It's simple, the dealer is responsible for the damage to the speakers, but it is up to you to find out all of this info regarding warranty before handing over the 5000 dollars for an item, Consantine. The fact that you've been dealing with a bunch of clowns does not justify the rest of your B&O equipment to be kicked out of home, that's

Search for BV9 at the top of the screen here in the little white box. you'll gain access to the previous discussions about the BV9, in my opinion it's absolutely fantastic.

I'm not really all that surprised. It makes sense to me, when somethings in a box, it's just a box, "MEH whateve r" they must think. I also suspect most couriers have grumpy days and if they have heavy boxes to move, they get stroppy, so why would they care about what happens to a heavy boring brown box? It's in the psychology

Something is telling me the TV will arrive in good nick... not! I can imagine it will be rolling around the back of that van! I'm shocked reading what has happened to these BL1's i can't believe it, what the f*^& does fragile mean?? Maybe because they are so heavy is why they were knocked about.

Well, 50 years! Thats just 1 pound of sound per annum!

IT APPLES TO THE ENTIRE SET. Apologies, i'm mistaken!

moxxey: I'm not disagreeing with that at all. Some people would think I'm mad that I bought an expensive watch last year. Some people say 'I'd never spend more than £200 on a watch', then you find they've just spent £11K on a set of speakers and then use then to listen to compressed MP3 audio they've downloaded

Wow check out next months 3rd prize especially, fabulous, there will be some lucky ducks out there soon enough - exciting! For 30 pounds why wouldn't you join as a gold member?? So much to gain so little to lose.

Jandyt: You know I had this idea, way back in 1978, just wish I'd done something with it. My biggest problem was the size of the wheels on the trolley that you pulled the batteries round with. Keheheheheh!!

An interesting thread, but clearly no comparison between these columns. All very different uses. I agree with Peter regarding the 8000's sound versus the price. I Have not yet heard the BL1. YET. ;) It says something really when someone sells their BEOLAB 5'S in favour of their BL1 and BL4000 combo... different, don't of know anyone who