henrik: Soundproof: regarding palisander/rosewood - could it be some kind of language problem between danish and English? In the Swedish B&O brochures, the rosewoodish finish has always been referred to as palisander. BTW, very nice to read about your setups - I love the use of great vintage equipment. Rosewood=Palisander. That explains it. Nice

Well, you know how to put a tear in someone's eye. Looks wonderful, doesn't it? And at the time it was the best sound one could get for decent money. Somehow I find that the Beogram 4000 fits better than the more authentic Thorens player (which I also understand has better bass?) Looking forward to hearing a record through that setup at home

The Beolab/Beomaster have black, laquered metal sides (something you don't see in photos). They're teak, but this Beogram 4000 is quite dark, palisanderish in the wood. (Claimed by seller and appears to be in photo - though they're supposed to be available only in Rosewood and Teak finishes according to Beocentral. Palisander would be perfect

Maybe he found himself between chairs?

Looks beautiful. Tomorrow I'm picking up a Beogram 4000 - think it will go very well together with the Beolab/Beomaster.

It's a tough topic, this thread, since the sound is dictated by the speakers and the room acoustics. And I have heard units that play wonderfully in one room that fall flat in another - something about the room was just right for the power and performance of that particular unit (or wrong). I haven't had a chance to listen thoroughly to a BM4400

Black BL4000s together with a BeoSound 4 gives me instant 2001 A Space Odyssey "Monolith" engineering associations.

Too fast off the gun there, Alex. The ESL 63s debuted in 1981. Great speakers if you're of the "more than enough bass for me" school. Though judging by comments here from people who want to add BL2s to BL5 setups I don't think they would be appreciated! Placement and pointing is crucial with the ESLs, but the sound is fantastic. You

DVI to HDMI connection for the image. Either connect from the audio out minijack, or using a USB connector (various available). These run USB from your Mac to a box that has analog connectors of various kinds. As to DVD. I'm in the process of putting my favourite films and series on an INFRANT NAS server. Up to 3TB of storage space! ( http://infrant

Beautiful and functionally superior speakers, the BL4000s. B&O's hidden secret as far as performance goes - brilliant for acoustic music and vocals.