One key reasons for not buying the BS5 (yet) is that I have no idea where I'd hide the BM5. The BC2 'socket box' was bad enough and, as my large kitchen/living room is painted white, there's a fairly large black socket box on the wall. Looks a tad odd.

However, the BM5 is a lot larger. So, where do you hide this box? I don't want to buy a cabinet, it can't really go on the wall, nor on the floor. Got no problems with the BS5 size or design.

I wonder why B&O couldn't get the BM5 smaller, when Apple can get the Apple TV or the five-year-old Mac Mini far smaller? Makes disguising or hiding it, tricky.

I hided my Beomaster 5 upright behind the couch as my couch stands nearly direct to a wall with its back - I hope it's clear what I mean with my english
You can order the Beosound 5 with 9m cable instead of 4m - perhaps that helps you!?

Mac mini is only this small because the power supply is NOT inside the box as it is the case in the Beomaster 5.

Apple TV doesn't know standby, is realy getting hot during use etc. ...


Personaly I realy like the BS 5 / BM 5 combo. The aluminium wheels always say "please touch me" ;-)

I've hided mine in a BeoSystem 2 cabinet.

It's smaller than the new cabinet and i've got 2 sets of panels with different finish.

I love mine but i can understand that it could be a probleme for some people.

Lots of cables...