moxxey: Uncompressed PCM and True HD audio is a key difference between a SD DVD and Blu-ray. I agree. I don't have a full HD-Audio setup at home now, but I have experienced it regularly, and it can be spectacular. B&O's acoustic lens speakers are perfect for it - providing an "almost" dipole projection to the surround channels

I have a BeoLab 2000 in my kitchen - it's perfect for the purpose. I like being able to both use the Beo4 and to manually select sources, channels/stations and volume. The 3500 is supposed to be high up on the wall, and can't be used in that way. I think BL2000 was discontinued because it couldn't be retrofitted to the wireless1 (?). I'd

moxxey: Perhaps later BS3 sw updates have updated with new versions of the Dolby licensed codecs? I don't know. I used the most recent spec's I found for BeoSystem 3 at the B&O site. If the signal is processed in an HD-Audio capable player, and then sent analogue to respective AUDIO IN channels on the BeoSystem 3, then you'd get the

I'm adding this here, for comparison - these are the corresponding surround sound formats for an HD-Audio capable processor, the Pioneer LX60. You'll note there are several extra codecs, and it's probable that the BeoSystem 3 does not perform native processing on these, but instead translates to a supported format: Dolby Digital Yes Dolby

I'm somewhat puzzled by this thread. What 355f is stating, is that in order to properly decode the HD-Audio information from either of the high-resolution formats, the BeoSystem 3 needs to have those codecs installed. What the tech-spec page for BeoSystem 3 clearly shows, is that those codecs are not installed - which is why it is fair to assume

Yes, Alex, you and I know that - but there are still CD-players costing USD 100.000 plus being sold, to "combat" jitter. And there are, in fact, situations where the length of the digital cable, combined with an impedance mismatch, can cause disruptions in the transparent transmission of the bitstream - but for all practical reasons you would

Fun. I've seen "audiophiles" paying a thousand dollars for a 1,5m stretch of ethernet cable, and wondering whether maybe they should get a shorter one, to be certain the sound is good. Yet there is measurable jitter with non-matching cables -- whether that jitter has any effect on sound or image is another issue. I'm of the school

Alex: . FYI, there is no such thing as a 'digital' cable. Any cable will work fantastically well when it comes to digital signal transmission. I have to correct you there. While you definitely do not need a Nordost "digital" cable that will set you back the price of your BL5s, you do want to be certain you're matching impedance

Sounds as if you have very good ears!

Make sure you set up the Daisy-Chain properly. Digital OUT from BC2 - to Digital IN on one speaker - Digital OUT from that speaker - to Digital IN on the next. Make sure you're not using the LINE IN connector on the speakers, that's for an analog signal. The speakers should auto-detect the digital signal, regardless of what Option they are in