I'm sorry, just a little spelling error above, it's well know that sheep are afraid of subwoolfers.

As Frede points out there's actually a B&O element to the Thorens story. (As well as a Tandberg one, but I haven't been able to come up with any photos, Frede!)

jk1002: Assuming we get you a Beosound 5 and a Beomaster 5, would it be better to install the BS5 on one of you so that it follows you around where you go or is it required to install one everywhere were you might enjoy the lush grass? You might want to consider the function of a sheepdog in the equation ...

Supergrass sheep? Interesting ...

Imagine all the fine vintage and near-vintage units that get thrown away because dealers can't be bothered. (And it's not just B&O). Really a shame. Your Beomaster can most certainly be repaired, and you'll probably be surprised by how little it will cost. And if not, then it will probably be a good donor unit for a repairer ...

Aja, from Aja by Steely Dan, on my Beogram 4000 & Beolab 5000. And I'm enjoying it.

Agreed, the Playstation 3 is a very impressive bit of tech with unlimited possibilities. I didn't like the noise from the drive - is that gone?

I dislike the entire Blu-ray format. Had a Pioneer Blu-ray player on trial some months ago -- took miiiiinnnnnuuuuuutttttteeeeeeesssssss to just get going, slow and unpredictable, lots of DRM checks and balances. Me no like at all. Have tried others, and while access times have improved I think that these formats are simply not catching on, and that

I should point out that you can purchase movies in high-resolution, not just rent them. Lots of services coming with this offer now. Vudu.com, www.videogiants.com, etc. And you can also purchase movies from AppleTV, which means they won't autodelete.

I had a friend who's a professional cinematographer visit last Friday. He has shot several dozen features, and actually had one in competition in Cannes this year. We were discussing blu-ray versus upscaled DVD and the HD quality of AppleTV. We watched Sweeney Todd fro AppleTV, which is a particularly good HD-transfer on a 50" plasma, and my