Shadorne,
Regarding your 1st and 3rd points,
-The Beolab 5 may be a novel design in terms of its unique implementation, but the one technological feature that you seem to be focusing on, specifically the use of acoustic lenses to achieve omni-directional dispersion, has actually been around for a while and is a proven concept (see Hegeman / Morrison, Walcott, Duevel).
-The point that "barely any audiophiles seem to own this design" is your weakest argument as it is an appeal to authority, which is a logical fallacy. The fact that you may know of few audiophiles that own a Beolab 5 speaks more of audiophile-accepted trends, attitudes and prejudices rather than the inherent qualities of the Beolab 5 (or any other non-audiophile accepted product, for that matter).
As Microjack rightly pointed out, you ought to listen first and then let your ears decide.
Regarding your 1st and 3rd points,
-The Beolab 5 may be a novel design in terms of its unique implementation, but the one technological feature that you seem to be focusing on, specifically the use of acoustic lenses to achieve omni-directional dispersion, has actually been around for a while and is a proven concept (see Hegeman / Morrison, Walcott, Duevel).
-The point that "barely any audiophiles seem to own this design" is your weakest argument as it is an appeal to authority, which is a logical fallacy. The fact that you may know of few audiophiles that own a Beolab 5 speaks more of audiophile-accepted trends, attitudes and prejudices rather than the inherent qualities of the Beolab 5 (or any other non-audiophile accepted product, for that matter).
As Microjack rightly pointed out, you ought to listen first and then let your ears decide.