I was quite impressed when I opened mine up, after getting it from Frede. Inside, it definitely shows that the people who made it truly cared about quality. Nowadays, in "hi-fi", you'll find a large box with nothing inside, just a little circuit board. Look at this, for instance - it's a CD player which retails for USD 10.000: At least

Yes, that was distressing for a moment. Phew!

A mystery. My own take on this comes down to B&O taking for granted that people know their AV outperforms; combined with the strong "form over function" in their market communication. They've let themselves become an easy target for cheap shot attacks. The "Philips inside" claims, for instance - certainly: but look at the

It's actually not easy to do right, Marc. I found that I had made a mistake in my bass cut-off, which created a "hole" in the bass resolution (I'm using another processor.) For quite a while I hadn't been getting what my BL5s were capable of. And I consider myself more knowledgeable than the average person in this respect. And

Unfortunately, that would be so wrong - as it completely underutilizes the precision ooomph that's been engineered into the BL5s. The BeoSystem 3 user guide is a little misleading, due to the illustration they've used for the Scene Display setup. On page 20, you find the Scene Display illustration for the Beo5 (see below) which has a subwoofer

I don't think the dealer was trying to sell an extra sub-woofer on the sly here, it may simply be that it's been hard for some dealers to set up right, because this isn't the first time in this forum that people have described how they've felt a need for a BL2 together with their BL5s. There's also Marc's slanted ceiling, which

Which cuts both ways, JB - but as Marc says the BL2 kicks in first, and then the BL5s join in, it seems very likely that the LFE is going to the BL2 only. There would be BL2s galore in the Struer cinema if that dealer is right. Let me again point out that I feel Marc's installation is stunning and speaks of excellent taste - yet I'm curious

[quote user="Marc"] Actually I found that the 2 (BL2 and BL5) work together quite fine. When BL2 reaches its maximum, BL5 steps in. The sound in action movies is massive. Much better than in any cinema. Luckily my neighbors are away very often :-) [/quote] Marc, I'm pretty certain you've been cheated of a very nice experience. Due

[quote user="Odd88"] [quote user="soundproof"] The BL2 has a system where the moving diaphragms are 2x25cm, and one passive diaphragm of the same size. [/quote] it's actually opposite, 2 passive and 1 active... [/quote] Aha! So the info here should be corrected, then? I used that for reference. http://www.beoworld.org/prod_details

Like this one - you'll only be using the pre-outs, but you can set levels from the receiver, and you'll get an excellent 7.1 sound, while you can connect whatever sources you have through the INs. http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=493&Title=Azur%20650R%207.1%20AVR%20with%20HDMI%201.3c%20reception%20and%20processin g