Jimbojangles, welcome to BeoWorld. You should write copy for B&O ...

To me, B&O has represented functional sculptures. Their products were works of art that also performed within a/v. Through the years I've bought quite a number of their artistic expressions. I'm sitting in my office looking at a Beosystem 6500 and a BeoVIsion 8 on a floor stand. They look as if they were made for one another -- and I wasn't

Brilliant speakers, can't recommend them enough. Get the display ones - speakers get better with time, and these actually need a little run-in. Buying from the dealer means you get a warranty.

@ Barry I should add something to my "HDMI 1.3 does wonders with the sound" comment above. That is if you have HD-Audio sources. Most of us don't, as of now, as these are found on the new Blu-ray and HD-DVD (RIP) formats, and in addition we'd need the producers to actually create such files. For this reason, I personally don't

I think it's perfectly legitimate to ask questions about how one should integrate B&O and non-B&O equipment in a forum such as this one -- given the large number of members, we can rest assured that someone will have come across the particular problem one is facing. In my instance, it's a response to the complete disregard shown by B&O

I tested my BV8/26, European version when I first got it. Attached a pair of BL3s to it, using PL. SPEAKER 1 gave me the television speakers only. SPEAKER 2 gave me the BL3s only. SPEAKER 3 gave me all the speakers. As is known to most B&O users, you just add SPEAKERS to your LIST. Then just select LIST>SPEAKERS, GO, NUMBER 1,2 or 3 -- for the

@Trip -- The BV8 isn't selling as well as it was hoped it would - in fact, the launch was a stab in the dark compared to the ambition for the product. Is it entirely unfeasible that this is a result of B&O having miscalculated the product's relevance to its intended target market - and to that market's needs? Think not. And if B&O

Doesn't the dealer have a manual? I've had BL3s connected to my BV8 - tv speakers were off in SPEAKER 2.

RussR: Have you all seen this? http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665327724 $2500USD for an 11" screen and NO Surround Sound!! What are they thinking? Russ I'll tell you what they were thinking: someone out there must be willing to pay a premium

I had the 32" on order, but found it too large when it arrived, and switched to the smaller one. Here are my impressions which I posted on the North American forum at the time: http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/post/58968.aspx I ordered a 32" BV8 which I was going to place in the den -- went to look at it when they got it into the stores, and