[quote user="Chrisreunion"] If they had dropped the price, it would have sold, don't you think? I don't understand this new B&O policy to discontinue a product that doesn't sell & come back with another one that offers more for less money. The irony is that BV9 was already a bargain in B&O world: it cost the same price

[quote user="Stan"] (I'm not certain if you can connect both PL and Line-In connectors at the same time). [/quote] You can in the sense that it doesn't break anything, but you'd need to go and fiddle with the switches behind the speakers each time you want to change the source... so not a solution really.

I test drove a BM900 with the Pentas once, and it was enlightening As I've mentioned before, the Pentas don't seem to need much power at all to sound good. Compared to many (even much smaller) speakers, the sound is full already at very low volume.

I believe the most common problem is that the spindle motor - which is an odd concoction by itself - gets stiff. It may seem to spin freely, but just not freely enough. The track info is on the inner edge of the CD, which needs the most rotational speed, and if the motor has problems, it may not reach the correct speed before the deck gives up. The

It would look even better if the stand wasn't upside down!

There's of course a good chance that all of these are ruined / discarded as non functional to begin with, as usually is the case with anything advertised as "not tested"... but I'd buy that for a dollar!

The recording density on 3/4" U-Matic is immensely less than on even SP VHS, so they will last decades if the tape holds together physically. Old magnetic tapes can have problems with the oxide layer separating from the backing tape, needing baking beforehand, or cooling during playback to prevent them from clogging up the playback heads immediately

One way of getting old VHS tapes to digital format would be to copy them over to a DVD recorder. After the analogue TV is out (since three years here already!) people often want to get rid of those machines for little money, since they are very awkward for time-shifting purposes once the built-in tuner becomes useless. After that, it's a good idea

[quote user="lausvi"] I'll stack the 7000 to my workbench-audio setup for now. I could use the BM+BL7000 there as my workbench area is very small - could the fault get any worse (ie. should I not use the BM)? [/quote] No, I don't think so... mine was a bit more urgent since the bad solders made the relays rattle when you walked past

Can't remember exactly... not more than 15 anyway, if you only want to take care of this problem and skip other recapping. I can do it for you if you're not in a hurry! I probably won't have time to concentrate on anything until next month or so.