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So here's my setup. With the BV11 there are many, many options for the speaker roles. Assuming I am sitting in the middle, is there a right and wrong answer to what roles the speakers should be playing in this setup for Movie Surround Sound based on typical 5.1 input/output.
I suspect the best answer is, whatever sounds best, but you could spend hours messing around with the choices, is there a definitive answer? Expert opinions please.
I have a very similar lineup as yours.
bv 11-55 , 12-2 and bl9. after attempting to optimize all the different sound options with my ears, I realized that did not lead to an acceptable result.
I bought a noise measuring device. a fairly simple one. (any b+o setup-team should use one)
I leveled all the speakers and noted that the speakers of the BV11 had to be set about 3db lower than all the others.
Then I went back step by step to the factory settings of the sound parameters. and so it suits me really best.only the bass, surround and compass settings, I have had to raise in the movie and dramatic mode, one step.
compression in movie mode to: off
BV11 : center frontbl9 : left and right frontbl12 -2 : left and right surround
picture:power save mode : offsharpness , noise reduction and contrast enhancement I have reduced. more for bluray then for tv tuner.
in the service menu I have reinforced the edge light setting to 4. which is better than the original setting, but always in dark spaces not yet satisfactory.
greetings
Thanks for that. I will give it all a go.
Hi,
As you've already be told - the BeoLab 9's are Left Front and Right Front. The BV11 internals are both Centre Front. Your surround loudspeakers are Left Surround and Right Surround.
The Speaker Levels should be adjusted so that the C-weighting of all loudspeakers are the same when you're in the Speaker Levels menu. Make sure that the master volume is loud enough when you're doing this to ensure that the SPL meter is not listening to other noises in the house.
If you typically watch movies alone, then you should set the Speaker Distances to the one sweet spot. If you typically watch with friends, then you should make your Speaker Distances the smallest of the distances from any speaker to any listening position. (for example, the right side of the sofa to the Right Surround loudspeaker, but the left side of the sofa to the Left Surround loudspeaker).
At least, that's what I would do...
Cheers
/geoff
Speaking of loudness contours, when I first got my BS9000/BL8000 combo, I was amazed at how well the loudness contour worked. Other stereos I'd had even at low level the loudness button seemed to throw things off, with the Beo gear it just made listening to music at low levels just full and enjoyable without introducing any weirdness. Even at higher levels it is never terrible.
I noticed it as I used to live in quite a small house, and would listen low late at night to not disturb my wife (me being more of a night owl than she is). I was amazed that I could listen at low levels and still get great imaging and tonal balance. In fact, right now until I finish the living room the system is in my dining room. A friend came and visited and while we were sitting around the dinner table, drinking and catching up, he made the comment that he couldn't believe how just flat out enjoyable the B&O gear sounded, especially at such a low volume. He was impressed, and he's heard most of my gear thru the years.
One of the reasons I think B&O is designed to provide pleasure and good sound the way a lot of people actually listen to music, not the straight jacket no tone control mantra of the traditional "high end" approach. I also find the tone controls on the BS ideally matched to the 8000s, you can get subtle adjustments ideally suited to touching up a not so great recording, all from the listening chair.
Jeff
I'm afraid I'm recovering from the BeoVirus.