolutely amazing, it’s like the instruments and vocalists are right there in the room!
My only gripe is the lack of schematics available for repairing the boards, I guess it’s because of the “secret sauce” contained in the ICEpower bass amps. I’ve managed to repair a couple of them in the past, but I still have a couple of boards with weird faults, which is annoying!
Yes, they are great speakers and very much the hidden gem in the B&O range. Glad to hear that you like them!
Thank-you Steve for another fantastic video. I still remember seeing the Beolab 1 when it launched, in the window of my local B&O dealer Chew & Osborne in Saffron Waldon. My jaw dropped at the sheer immensity of them, I already had Pentas, but these were something even grander and unworldly at the time. I resolved there and then that they were a “must have” item. Duly scrimped and saved and delighted to say I still have them today, linked to a 7000 black and silver stack and a beovision 10. They are still awesome, and though they are rarely referred to these days, I think they sit in that special pantheon of Bang and Olufsen iconic masterpieces. Thank you again for bringing these forward to your growing group of followers. My best wishes Steve Alexander.
Thanks Steve, I agree that these are great speakers! Glad to hear you are still enjoying them!
What an informative video, Steve. Top tip to make sure you record the factory settings, before you tweak👍 Thanks, Steve.
Thanks, glad you liked the video!
Thanks Steve 🙏 It's exactly what I'm looking for. Heavenly greetings to Melton Mowbray 😉
Thank you, glad to hear the video was helpful!
I still love Beolab 1's so much, I know the clinical sound isn't for everyone but I adore them. I think you don't really need to mess with the potentiometers unless you have them as a solo pair and no sub. Then only one could up the bass a little imho, but out of the box they are pretty much perfect. Great video once again!
Thanks! I do like the Beolab 1, I reckon you are right - if you like the sound then leave the settings alone, but if they are a bit too clinical for your liking then a little bit of tweaking can help!
great video steve, i'm about to pick up a set, so great to know the "secret control panel"
Thank you! Please let me know what you think to the sound when you get them set up!
Excellent video if you are remotely interested in Beolab 1’s (which I am😃). Cheers Steve
Thanks Michael!
Hi Steve - nice video with heaps of useful tips! I just purchased a pair in Australia in a teal green colour very nice looking and I have to say I wasn’t ready for their imposing stature. These things are way bigger than they look in videos and pictures. I can’t fully comment on their sound as I’m in an apartment and have to play them at low volumes. But very revealing and can’t wait to move again and let them sing. I’m running them from my Pre outs of my HiFi Rose RS520 intergrated streaming amp. Another one of your previous tips on cable connections. Keep up the reviews. One question where can I find any reviews on these as info on the web is scares.
Cheers Nathan
Thanks, glad the video was helpful! This speaker is a bit of a secret even amongst B&O fans, as most people who heard them when they were new didn't hear them at their best. Now, they can be made to sound amazing with a few simple adjustments!
Did it with the beolab 7-4 as well, using it as a stereo pair. Put the Tweeter 2 down and the Woofer 2 up, sounding way better now
That is good to hear!
Thanks Steve. Wish I’d known this when I had my BL1s.
Thanks, it could be worth considering another pair for the future!
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Definitely, I was thinking a pair of 1s in my garage, run by a Core. Might be a bit overkill though 😆
Sounds like a good plan!
Super!
Thank you!
Great video Steve!! My personal thoughts - I have played with these settings a few times and I prefer the factory default settings. Unbelievable clinical precision and tight bass.
I've also experimented with addidng a BL2. Any changes colour the sound negatively and they sound perfect to my ears as they are. But it's fun to experiment and everyone hears things differently :)
Thanks, that is interesting to hear! Yes, these are very clinical speakers, I think the treble is a little too prominent for my ears unless they are adjusted a little way from the factory settings. However, we all have different ears, so it is good to hear that you like the factory settings!
Llewelyn - Could you please tell what your factory setting was? Thanks.(Being as old as they are, some previous owner could have tweeked with them.) Dont know if mine are set correctly.Thanks
@@ulrikpetersen8133 Hi and actually yes I can! Settings are as follows
Treble (left pot) - 5
Mid (middle) - 3
Bass (far right pot) - 2
Hope this helps!
great! thanks.
Glad the video was helpful!
@@soundsheavenly good to know about the secret settings,.. but sadly I've given mine away.. so.. ur vid is 6y late. :D got some more precious secrets?
