Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 50 Review & Features

[@pete1927]

Well we nipped into Manchester today and said hello to the man himself, I had a demo of these babies and the only thought is, where do I put them and do I need and can I justify them? The soundstage was immense and given a great audition by John. I will dream a little longer but they need to be heard and they still look great in real life. Thanks for your time John👍🏻

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

It was my absolute pleasure Peter, thanks for coming in to see me, I'm glad you all had a good time. See you again soon :-). John

[@nicolasdunn9062]

Thank you so much for this. I have been scouring the internet all morning for as much Beolab 50 content!

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

It's my pleasure, this was probably my favourite video to make. Thanks for watching. John

[@pete1927]

I can see why you give these a hug every time you go near them, definitely top of my wish list or should that be my dream list

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

They are my babies and never fail to make me smile.

[@Beoyur]

I hug my pentas😅😂

[@szakalbarnabas87]

Your colleague gave my dad and me an experience of this beauty last friday, he was really happy to hear something special like this as he visited me from Hungary and unfortunately there's no proper B&O store there. I'm not an audiophile at all, but that really impressed me. Thanks for the demo! :)

[@Beefers26]

Hi John. Another beautiful looking product. Suits the new shop design perfectly too.

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Nice one Beefers. Thanks for watching again. John

[@AlpineBoysClub]

Hello! I'm considering the Beolab 50 to pair with my Beosound Theatre 77. But I am curious if i am overkilling it as Beolab 28 is half the price. I have tried both in the dealership. Beolab 28 was great with maybe a little too leaned towards the bass than traditional B&O's that I'm used to. When I heard the 50, the difference was immediately felt through its clearer soundstage, better balance, and more natural sounding experience. But I'm still not sure if I should get the 50 as 28 was quite great as well. My listening would be 50/50 between music and movie. I'm also kind of concerned that it's been about 7 years since the 50 came out and it would be replaced in 3-4 years whereas the 28 is relatively new. I would like to own this system that im buying now far into the future. What would you recommend between the two?

[@BTN-Global]

These are eye-wateringly expensive! But I’ll get a pair of these soon!

[@egj1975]

Not a big fan of the design but the sound is just stunning. The sound is so much better than the BL5's. Great video as always...the best place on youtube to look at B&O products.

[@Polit-Kasperletheater]

Bang und Olufsen ist absolute spitze! Ich besitze die Beosound 9000 seit über 20 Jahren und sie funktioniert immer noch einwandfrei! Selbst die CDs hören sich sehr viel besser an, wenn sie in der B & O Anlage abgespielt werden. Überhaupt kein Vergleich zu anderen Geräten! Und der brandneue Fernseher von B & O Eclipse ist schon so gut wie gekauft! Schönen Gruß aus München!

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Ich bin damit einverstanden, dass BeoSound 9000 ein absoluter Klassiker ist. Vielen Dank für das Ansehen meiner Videos und viel Spaß mit Ihrem neuen Eclipse. Bitte verzeihen Sie meinem übersetzten Deutsch! John

[@Polit-Kasperletheater]

@Bang und Olufsen Manchester, Sie machen das sehr gut!

[@newmoon320]

I was wondering what you will review after grand renovation. This BeoLab 50 review is just the perfect one!

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

I agree! John

[@ollyk22]

Stunning! Having had a lot of experience repairing vintage b&o I was worried for a while. So good to see b&o coming up with fresh ideas and world class audio visual solutions. And lovely to see a record player in a b&o shop too! Will have to pop along some time 😊

[@joaolitoranea78]

Thank you for bringing an excellent explanation of the new and fantastic Beolab 50! I'm from Brazil and do not miss any videos from your channel. Do you know the price of Bl50? Another thing, do you have any expectations for launching a new Beovision?

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Thanks Joao, BeoLab 50 are around £23,400 in the UK. You'll have to wait and see what comes out :-) John

[@online_screen_name]

Hows the bass on these for action films?

[@ravishambanna]

Hi John, could you give the model of the turn table, thank you

[@70h4nn35]

Great video as always! Went down the B&O path a few weeks ago with the a9 as my first product, and I'm impressed with the sound to be honest. Anyways keep up the good work!

