I'm not one to defend poor dealers if this is the case, and sorry to put a damper on your lament, but did you not actually check the speakers before you bought them? By the look of it, they were £300 off list and with a £950 Serenata thrown in it strikes me as a bit of a bargain to be honest! - but i could be wrong. I assume that the

Hi No, they won't just plug & play' as the voltage in Canada is different to the UK. You can either use a voltage converter (see our FAQ section article on them) or your engineer can do a simple tweak to the 'insides' for them to run on 110v. Lee

I'm picturing a pair of BeoLab 3's on wall brackets bolted to the sides of the BV9 and turned on full 'sideways' turn... I actually go with Alex here - how about a Mk3 7-40 and a 7.2. That said, i totally and utterly love my BeoVision 9 and wouldn't swap it for anything.. Lee

Tickets now taken. Lee

Gentlemen (and ladies!).. Due to a last minute cancellation, we have TWO tickets available for the BeoWorld Christmas Dinner if anyone is interested! It is this Saturday, December 13th at the Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. Tickets sold out in August such is the demand for a Christmas Party at this beautiful 5-Star venue. Tickets are £49

The Auction A package consisting of BeoSound 9000, white ltd edition, product no. 1, a floorstand, a pair of BeoLab 8000 in white, and an optional visit to the Bang & Olufsen headquarters in Struer (to actually receive the product and meet the CEO), will be auctioned off online by the leading auction house, Bruun Rasmussen (bruun-rasmussen.com)

Bang & Olufsen to auction off unique icon To celebrate one of its most iconic products, Bang & Olufsen has produced a limited run of 1500 BeoSound 9000 music systems in white. Each of these will be individually numbered, and the number one product will be auctioned off this December/January with all proceeds going to charity. Struer, December

Ignace has covered just about everything from a technical aspect, but here are some common-sense tips. Look at the steering wheel, gear knob and drivers seat. Does the speedo say 60,000km, and the seat is worn through - matching the leather peeling from the steering wheel and gear knob?!! If so, either the car has a false mileage and/or a doctored history

Well done for keeping the donkey still long enough to take the photo!

Dave: As Calvin Harris said... "it was acceptable in the 80's" ...