Koning - if the room does not absorb the bass properly, resulting in muddled sound, then you can always try using bass-traps. Strategically placed, they can do wonders. A couch such as that mentioned by Christian can serve as a bass trap; or you can try to integrate proper bass traps, such as these: http://www.zzounds.com/item--REAC424BK Here, a bass

As to what speakers should go in what rooms - I guess the best guide I can give you is that BL5s are the grand piano equivalent of speakers, and then ask what kind of room such a piano is suitable for? We're dealing with what's best, given what we have to work with. A grand wouldn't be able to breathe in a small room, and would deliver sound

@Lee: Not at all, and thanks for all the positive comments in the thread. @Christian. Hard to tell - if your open double doors are behind you, along the listening axis, then it could be quite ideal, as the additional volume will help dissipate the sound energy. If it's along one of the sides, it's not as ideal. You have a "near" quadratic

Hello BeoNut1, s/pdif over analog. Using analog doesn't have to be inferior - it depends upon the Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) being used. I asked the Head of Audio at B&O why the BeoSystem 3 didn't have s/pdif out, and he said that their Golden Ears hadn't been able to distinguish between an s/pdif signal and Powerlink Out from

Here are some suggestions for those searching for the best possible sound from their BL5s! 1. Is the room large enough? The BL5s "energize" a lot of air, and if the room is too small, that energy will be conflicting, cancelling out soundwaves, creating room nodes (interactions between sound waves and walls) and muddying up the sound. The room

It could be that the placement is cancelling out sound-waves at lower volumes. I experimented a lot with placing my speakers in my listening room, and found significant differences in bass response depending upon where they are. A tip - at low volume, where you feel there's too little bass, move around the listening room to hear whether there's

I forgot to ask an obvious question of the thread starter. Are your speakers symmetrically placed with respect to the room and your listening position? I don't care what B&O says about "freedom to be placed anywhere" that's just marketing talk - for the best possible result, and to avoid room nodes and sound waves cancelling one

It's worth remembering that the calibration is for the bass only, and that it doesn't affect the frequencies above 400Hz. It's also worth noting that while the speakers measure flat on-axis, you may not necessarily experience that in your listening position, due to peculiarities of the acoustics in your listening room. I spent quite some

I agree that BL9s are more than sufficient for home entertainment - very good for movies. And also agree that BL5s need room to perform - just wondered whether there was a technical problem. Cheers.

Why couldn't you use your BL5s with Blu-ray, Moxxey?