Hi all! This post is interesting and wants some discussion and maybe measurement. I'm traveling right now and can't devote any time to this until Tuesday at the earliest. I will say, though, that when this speaker was being developed, we were very much concerned with midrange. Further, with my pair, I don't feel it's missing. I'll

[quote user="soundproof"] In my opinion, and Dave can correct me if I'm wrong, setting up BL5s properly requires consideration of at least the following: 1. Room geometry - with the ideal setup being symmetrical to walls and listening position. 2. Room properties - is the room lively or overly dampened. Do you need to do something to the

[quote user="Puncher"] Hi Dave - a question about the auto-calibration of the BL5 (just out of personal interest). I understand that the bass compensation is calculated from a measurement of the reverb time of the room, so that the amount of bass generated is modified to prevent an overly "boomy" response, is this correct? If so

[quote user="nmook"] I've done a lot of reading on the Beoworld Forums about this subject, but I can't seem to find a definitive answer. Since the Beolab 5 converts an audio signal to digital to do processing on it before playback, it seems that digital -> BL5 is the best approach. However, I have a very nice Benchmark HDR DAC I'd

[quote user="KingOfSnake"] In my view room size is an issue with Beolab 5's, they sound congested and do not perform in smaller environments (Beolab 9's are far superior in most setups where I have placed Beolab 5's). Many years ago I tried them in a 8m long room, 3m wide, they were very average. Twice I have collected Beolab 5's

Room size is simply not an issue with BeoLab 5s. During the design phase, we never even discussed the possibility of there being a "minimum" room size for the speaker. I've used them in a tiny office (2.5 m x 3.3 m) and in a cathedral (30 m x 60 m x 20 m). The ABC adapts the low-frequency part of the spectrum to whatever room they are

I've never used the Lexicon, so I can't speak to it. However, In my studio EVERYTHING except speakers is non-B&O. And yes, muting is an occasional nuisance on the BeoLab 3s being driven by a Yamaha mixing console. Fortunately, the lag is long enough that during almost all program material there is no muting, just when I stop playback for

Whoa! What a cool setup you propose! A single BL9 for a center with BL5s Left and Right will work extremely well for both film and music! I'd put the BL3s as side speakers. For 7.1, I'd buy a Lexicon processor with Logic 7, which is a really nice algorithm for deriving steering between side and rear from just the surround signal. The result

Good question! I can only speak to experience with the Avant (I have one set up with 4 BL3s and a BL2, normal home theatre). Answer: yes, I am troubled by interference effects of the stereo pair of the Avant. By "aiming" the Avant precisely, I can get the summation to be pretty good for ONE angle, but for other viewers off axis it deteriorates

Based on my experiments and study of surround sound, I would definitely argue against having two center speakers. The gain in power is only 3 dB, and the potential interference effects for the various listeners are substantial. The center channel is a very special channel for cinema, and needs to be treated with care. I hope this helps. Best regards