moxxey: dilznik: Ford taking over Volvo turned out to be the best thing that could've happened to Volvo. They'd be out of business by now.. Yes, and Ford taking over Jaguar and Aston Martin was probably the worst thing for both those brands *and* Ford! Ford also did a very good job when they took over Land Rover. They spent some serious money

Alex: Craig: Yes , I remember your post when you purchased it. Craig Bad news - took it out last night (it's been in it's box for about a year, in a warm(ish) dry cupboard) and the darn thing doesn't work! No sound at all. I get a pop when I switch the whole thing off with the speaker switch still down, but none of the sources (FM included

Marcus, I believe the Avants used BMW paint colours. Not sure which ones though. Craig

Great story Kevin, Now I am inspired to write one myself. Although I do not think it will be as good as yours. Craig

Alex: My BeoMaster 4400 sat in a box dormant in an ex-B&O retailer since '77 (never been used) and still had the price & sellotape on the outside of the box. Crackled and popped a bit when I first switched it on, and the right hand channel wasn't working properly, but I left it playing for a few hours and it settled down and now sounds

Iron Maiden - Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner. 13 mins of classic British rock. Craig

Another: just venturing around Beoworld so not sure where to look for manuals or diagrams etc... Roger, you need to be a Silver or Gold member to download the manuals. They are located under products on the home page, the service manual for the Beomaster 1000 is there. Craig also a Beomaster 1000 owner.

Richard, it might be wortth droping Martin (Dillen) a PM. He may have one in bits and can send you the part you need. Craig

We have our Phone, Broadband and TV from Virgin Media too. We have a Beocom 4 and Beocom 1401, both of which work perfectly. Have you tried another phone on the line to see if that works O.K.? Craig

Very nice speakers, I aquired an absolute mint pair in the original box. When I brought some stuff of Ebay a while back. They sold for over £70 when I listed them properly. Only had a quick play with them, but they sounded great with my BM1000. That was with them on the floor too. Craig