A clear, concise and comprehensive overview of the UK situation - thanks Lee. On the software front, I think it's clear that even traditional "hardware" products now have a very significant software content - the BV7 springs to mind for some reason. As you say, software that works "out of the box" is key to the future success

As long as it serves a real purpose - I don't see the point of movement for movements sake

Haven't there been lots of threads about the BS3's ability to handle the high definition audio formats - the concensus was (I believe) that, if it can then, it can only handle it as PCM from the PS3, if you utilise the HDMI bitstream then it is "downgraded" to normal Dolby 5.1. I would recommend conducting a search for BS3 or BV7 and

Don't have Lab 9's or a BL2 and so treat this post withthe contempt it deserves but i have listened to both in store (many times). My concern would be your "rumble". The BL2 can make impressive noises but I would ask "what do you expect to be in the passages you experience"? Being impressively loud isn't necessarily what's

[quote user="9 LEE"] Not got any B&O 'one minute too late' stories, but got another one.. I was offered by the widow of the late, great comedian Les Dawson his old 1972 E-Type Jaguar. Bright Red, 40,000 miles, pristine, garaged, loads of photos of him with it, unrestored (i'm getting upset thinking about this..), and utterly

Strikes me as something for someone who has everything. A gift item?......... probably, for some. A must have, obviously not ........... an "I want one" item ........... not for me.

BUGGER!!!!!!!!!!!!! It took me 5 goes to get the edits right! No more posts here please - go HERE instead!

Never been a real fan although I think the album "Off the Wall" is his best (and wasn't over hyped by the dawn of the video age)

[quote user="js"] A little off-topic, but if you allow me... I am desperately looking for a decent recording (CD or MP3) of the MTV Unplugged concert of "Hootie and the Blowfish" dated 19 April 1996 as a present for my girlfriend. If anyone knows where to find one (legal, of course...), please let me know. Thank you so much. Cheers

[quote user="tournedos"] [quote user="Puncher"] [quote user="tournedos"] Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary Just found the album ("Clues") for 1 euro at a flea market, which had literally 1000s of vinyls laying around in unsorted boxes. Awful job trying to go through them, as 99.9% of the albums were sh*t approaching