timhanna wrote:

Thanks Gustavo,

I see what you're saying and if you have them and are still recommending them, then that means that youre extremely happy with it!

Luckily i still got some time to think about it more...

but they are definately candidates! Have you found this night mode option for them?

Not really, I didn't know this mode existed. i used the BL9s in a flat and never had problems with my neighbours, probably because woofer facing front not down. I could sometimes push them 70+ in volume!

I live in a dettached house now and have no problem with neighbours.😁

I fully understand your dilema! I'm just telling you BL9's will give you lots of pleasure for as long as you decide to keep them. Nevertheless if your pockets allow for it, go for the BL5's. It's just that you probably won't use them to its maximum! 

soundproof wrote:

You can control subwoofer volume by applying "night listening" modes, where the bass is suppressed. I do that, when I know the neighbours are home and I will be playing something that has a lot of bass pulses. You can either apply Dynamic Range Compression, or various kinds of night listening settings.

Hi soundproof, just wondered whether your neighbours have complained a lot in the past??

beodude wrote:

Hi soundproof, just wondered whether your neighbours have complained a lot in the past??

No, I've been most fortunate. I have quite understanding neighbors, and then I also time my bass-excesses for when they're not in. I think that with weapons grade speakers such as BL5s, one should show courtesy.

As to the question above concerning suppressing the bass. Some processors have night-modes, and also offer options for reducing the dynamics, or reducing the bass. If the processor or unit the BL5s are connected to don't have that, one simple thing to do is to simply reduce the amount of bass using the tone control.

When I moved from my villa to this apartment, I actually knocked on the downstairs neighbor's door and said that I'd like to set the sound level for my speakers. Looked quite impressive when I could use my iPod Touch to adjust the level and select different kinds of music, from his apartment. And let me tell you, the BL5s definitely can bore through a floor!
When I got back to my own apartment, I measured the dB-level in my listening room, and set that as the working level for neighbor-in listening, but that's actually also a very nice listening level for almost all kinds of music. I do play my Wagner/Mahler/Beethoven at louder volumes, though.

I also gave them my phone number, so that they could call me if ever they should be inconvenienced. They haven't called me yet. But I'm fortunate, they're away a lot.

maybe you cant hear that phone :D