[quote user="Søren Mexico"] Peter close this thread, we are now into putting a gold frame on a Panasonic, if anybody knows a forum for Panasonic please post it here and Hilton can go there, where he really belong. My short fuse is nearly igniting, and I may start out like Trip, with whoom I agree. [/quote] But why ?? For one thing

[quote user="TripEnglish"] I've edited this post to be a bit less harsh. My disappointment has shifted largely from the OP, who is clearly set on doing what he's doing, to some of the BeoWorlders here. Not everyone has participated on this thread, and some have even agreed with myself, Russ, & Alex, but I'm truly disappointed

I know several UK dealers who are repected all across the UK(and beyond) for installation work. For a big job, I would suggest you obtain quotes from at least two - just to get a yardstick against your initial choice. I would also insist on a breakdown of main items, cables, labour, accessories etc Don't take a "round figure" quote alone

Or buy somebrand new Bellowhead : Produced by John Leckie, new album is superb.

Trip - "low life" ?? A harsh conclusion and not really yours to make. Some would pass a similar judgment on retailers who : * Knowingly sell (near) obsolete technology at top dollar just before an item is discontinued. * Remove pre-programmed, factory shipped code from a remote, and then charge to recode it back in later on * Restrict the

Lee, Count me in too DJ

True enough - the new direction is always the right one. Lets hope its third time lucky, and you're not interveiwing your 4th CEO in 18 months time ! All sounds positive though, I wish Tue all the best, and look forward to seeing/hearing the results.

Lee & Peter, Good work guys !! I know from conversations we had ( on THAT night round Manchester, amongst others! ) that you will both have represented "the consumer" to Tue in a forthright, honest manner. Tue sound interesting......however, I have to say that back in my dealer-days, both TBS and Kalle were presented to dealers/press/consumers

alex - indeed "All loudspeakers (and hifi components for that matter) have their weaknesses/flaws" .... back in my Linn/Naim/rega days, I spent many many demonstrations trying to clarify this to would-be purchasers. A boomy speaker has a fault - it booms !!! So, certain recordings may, by chance, sound great. The flaw in the speaker can either

[quote user="bayerische"] [quote user="Chrisreunion"]They excel with jazz or classical, however.[/quote] Just quoting this for the OP's sake, IMHO Jazz and Classical requires even more from the speaker than say pop music. [/quote]That is a view that has always puzzled me. The ability to recreate sound realsitically is important