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Thanks, welcome to B&O! I like A9 too, I'm glad you're happy with it. John

[@ukcrydrytrywhy]

I heard they have connection glitches. true?

[@70h4nn35]

ukcrydrytrywhy I had no connection problems at all, but I returned it anyway. I wanted to use it as a speaker for my TV, and because it doesn't have a remote control I had to change the volume via the speaker or the app, which was fine but every time I paused the music or whatever the speaker turned down the volume to a set level and I couldn't raise the level to more than 60 (or 70) in the app. So every time I paused, I had to open the app, raise the volume or go and raise it on the speaker itself. It drove me mad. I could set a fixed volume and only use my TV as an input for volume but then it turned off the volume slider on top. Great speaker except for that flaw.. Might be better for only spotify or similar.

[@70h4nn35]

ukcrydrytrywhy oh yeah, and the Bluetooth delay is insane, it cannot sync audio and video. So I had to use the line in (which also has a delay but you can turn it off, but then you can't use the multiroom function). Even my old UE boom has no delay with Bluetooth sync. Pathetic. And the app for Android is embarrassing, just down the drain. Still liked the speaker it self, too bad it's flawed with all things I mention... I'd like a mk3 with all that fixed. But it probably won't happen.

[@ukcrydrytrywhy]

Thanks for the detailed info! really appreciate it. What I think B&O is truly missing is a good R&D or at least an effective CRM. Where they put the majority of their investment is in beautiful design and powerful sound. That's only half the battle when you are in wireless speaker industry. Thanks again.

[@DigitalImageWorksVFX]

How does they compare to, lets say, Bowers & Wilkins 800 series or other ultra high-end speakers?

[@hi-fihaven2257]

Those speakers are pure awesomeness!

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Yes....yes they are! John

[@iangrace232]

Really well done John, really superb advert for B&O and hope this does well for you - can pass by Tuesday evening to hear them but Wednesday 16th August may be better for you. Drop me a line, cheers

[@jimpeyton8592]

John, thanks for the review. In a home setting, how do the Beolab 20s compare to the Beolab 50? Also, with your eyes closed could you tell a difference in sound quality from the Beolab 5s versus the Beolab 50? Thanks

[@charlesschwartz307]

Love the A9. Is there a big difference between 3rd generation and 4th sound wise and coastwise. I think the boss man feature would go over good at my house.

[@jameswilkinson150]

Love that flooring! Where did you get it from?

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

I'm not sure to be honest, it was supplied by Denmark as part of the re fit.. It is rather stunning! John

[@jameswilkinson150]

Bang & Olufsen of Manchester thanks John. BTW, LOVE those speakers and your work ethic! Your vids are really, really good! Keep up the great work.

[@TMihai]

I was wondering between getting those speakers or an apartment... though choice

[@jimpeyton8592]

Hi John, what would you miss if you got the Beolab 50s over the Beolab 90s for a home setting? Would it be enough to make you pay the premium for the Beolab 90s? Thanks for your excellent reviews.

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Without them next to each other for direct comparison, you would be pleased with either I'm sure. BeoLab 90 are a masterpiece in sound engineering and show what's possible from a loudspeaker with more realism and even more accurate staging and scale but BeoLab 50 are not lacking by any means, both very special indeed. If I had the money and space I'd have BeoLab 90 because they really are like nothing else, saying that BeoLab 50 are an absolute bargain for the price. Only you can decide......John

[@andymann1231]

Do B&O actually make anything? as I have had four of their products that were made by someone else my latest find is a B&O Beocenter 2200 I have just repaird and it looks like Mitsubishi inside that aside the quality is verry good and the fact its still working is a good testament to the B&O brand BUT £299 for a pickup cartridge for what is basicly a japanese music centre is way too much I would love to play a record on this unit but not at that price its a shame really

[@nguonsopheak9905]

Could you tell me how to move on the top of beolab 50 pls

[@abdullahalmoqbali2455]

Is it good for a football match and movie ?

