will: i do agree that the so called bass management is for people who have small speakers. these are usually the surround speakers and the center channel speaker.

unfortunately, the bass is not managed very well at all and the confusion as to what actually happens to the bass is apparent by reading this thread or any article on the subject.

all 5 speakers should be identical and full range. short of that, the thx spec of setting all 5 speakers to small and xover at 80 for all 5 is the surest option, though it has the incurable double bass problem.

mixing large and small speakers leads to less than optimal listening.

if you have a 950, a good sub or subs, 5 or 7 channel amp, 1080i monitor, good dvd player with sacd or dvd-a and pt barnum interconnects and cables....why would anyone let the speaker setup compromise the best performance possible?