dougsat, as a point of reference your experience with LS50s may not generalize well to Reference 5s. I have six LS50s, two in a stereo setup and four used for surround. All the LS50s were easy to place and none required extensive "break-in", although they are sensitive to the quality of the amps driving them. Wonder if LS50 experience might generalize better to Blade 2s.
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