Duels wrote:

What I've found with the BL18s is that they can be a little bass-light in their natural state. So I've played with the position switch such that the one in the corner is set to "wall" and the one against the wall is set to "free". For me this is no different from turning up the bass tone control. I'm sure this might horrify some folk but I'm also pretty sure Geoff Martin suggested trying it in one of his posts. It doesn't distort at all and simply provides really good strong punchy bass.

keynesparis6 wrote:

This must be a matter of taste.... and room!

KP6

I have both the BL18s (lounge set up) and an A9 in my bedroom.

While i love the A9 for its use case, and it may be amongst the best one unit speakers out there, the BL18s are much better to me.

Some of this is the separation - for me an A9 in my lounge just wouldnt be what i want. Plenty of reviewers of single unit streaming speakers go on about the room filling sound. To be honest, i think this is just nonsense. An A9 could never achieve what a pair of BL18s can in that respect, excellent though the A9 is (and i reiterate, i really really like mine).

Cant speak for the 17s as i;ve never tried them - but my BL18s (occasionally supplemented by a pair of BL3s) produces a fabulous sound to me.

Be interested to see what you go for.

Sandeep

Thanks for the reply Sandyb, good points!

I would like to add that I have a BL14 setup in the living room, this is purely for a 'music system' in what could be called an office :)

Regarding my choice, I'm really leaning towards the BL17s, though I can't decide which colour / variant to go for!

spangle wrote:

Thanks for the reply Sandyb, good points!

I would like to add that I have a BL14 setup in the living room, this is purely for a 'music system' in what could be called an office :)

Regarding my choice, I'm really leaning towards the BL17s, though I can't decide which colour / variant to go for!