[@stephenriley6541]

For the price would these be fine for Reggae and Jazz ?

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Not really listened to reggae personally but Jazz sounds fantastic!

[@willmac5642]

Beautiful but it wd be nice to split the internal amps with a class ab or a

[@tbz1551]

I bought an Audi instead

[@scrumcristian]

My thoughts exactly, only for a Mercedes!!

[@bendittomusic]

@Sleeping Dog 20K - 40K

[@theonlyredspecial]

Was a good decision. You couldn’t get to work on a Beolab 50.

[@macnerd93]

I might pop in store to check them out. I am probably going to be in the market for some new speakers for my B&O Overture (certainly nothing like this though) I really do like the BeoLab 4's and the 8000's

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

BeoLab 17 and 18 are worth a listen. John

[@deanchen6485]

John because of watching some of your videos today i went and bought me my first ever B&O...........and no its not a BeoLab 50🤣🤣🤣

[@AdamEronenPiper]

Thanks for showing us around them, inside and out. The official promo material doesn't really give a sense of form. I've got an overwhelming urge to sit and enjoy my own B&O for a few hours now, please excuse me.

[@bujin5455]

4:21. Finally!!!! Someone said it. 100%. Obviously you can't listen to someone else's stereo from the comfort of your own setup!

[@craigyyuk92]

Do we know which products are going to be compatible with airplay 2 yet? Can some products be supported by software update or will it require new hardware?

[@JohnEthan777]

I'm more of a headphone person over a speaker person, but the beolab 50s and 90s both seem to motivate me in their direction as they don't require a complicated setup with extra costs and too many variables. Will these be suitable for listening to lossless flacs, or is a turntable and high end player setup necessary? Sorry for my ignorance, but I listen to metal, and that too on headphones so I am not very familiar with the technicalities of speaker setups.

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Hi Ethan, there are connections for turntable / high end source equipment or you could just plug in a BeoSound Core and listen to lossless from your favourite music service or NAS drive , you have all sorts of options. The speakers are pretty flexible for all sorts of setups. John

[@ELIMN-8]

I take it the speakers are not atmos enabled?Do B n O do atmos enabled speakers??

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Hi Kaz. Atmos enabled speakers are just small upward facing speakers that sit on top of your front or surround speakers to try and bounce sound off your ceiling. B&O don't make specific Atmos speakers like that but you can use B&O speakers in an Atmos setup if you like. John.

[@diadinamca2465]

Hi Kaz, I recently upgraded my B&O setup to Atmos. The best way of doing this is to use the B&O celestial or Palatial they are passive speakers so you would need an additional (power)AMP to power the ceiling channels, but you would need one any way as at the moment B&O processors dont support Atmos yet.

[@Nasherwood]

I tried the Beolab50 last week, when your sitting within that calibrated sweet spot your literally IN the music, it's incredible.👌🏽

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

They are rather good aren't they? My new favourite thing in the shop. John

[@internet-monk]

What is this turntabkeon the right called?

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

It's a Pro-Ject 6 PerspeX, I'm using a Lehmann Audio Black Cube phone stage and Ortofon Quintet Bronze cartridge.

[@Леликиболик-щ1л]

love it

[@jordaonb4261]

Aup tha knows tha speakers be cracking sounding youth

[@jcs3330]

This company build and design beautiful audio etc. So much so that if you don't live in a '3000 sq ft architect designed' cliff top home, their designs can 'sometimes' unfortunately look completely out of place even intrusive (no fault of their own) due to the homes interior aesthetic not complementing the B&O design. But if you just crazy about B&O's fantastic designs then cool.

[@nevigo5519]

I can appreciate what B&O have achieved with many things, but this price is a little steep, when you think about that you can get a set of Martin Logans for the same price. Okay taste is subjective, and I know many like B&O design. But for pure sound, I think I know where I would put my check. But I have always been a fan of electrostatic speakers, sooo..:)

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

I get what you are saying (I like Martin Logan too) but with BeoLab 50 you are are also buying 14 perfectly partnered built in ICE Power amplifiers and a built in pre amplifier, all you need is a source or sources. The Martin Logans have to be paired with additional power amps and a pre amp as well as source equipment and cables (they can really add up financially!). So actually BeoLab 50 are pretty good value! John

[@nevigo5519]

Bang & Olufsen of Manchester I have my good NAD electronics but I get what you mean. No doubt B&O is a great pair of speakers.

