Iconic AV's replacement straps are very good in my opinion. I received a pair of straps from them for some RL60.2's and they are as good as originals, except for there being no print on the straps.

[quote user="chadders"]You assume correctly, there are no other B&O items involved although I shall soon be employing a Beosound 8 in my main listening room [/quote]

[quote user="chadders"]If I am in my kitchen where one of the Beolit 12's is placed and I want to listen to music from my iPhone via Airplay, first I have to turn the Beolit 12 on, then I have to wait for it to join the network before it appears in the Airplay list on the phone and I am able to choose it as a source. Way too much messing

[quote user="raveny"] How british is a car whose engine and body is made in Bavaria (Phantom)? Not to mention electronics and parts from suppliers from all over... [/quote] Rolls-Royce Phantom VII, 2003 to present Not officially a Phantom VII, but this first generation of Rolls-Royce with BMW ownership is often known by this moniker. With

[quote user="Puncher"] I would prefer to limit the discussion to B&O who are a Danish owned company with premises in Denmark and Czech and who outsource production of some lower priced items to Chinese third parties. They have recently suffered some financial difficulties and undergone some restructuring to try and improve the operating

[quote user="burantek"] [quote user="symmes"] @John. Great summary and question. The answer is Asian. RR is German, and they were smart not to call it a 9-Series. Pull the German bits out and you have a couch. So is Mini. Chrysler is Italian. I am impressed with the fortitude and intelligence behind so many of the postings, and have

[quote user="symmes"] @John. Great summary and question. The answer is Asian. RR is German, and they were smart not to call it a 9-Series. Pull the German bits out and you have a couch. So is Mini. Chrysler is Italian. I am impressed with the fortitude and intelligence behind so many of the postings, and have learned a lot, little of which

[quote user="Jonathan"] This is my last post on this frustrating and stupid thread, so please don't waste your time responding (I can't believe I keep getting sucked in [/quote] In the last couple of pages, it's your own posts which have been some of the most stupid, and it's been your interjections which have been predominant

[quote user="Dkatz"]Perpahs Chelsea is not an English team either since it's owned by a Russian businessmen by your logic?[/quote] Good example - presumably because Roman Abramovich owns Chelsea Football Club, this therefore makes Chelsea a Russian club in your view? If a dog walks into a stable, does that make it a horse..?

[quote user="Jonathan"] the fact that they're foreign owned makes them NOT english companies [/quote] Complete nonsense i'm afraid. Both Dkatz and myself have given compelling and simple reasons but you are either missing the point or just talking b*llocks for the sake of it. The Times newspaper - that is obviously a british newspaper