Btw I'd like to know to from the Cable Guy if I could use the TV stands moving ability with a tv from another brand? When my BV Avant fails(DVI replace for 1200€) again.-.-- I wont buy another B&O TV again. I had like 10 B&O TVs.. never had a problem.. but these chinese Items... TBH this is the 2nd bad item... my Beotime stopped working aswell :C The old Avant with VHS still does its work at my 92y old grandmother (superior sound compared to the newer Avant. Cheers thanks for response
@@HeroInTheSun Sorry to hear that you don't have the speakers any more, but don't worry as there are lots more B&O secrets to follow soon on my channel! Unfortunately I don't deal with TV stands at all, only audio cables! Please contact www.stbbrackets.co.uk for any questions about TV motors or stands
@@soundsheavenly Ehm. Well. Thx for response. So.. There isno solution to use a B&O Stand without a B&O TV but with a B&O Remote? Maybe a gap in the market
@@HeroInTheSun Interesting idea, but not one that I would get involved with, as I just work with audio cables. Thanks for the suggestion though!
Hello Steve, your videos are very good, I wanted to ask you if the beolab 1 speakers are the same as those placed in the Ford F150 Raptor, or the Ford Mustang Mach-E, thanks, greetings from Buenos Aires.
Thank you, I'm glad you like the video. There is no link at all between Beolab speakers and B&O car speakers. I think the car speakers are made by another company (Harman Kardon?) even though they carry the B&O logo.
Another great video from you Steve. I own a set of Beolab 1'. I did know about the secret control panel. As you state -both speakers aren't set at exactly the same on mine. Bass is the one set differently. Do you know/or anyone here- what they usually were set at? - must have been more or less the same. Tweeter was set at? midrange etc. Thanks.
Hi, each speaker is individually calibrated at the factory to give the same standard sound profile. This means that the settings on every speaker will be different, so it doesn't matter what settings your speakers are at - only that you carefully record the original settings for reference before making any changes
hi Steve
you are great in revealing the most beautiful secrets of the B&O world
2 questions:
I use Beolab 1 with the SUB Beolab 2 - I think it is not necessary to intensify the bass with this setup, right?
Question 2:
Sometimes when I turn off the system, I hear a Beolab make a sound like "a stuffy rattle" and the green light stays on, even though I have turned off the system.
Other times it keeps turning on and off by itself for a few times.
What does it mean in your opinion?
some cables may be shorted?
or the motherboard is breaking?
thanks Simone
Hi Simone, I agree that you don't need to boost the bass of the Beolab 1 if you have a subwoofer connected. This issue sounds like a fault in the system somewhere, I apologise that I don't know about repairs but I suggest asking your local B&O store if they can recommend a repairer in your area.
Another brill video Steve
One question if I May in regards to Beolab 5 ?
Currently my wired system has beolab 8000 mk 2 and Beolab 19
If eventually I decided to get Beolab 5 would the 5s make my Beolab 19 sub redundant? Or would it compliment the Beolab 5s ?
Cheers Simon
Thanks Simon! Yes, Beolab 5s will play louder and deeper than Beolab 19 (although this is a great sub), so I recommend removing the subwoofer when you change the speakers. You may need different cables for the Beolab 5s, so please feel free to get in touch at soundsheavenly.com if you need any help getting everything connected!
@@soundsheavenly thanks Steve much appreciated
Simon, when Hifi News magazine reviewed the Beolab 5 more than a decade ago, they explicitly said that the bass was so good that they rated it ‘State Of The Art’ in that particular area.
Even now very few speakers can match it, let alone beat it...
I love my BeoLab 1s. Thanks Steve!!
Does anybody have an extra base plate for a BeoLab 1?
They are great speakers, hope you find the base plate you need!
@@soundsheavenly Thanks Steve. I need to replace mine temporarily while I have mine fixed. My dog thinks the speakers are trees. 🙄
@@Porsche997C4S1 Oh no, that must be very unfortunate.... :-(
Steve, please help me clear up some confusion. On page 8 of the Beolab 1 User Guide it states that the ‘FLOORSTANDING’ setting is neutral (which means that the bass is neither boosted nor reduced). Then it states that the ‘AGAINST WALL’ setting applies filtering which slightly reduces the bass. However in your video you said the complete opposite of this. Basically you explained that ‘FLOORSTANDING’ boosts bass by 3db, and that the ‘AGAINST WALL’ setting is neutral which neither boosts nor reduces bass. Please could you clarify.
Sorry for any confusion. All you need to know is that the free standing option gives you the most bass and the corner option gives the least bass. The wall option is in the middle of the other two. Hope that helps
@@soundsheavenly Ok so are you saying that the Floorstanding setting boosts the bass by 3db ?
These are isn’t a floorstanding setting on the speakers. The manual will be correct for the settings
Hi Steve, since Beolab 1 were produced from 1999 to 2006 how to know how old are they ?
