Probably between two systems - the Beomaster 4400 and Beomaster 8000 . The 8000 is more powerful - 150W a channel and has the advantage of remote control. It is also huge and quite complicated. A fully restored working one could cost you £400 or possibly more. The 4400 is an earlier non remote control device but I think sounds a little sweeter

Increase your budget and get a BeoVision 10-40 - the features of the BV8-40 and the looks (but modernised) of the BV5. Having said that, I am thinking of a BV5 - the picture quality is very easy to watch and is ridiculously cheap now.

Not dull at all. I know people who prefer it to the CL. The SP15, 4000, EN and MMC3 are all pretty similar.

Why not get Axel to put a sapphire cantilever and contact line stylus on your MMC3?

It is a bespoke cable I think. You will need to order another from your dealer.

1. You need an aerial. A ribbon aerial is what you used to have - an outdoor one would be better but more expensive. 2. Which remote do you have? There are manuals for the system on Beoworld but you need to be a silver or gold member.

The simplest way is to use an amplifier with a dedicated record player input and feed the tape output to the iMac. Use Toast and CD Doctor to convert the audio input to .WAV files and convert them to either CDs or digital tracks on your computer. Check your deck is working first!! I use this method a lot using a Beogram 4004 and a Beomaster 5500 (a

The 5500 has RCA plugs on the back. I would get an iPod dock and use that with a mini jack to twin RCA lead. If you get thye one from Ridax, it can be remote control. Or do it another way and attach your computer. That is what I do.

I replaced mine with Peerless drivers a long time ago and was happy with the results. Mine were S120s and can be seen with the new drivers here . Mine were a fairly unpleasant teak colour unlike the lovely rosewood that yours are. Mine had the tatty foam like yours - my older Beovox speakers have more of a blanket type filling. Although these speakers

The problem with the BC9000, which is a lovely device, is that the CD is no longer repairable ( practically for most people - I know we have a few electronic whizzes who probably can!) and when it goes, it rather makes the device a very large radio. As this is more likely the older it gets, Lifestyle and Morethan clearly feel that offering a product