[@WinterCharmVT]

The cost of the cutting edge is not cheap.

[@arunashamal]

One word for Martin Logans and the assortment of amp go with them...Ugly!

[@lennartjahn6052]

Do they Support AirPlay?

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

No. They require a source or multiple sources from a TV or audio components. I suppose you could connect an Airport Express to them but if you playing heavily compressed MP3 from iTunes or the like then it wouldn't do these speakers justice. John

[@significant_dong]

Can these connect to a Sony TV?

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

BeoLab 50 have a digital optical input and analogue RCA stereo inputs so yes. John

[@significant_dong]

Bang & Olufsen of Manchester thank you for your fast answer. If only I could afford the BeoTV the only product I own is the H8

[@mkndrwd]

The first shop that I am visiting when I win the lottery. To buy the whole shop

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Just let me know when those numbers land and I will supply the Champagne 🥂

[@andrew1977uk]

I do ask myself at times, if I had 20,000 pounds. Would I buy a Leica and an assortment of lenses or this :))

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Both a fine choice of toy but if you decide on BeoLab 50 drop me a line Andrew, I'll look after you :-) John

[@carforumwanker]

the lens will keep their value .The bodies will lose a lot. The B&O's will be worth very little

[@mattcurtis8209]

@@carforumwanker what a silly comment, have you heard them?

[@carforumwanker]

@@mattcurtis8209 Matt .In 40 odd year I have bought and sold on £70k worth of hifi . I have seen more B&O stuff than most . I still own 3 of their radios that have held their value well over the years . I also have have their first Turntable and cassette deck . I have laughed my socks off at some of their rubbish products .Mainly the Tv's and earphones . I loved the little CX100's . Whilst the current speaker range is impressive etc etc .Its still a lifestyle company. The money spent on these speakers will buy some serious HIfi speakers that will hold their value better . In fact the discounts been made by some AD in "private " are a sign of just how much over priced the brand has been for many many years .

[@mattcurtis8209]

@@carforumwanker mate are you apart the hifi audio on fb I'll I'll try try and a link for you i myself am a hifi audiophile enthusiastic person with primare The discoverys an Nordost

[@ambassador8524]

You talk funny what state are from?

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

That made me laugh! I was born in Stoke on Trent, England. John.

[@ambassador8524]

Lol I was hoping you would get that joke 🎃

[@topbanana4013]

15K ON EBAY 2nd hand or a 2nd hand Bentley continental GT for 8k TOP OF THE RANGE MUSIC SYSTEM INCLUDED ?

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Tempting indeed but it won't take long to get to £15K filling it with fuel, maintaining it and insuring it. I drove a couple of them, possibly the most comfortable and sumptuous cars I've ever driven. Plus they make an awesome noise! They are gorgeous! John.

[@53patsfan]

DO I need to keep the air conditioning on? Will the ice amplifiers melt? Does the water ruin the electronics??.. OK to all the haters, I am kidding......, i know B&O uses freon to keep the ICE Amps cool

[@wanderer1955]

Just looked online. 26 thousand quid 😲

[@speakertoni2680]

Just to correct you, binaural recordings by good microphones show the sound of any speaker pretty well as long as you listen with good headphones. You should at least try it out yourself before stating that it makes no sense.

