In Minority Report and The Island , A8s with cut-off cables are used as intercom-earpieces.

bikerscotty: Did you see in the times today that the "institute of weekly day conferance" has taken a vote to remove mondays from the weeks, something to do with catching up with time drag. ;0) In that case I'll be down to pick up my £699 BeoVision 9 from Comet this weekend

B&O will never sell in Comet, as surely as there's a monday in the week...

Movies are generally quieter overall than music as they have a larger dynamic range (the difference between the loudest sound and the quietest sound), the idea being loud moments (gunshots, explosions etc...) can make the viewers jump out of their seats.

The BeoSystem 3 does do a good job of making a standard definition DVD look like a high-definition source. However, if you'd then seen HD on a B&O Plasma or LCD, you'd see why HD is something you'd want to pursue. A standard definition DVD through a BeoSystem 3 > BeoVision 4 is impressive, very very very impressive. A high definition signal through

Peter : Unfortunately , our Alex is in hyperbole mode again! The lasers in this CD player can go wrong and is not quite as reliable as the CDX. Both mine work though! Oooh that's the first time I've heard anything about CD7000 mechs possibly failing. Either way, they're still very reliable...

Yes, the CD7000 has an S/PDIF output which you can use to connect to BeoLab 5s along with the PowerLink outputs - will work flawlessly, and the CD mechanisms in the CD5500/6500/7000 are absolutely bulletproof!

soundproof: I may be missing something, but when I tried something similar (PL to BL5 from one B&O unit; s/pdif to BL5 from another), I did not get PL control of tone and balance on the BL5s. In fact, the setup didn't "understand" what I was trying to do. I read your answer as dealing with output from the BeoSound 9000 alone - while

A complete BeoSystem 7000 could set you back £1k or more if it included a BeoLink 7000. The sound is certainly most impressive - and the CD players are the most impressive parts - fantastic players with very well designed and built DACs and output stages. The build quality internally is fantastic! As far as the BeoMaster amplifiers go, they can't be

There's no need to change the option setting - they should still be in option 0 as when connected via PowerLink. The BL5s will simply make use of the digital input when it's available, and all the control functions will happen down the PowerLink. As I say, it'll behave as normal, but use the digital signal instead of the analogue audio signal down the