B&O Stereo System S5?
02-28-2020, 12:09 PM
#61
AudiWorld Senior Member
I have to agree with your points. While the topic of audio quality is highly subjective, this thread appears to be discussing the quality of the audio system with respect to its bass levels. Though some posts here claim to be audiophiles, the emphasis is on high levels of bass, or lack thereof (again higher level is not the same as deeper, in musical terms). The B&O system is certainly not constructed for car rattling, earth shaking, window shattering bass - instead it is constructed for refinement. i.e. balance, tonal accuracy, imaging, clarity and depth.
Which, as an SB owner, makes the B&O system very good (not excellent as a high-end audiophile headphone paired with a high-end quality amp, but very good nevertheless) to me! Again, note the subjectivity here!
In other words, if the expectation is to provide loud, thumping bass, this system will absolutely not provide it. But that doesn't make it a bad system otherwise - infact, to me its quite the opposite! Again, perhaps i am the only one with this opinion here, but no disrespect to anyone!
Which, as an SB owner, makes the B&O system very good (not excellent as a high-end audiophile headphone paired with a high-end quality amp, but very good nevertheless) to me! Again, note the subjectivity here!
In other words, if the expectation is to provide loud, thumping bass, this system will absolutely not provide it. But that doesn't make it a bad system otherwise - infact, to me its quite the opposite! Again, perhaps i am the only one with this opinion here, but no disrespect to anyone!
In other B&O threads in the forum I thought it was the consensus that for the $$$, the system was well above average. I'm no audiophile, but I'm very satisfied with it.
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Nikon1 (02-28-2020)
02-28-2020, 12:15 PM
#62
Club AutoUnion
If I may paraphrase you -- Manage Your Expectations?
As a Coupe owner, I, too, find the balance of sounds in the B&O supplied system to satisfy my needs. I can certainly hear / feel the bass in the music that I listen to without having the sound transmitted outside the car. I cannot count the number of times, while sitting at a traffic light, I've had a "speaker salesman" pull up next to me and all I can hear is vastly over-driven & distorted bass rocking his car and mine. Not my style.
My personal preferences would suggest that the SB low frequency would not satisfy me at all. While not a bass freak, I do like to get a sense that it's there in the mix.
As always - YMMV and if your expectations are fulfilled, all the better.
-- John
As a Coupe owner, I, too, find the balance of sounds in the B&O supplied system to satisfy my needs. I can certainly hear / feel the bass in the music that I listen to without having the sound transmitted outside the car. I cannot count the number of times, while sitting at a traffic light, I've had a "speaker salesman" pull up next to me and all I can hear is vastly over-driven & distorted bass rocking his car and mine. Not my style.
My personal preferences would suggest that the SB low frequency would not satisfy me at all. While not a bass freak, I do like to get a sense that it's there in the mix.
As always - YMMV and if your expectations are fulfilled, all the better.
-- John
02-28-2020, 12:25 PM
#63
Definitely manage your expectations - especially, if your expectations involve high bass. Its not a system designed for that. If you care about a balanced, close to "accurate" reproduction of sound, this system is pretty good. Especially for the $$$, as garberfc mentioned. Balanced includes bass as its definitely not lacking (like some of the older generation Audi-Bose systems were). That said, I am still experimenting with the settings for "3D sound" and "Surround" levels as those settings impact balance and overall audio output.
02-29-2020, 09:05 AM
#64
AudiWorld Member
For those of us with a Sportback, one setting I've noticed helps to improve the bass output. Part of the 3D settings allow you to choose "Front" "Both" or "Rear." When set to "Both" it sounds OK. When set to "Front" the bass response is improved. It's not an ideal amount of bass compared to the bass output in the coupe. But, with that "Front" setting it is better.
03-03-2020, 09:43 AM
#65
It looks like Alpine S-A60M replaced the MRV-M500. I have a link to it below. It boasts speaker level inputs, but so did the MRV-M500. For that reason, I am just wondering what the reason for the necessity of the LC2i 2 channel line out converter?
Also, would anyone that has a setup with an aftermarket sub, would you mind taking a picture of the speaker wiring from the source speaker level input to the LC2i and/or the amplifier?
Thank you.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_500SA6...mno=500MRVM500
Also, would anyone that has a setup with an aftermarket sub, would you mind taking a picture of the speaker wiring from the source speaker level input to the LC2i and/or the amplifier?
Thank you.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_500SA6...mno=500MRVM500
Last edited by Bryan91SE; 03-03-2020 at 10:07 AM.
08-23-2020, 05:42 PM
#67
AudiWorld Super User
08-24-2020, 03:40 AM
#68
AudiWorld Member
I used the Basser box and it's super solid. At high volumes there is a little rattle around the gas filler door which you can only hear from the outside, and again it's just a little. Otherwise it's been tight.
08-24-2020, 03:56 AM
#69
The Basser box hasn't been available for a while so I'm getting a custom enclosure with sound deadening. The installers tell me it should be tight.
08-24-2020, 04:41 PM
#70
When I sit in the back seats the bass presence is much more pronounce understandably and I am very satisfied with the system. Sitting in the front seat is a different story as the quality and quantity of bass is definitely diminished.