Not aware that you can easily do it wth the Overture series but the CD5500 (and 6500, 7000) CD players have digital out that you could use with a separate DAC/Amp combination. These would still need connection to a Beomaster however if you wanted remote control. (The BC2 and of course the BS9000, as you've already mentioned, also have digital out

You could use something like this from our newest sponsor The input selection is manual but it will do exactly what you want. http://soundsheavenly.co.uk/hifistudio-switch4way.htm

It is not uncommon when times are hard to lay off sales and marketing folk and concentrate efforts in engineering both on current product cost reduction activities and also on new product development. The new product development thing can be a brave thing to do when cash is tight as it is a medium term investment but these will be the product that pick

Birthday do for me (not jandyt's) - I'll not be there

Way to go Steve - greatly appreciated

Wow - what an offer - bit too far for me I'm afraid. I'm sure someone will be along shortly to snap your hand off!

[quote user="soundproof"] I have a faint hope that the people in charge of music for the BeoSound 5 web page, and for B&O's main pages with music, will have nothing to do with music selections for BeoLounge ... [/quote]

I wonder if they'll host regular threads where the mention of B&O or it's products are strictly prohibited?

Will the Beo 6 work with the BM5 alone (without BS5)?

I wouldn't disagree with anything posted about HD VOD - however, for me that's still the future. Here in the UK I have a 512Kbs ADSL connection due to distance from my exchange. I believe others in the UK (Peter and young Alex spring to mind) have similar or worse connections. The government has committed to us having a minimum of 2Mbs connections