Yes, but it's not the actual processor speed itself which counts - it's how well matched the software is to the hardware. Similar to the way in which games which are designed to run on all different computer hardware configs are generally much slower than those which only run on a few hardware configurations. Also, from an interface point of

Despite what many people have come to see the BeoMaster 5 as, it's not simply 'a PC in a box', the software which the BeoSound 5 requires is actually very closely tied to the hardware. MOTS especially is incredibly resource hungry and either requires an incredibly powerful computer, or very close matching with hardware. MOTS on BeoPlayer

You must make sure you do this from the same source/with the same DAC. Comparing Lossless on a BeoSound 5 with the original CD from a BeoSound 9000 will produce differing sounds as the circuitry/DACs in the two are different.

There is no difference. If there was a difference, then Word documents would lose certain bits of text when being zipped, which clearly doesn't happen.

Hello All. Just a quick comment after having read a lot of misconceptions and hence a lot of helpful replies, it's maybe best to set it clear. WMA Lossless is identical to the original CD in every way . It works in the same way as Zipping a WAV file or Word Document - no information is lost, it's just stored in a much more efficient manner.

I prefer the design and sound of the BeoLab 5 over any other speaker in the range, although the BeoLab 9 is a close contender for me.

Really? I've always found the BeoLab 7-1 to produce a warmer/smoother sound than the Avant...

Agreed. Hugely better - the Avant was a two-way design, the BeoLab 7-1/7-2 is a three way design, has larger bass drivers, MUCH more power and larger stereo separation.

There should be a red sticker by the positive + terminal. It really is quite important that all the drivers are wired up in phase. Even if both bass/mid drivers are wired the same way round, if this is the opposite to the tweeter, you'll get a horrible great big 'dip' at the crossover point.

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