[quote user="Stephan"] The ATC stuff you mentioned..... guess what... Butt ugly as well. [/quote] A very well articulated and incisive critique which I wouldn't disagree with, although the actual cabinet work is outstanding and certainly as good as the standard of B&O veneers of 40 years ago. But as I said, a box is still a box, however

[quote user="Peter "] A passive version of these speakers would be very difficult to make sound reasonable. The amplifiers are used to boost the bass and generally flatten out the problems of putting small speakers in a drainpipe! [/quote] This perhaps demonstrates that the styling came first rather than the design! In some ways the later

[quote user="burantek"]I have yet to source a 303.[/quote] Jaff, There are always 303s on eBay UK - 12 at the moment and most of the sellers will ship to the US. I know what you mean about the 'sorta 40s charm'. The latest Quad valve amps have it in spades and the new integrated amp is a beautiful piece of industrial design rather

Well Jaff, at least you saved us from the photo of the 303 power amp - not the most beautiful of Peter Walker's creations. Here's a link to some photos http://www.google.co.uk/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=quad+303&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=4w1bTJXQC5P60wSsxvlZ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct

[quote user="kb1981"] I was actually looking for a beolit 800. Don't suppose you're looking to sell one? My mother lives in Exeter so I can easily collect anything you've got for sale down that way. [/quote] Sadly, no - I keep thinking I should have a 600 or a 707, but I'm using a Beosystem 10 I've had from new as my portable

And my connection dropped out with 20 seconds to go! Cleve

This is a combination of what I have or heard and what I would like to have but haven't heard. Limited purely to Beovox rather than Beolabs, and placed in the context of an amplifier/speaker combination S45.2s with my Beocenter 4000 (the 70s one, althoiugh I'm currently using them with my BM4400 CX100s with a Beocenter 9500 I'd really like

Did anyone buy the 80s BM6000 that's just finished on Ebay UK? It looked an absolute peach and given its provenance, someone got a bargain. Was it a Beoworlder? Cleve

[quote user="Medogsfat"] [quote user="Craig"] Missed this auction ending. Not too bothered though as I would not have gone that high at all. Craig [/quote] Me neither Craig. The ones I bought cost me £99 complete with stands & mint cabinets. The seller had them on a BIN/best offer for £199 for a couple of months with

[quote user="j0hnbarker"] Happy Anniversary Cleve :) Hope your search for the MC120.2s goes well. I remember that you were rather taken with mine when you visited, and I'm sure if you get some you won't be disappointed. You'll have to try and find a nice La Pavoni Europiccola to go in your kitchen too ;) John [/quote] Thanks John