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Hi Speaker Toni. I have heard many so called 'binaural recordings' of B&O products and I agree it's an ok way of showing a sound difference between 2 speakers placed next to each other. You can as the viewer perceive a difference through headphones. Ultimately you are still listening to a speaker in someone else's room over a mic, compressed to KZbin, played back through your headphones. That is nothing like having the speaker in front of you. One of the main features of BeoLab 50 is the superb stereo imaging and room correction, that can only be experienced sat in front of them. I promise! I quite like your channel by the way, thanks for coming over to mine for a watch :-) John

[@speakertoni2680]

Bang & Olufsen of Manchester I tried many bigger speakers including Thiel CS5 and Wilson Audio Alexia and I recorded both with my equalized DPA 4060 mics. In both videos you can nicely hear the accurate sound of both when listened with good headphones. Often you see cheap recordings from bad mics on KZbin and those are completely useless but if you use really good mics it gives a very nice impression of the sound and even imaging. Still I agree, real life always is a unique experience! If you want you can send me over the Beolab 50 to check them out in real life hehe;) Toni

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Speaker Toni sending them to you would be a headache I'm just too busy to deal with right now! I'll check that video out later, I love Wilson speakers. If you're ever in the UK you would be most welcome to come and have a listen and film a video for your channel. John.

[@bass_freak]

JBL Partybox Ultimate killer! JBL Fanboys crying! 😂😂😂 💪😎💪 JBL Fanboys cannot accept the truth that there are better speakers! JBL is not terrible, but not even close to the best what JBL Fanboys say! JBL Partybox Ultimate is moveable and has a sexy light show those are nice plusses (+). But i have heard you do not need to move Beolabs. They have a sweet spot everywhere in your room! That is nice, but having wheels is still neat if you want to move them outside and blast outside and annoy your neighbours. 😂 Beolabs are pretty heavy. But still Beolab sounds way better and sound quality is better and bass is so much better! Beolab is the best party speaker too! JBL Partybox Ultimate killer easily! Cry cry Fanboys! I want them! I really want these monsters someday in my life! And enjoy them! 💪😎💪 Now i am broke and cannot buy em, but i will do something to ge there! I can get there if i really just do it!

[@Duijnkiller]

Looks more like escape pod.

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

ok??

[@groteabbafan]

I find the sound great but they don’t look nice in my opinion

[@SticK220]

Ye bajake to dekha deta 🤔

[@dangzh24]

B&O will never be respected as an audiophile product (faithfully reproducing music as close to the original recording as possible) because "acoustic lenses" create all sorts of phase shift problems. B&O will never show their measured frequency response.

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

It's an old misconception that I've heard before. B&O have a mission statement to produce music as the artist intended right from the Bluetooth speakers all the way to BeoLab 90. There is a lot of development and human testing that goes into fine tuning the sound. I love the 'audiophile' systems with big mains purifiers and mono block and the like but BeoLab 50 and 90 are both very impressive and I truly think they can be considered high end 'audiophile' speakers. I agree that part of the price is to make high performance speakers look pretty (a challenge in itself!) but there is nothing wrong with that in my eyes. I wish more audiophiles would forget that old myth and give something like BeoLab 50 a listen with an open mind. That said I love the big Wilson Audio speakers, they are so unusual and ugly that I think they are beautiful! There is a technical document for BeoLab 50 that talks about everything in huge detail and shows frequency charts if you would like to see it, email me at [e-mail] and I'll send it to you with pleasure. All the best, John

[@joedoe6188]

The Icepower amplifier module is the lowest quality in sound and amplification, please be honest to yourself before doing marketing for the lowest quality of amplifier modules 🙂

[@oliverstephenson8836]

If I was rich...

[@LennyBonapart]

Stop touching it! :P

[@flappospammo]

looks like a trash can , bno seriously need a new david lewis

[@joaolitoranea78]

Flappo Spammo but the sound is amazing

[@flappospammo]

but the design is awful lewis went for invisible designs wish these were..

[@joaolitoranea78]

Bang & Olufsen is a Little bit different now, they are going for Hi-end electronics and acoustic, with normal design, now it is the engineers who decide the speakers format, and not the designer

[@derekkras]

so play them for gods sake , dont talk

[@BangOlufsenManchester]

Why? So you can hear them on your headphones from a mono microphone, compressed onto KZbin!

[@derekkras]

@@BangOlufsenManchester exactomundo ,

[@themafia3119]

Well ugly speakers. I like that tweeter which pops up when switched on but thats about it.