Recent content by sbis

Thank you all for the invaluable advice and suggestions - I've finally got my hands on a shiny set of bx5's and spent most of the day in awe at the sound this pairing with a 610 produces. Out of the box the sound is terrific, none of heat harshness I was concerned about but plenty of detail...

Thanks Dan, that had almost made the decision for me unheard. I went into RS for a demo but there isn't a BX5 in stock nationally according to their system and they're on hold until next year. I did get chance to listen briefly to some Q Acoustics 2050i speakers which were impressive in a small...

Good to hear the the BX5's could be a goer. My plan was to put them either side of a sideboard in the corners on the same wall about 4m apart, so they'd have about 1m square of sparce around them. They'd need to sit within 25cm of the wall if possible. The Sounddock is used principally as...

Thank you all for the advice and insight - it's appreciated. I'm definitely not against the idea of buying used to eek out my budget, but I'd prefer to be able to demo them first. Admittedly the damage had already put me off, but then the Mrs leaned over and veto'd black wood so that may also...

Thanks MajorFubar, I found your post just after I'd started this post - I did look first, honest! It's good to hear some poisitve feedback and funny I found the lack of a volume dial a tad counter intuitive, but it's one less thing for my lad to play with. Going for a play tomorrow. Head says...

Hello folks – I’m really hoping you can help out with some advice please. I have a Bose Sounddock10 that has served us very well for a year or so, but ever since Apple changed the dock connector making it a bit of a faff to use with bluetooth, I’ve become increasingly dissatisfied with the...