If you search on the forum at BeoWorld.org then I think someone has posted details of how to find the age of the speakers from the serial number
Super video, Steve. Can I ask if you were standing on something there, as you seem even taller than these big speakers?
Can I also ask for advice about removing the top cover of the speakers... I cannot, for the life of me remove my own. I press until my fingers become dimpled by pressing too hard - and yet the things still won't come off!
Thank! My camera tripod is quite low, which makes me look taller than I really am when I'm standing in front of the speakers! They are actually taller than me... If you reach up to the top of the speaker with your right hand, the small clip should be just where your little finger rests inside the right corner of the alcove at the top of the grille. It is a small button that needs to be pressed right in before the grille can be lifted upwards.
Hi Steve. Thank you for your reply. Although I can put my fingers (just) into the top slot and actually feel something of the small clip which you mention, there's no way that I can get in far enough to press the clip down. It's typical B&O design I fear: one can see the part in question, but is designed so poorly as to actually use it. I think that perhaps if I use something (like an inverted pencil with a rubber tip), I may be able to possibly get inside the slot with it to press the clip down.@@soundsheavenly
Yes, it is tricky to find but it might be easier once the speaker is laid on its side
I gave up after several minutes as I was pressing & pressing with various fingers and was skinning them with pressing so hard. They're still red the morning after. I shall see what I can do this weekend. Does anyone have problems... or is it just me?@@soundsheavenly
It can be tricky to release the grille but lay the speakers down and you should see the part to press
What do you think about using BL1 with BL2 ? Do you suggest a particular setting ?
Thks.
Yes, this works really well. Set the crossover switch on the Beolab 2 to the lowest setting. The Beolab 1 bass level isn't too important once the sub is connected, as the Beolab 2 takes all the deep bass. Well worth a listen!
@@soundsheavenly 👍👌
Спасибо за обзор.
You are welcome, glad you liked the video!
How about adding a Beolab 2? I think the combination works very well
Hi, yes that is a good option, however a subwoofer shouldn't usually be needed once the speakers are set up correctly. Many people that I have spoken to ended up adding a subwoofer because they weren't happy with the bass from Beolab 1 when using the factory calibration settings - this can normally be resolved by tuning them as described in the video.
@@soundsheavenly I have two Beolab 2 together with the Beolab 1. One in front of me and one behind me. I don't need more bass 🙂
Wow, two Beolab 2 subwoofers should give enough bass for any room! 🤣👍
I can’t believe how easy you remove the cover, I struggle so much and all that I am left with is a dent in my finger and hot and frustrated! And the cover is still on!
Mine has been removed so many times over the years, it is quite loose now... However, once you get the feel for where the clips are and how they undo, they usually come off fairly easily
Hi Steve someone is selling these for $1000 dollars and said he will include BEO 9000. CD player does not work, not sure what's wrong, so with that said is it worth it and btw love your videos thank you
Thanks, glad you like my videos! Sorry I can't comment on items for sale, as I don't know the seller and have not seen the items. I suggest only buying pre-owned items from a B&O store or trusted reseller to ensure that you get good products with a warranty.
@@soundsheavenly This is what they claim your thoughts Bang & Olufsen B&o Beosound 9000
@@soundsheavenly Steve thanks for getting back to me they claim thisThe glass door struggles to open all the way (the motor lifts it halfway, then you lift with a finger). Motor closes the door no problem. The CD does not run up and down. We took it to get fixed twice at B&O store on Newbury St. in Boston and it only worked a short time after each fix. We didn’t save the receipts unfortunately but think it was between $200-$600.
@@johnpenta1760 Sorry I can't comment on equipment values or faults, I just know about cables! I suggest looking for an alternative repair agent in your area who can get this working for you.
One of my BL1s has just stopped producing sound
Sorry but I'm not a repairer, I just make cables! I suggest asking your local B&O store if they can recommend a repair agent in your area. I can help with cables once you have got it working!
I prefer the 8000’s as they have a much better sound
I have Beolab 8000 at home and I also love the sound, these are great speakers!
Steve, I have completed my extensive modifications to my Beolab 1’s. The typical & troublesome midrange thinness, shrill treble is all but gone. Click here to hear them in action
ruclips.net/video/tOu3sV8FZyo/видео.html
(Use some good headphones)
Nice work, really impressive!
i want buy beolab1. where have it.
Sorry I don't sell speakers, I just make cables! Please try eBay or ask your local B&O dealer if they have any speakers to sell.
3:30 450w of amplifier power, and than we see the label that says that the power consumption is 40w. Perpetum mobile?
450W is the peak power output, 40W is the mean average power against IEC technical standards. They are different readings for different purposes. The first gives an indication of maximum power output, while the second gives an indication of the likely long-term average power consumption for efficiency purposes. Hope that helps.