j0hnbarker: beo4life: Dire Straits - Money for Nothing Played on the beolab 5000's on dads timberframed walls. It made one guy offer us £1400 for the speakers, which we turned down. Great track! Got to be the album version with the extended intro though :) People wet themselves when Sting stops singing and the drums and guitar kick in!

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing Played on the beolab 5000's on dads timberframed walls. It made one guy offer us £1400 for the speakers, which we turned down.

I think so. I fitted a mx8000 back to a mx7000 by removing a couple of strengthening lugs that got in the way. So i guess it should the other way around. Brett

The first two digits of the serial number give the year of manufacture. I'm sure there is a FAQ on it somewhere on the site. Graham1982 is correct regarding the dates. They are conceptual rather than dates of manufacture.

I bought 3 pairs of form 1 pads from the vegas dealer only 6 months ago. I then got home and was told by that they were still available from uk dealers. I may have been wrong about the headphones still being available. But i'm sure i'm right about the pads!!

If you buy a beogram 3000 or similar, always get the seller to take out the platter and put it under the record deck in the packaging. The very first one i bought on ebay ended up with a snapped arm and broken stylus. The platter lifts out, so if the deck is turned upside down, it smashs everything to pieces. I never got any money back, but that deck

I can quite see why you would wish to change a tube if you live in a country where second hand avants are rare or expensive. However, in the UK they are a dime a dozen and you can buy a fully working avant for £200 with a beo4 on ebay. Other than the satisfaction of fitting it yourself, why would you do it?

The foam pads are still available from your B&O dealer. I think the Headphones are still available also.

3 mins too late!!

The guts are the same as the 7000, except it doesn't have the RIAA. You need a 3500,4500,6500 or 7000 if you want an RIAA built in. 3000,3300,5005,5500,8000,8500 & 9500 & TX2 dont have an RIAA fitted.