Bang tried. Infact they were close to sealing a deal, when BMW said, "oh by the way - no B&O branding on speakers please". Bang said "Bye bye". For the record, BMW car systems are consitently underwhelming.

dont get too precious...

I agree with a number of points here. Its good to have a contributor here who makes some very valid points about the current line up of products. I think we have to also remember that there have been some Bang employees who have left the building due to some decisions that have been made on product / marketing etc etc - so bear this in mind. I think

Doom and Gloom! Bang has been prepared for a slowing economy. The company has weathered a few financial storms in its time. Cutting some product is a sensible way of reducing cost base and introducing some new products when the timing is right.

DVD2 was a product that was caught between some changing technologies. It was no secret that much of the device was a Philips product - and there was a real concerted effort not to go with one technology (HD-DVD or BR) until one clear winner emerged. Now that this has happened, i think a replacement DVD2 (maybe DVD3?) will follow, that will look physically

Now for some positive news. I have worked my contacts hard for this info. Apparently Bang is working on new Tele movement technology, a technology movement that measures movements far more precisely and quickly, allowing all motion to appear far more natural than anything else conceived. This will be part of VisionClear most likely. Watch this space

To eliminate the noise one of the powerlink pins must be disconnected. This is usually done by cutting one of the pins....i forget which one, but a call to your Bang service dept explaining the noise and them using the product config software will tell them which pin to disconnect. This is a common issue with Lab 3's.

I have BL4000's which i love. They look fantastic and sound great - but they aren't quite as good as the BL3's which are technically superior and utilise the AL tech. There is no doubt that the BL3 are the better speaker overall. It really comes down to what you prefer, sound and looks wise.

Leave it for now. Next will be BR compatiable and much much better.

Take them back to Bang. They will sort them.