I voted 8000's as front & 6000's as rears. Both beautiful speakers but the 8000's are still the best looking speakers ever designed IMO. The 6000's have proven to be too easy to copy due to their simplistic & elegant design whereas the 8000's are unmistakable in any setting. Sound wise they are both very much ahead of anything

Yep - probably the volume wheel, I've seen this many times myself as has Martin. There is a microswitch underneath which may simply need the contacts cleaning with some very fine abrasive paper. It may need replacing though and they are quite hard to find - unless you say pretty please with sugar & sprinkles in which case I will pop one in the

If you open up your Beomaster and access the PCB which runs under the glass touch panel you will probably find small metal tubes which run under the corresponding touch sensor areas. Very carefully rub the tips with some very fine abrasive paper such as 1200 grade wet or dry sand paper. This has been a success for me on other B&O equipment such

Thanks for the update David, compared to the price of the BS2 it certainly offers good value for money although it isn't any where near as stylish IMO. Chris.

The pleasure is all ours Jim, the "S" series of speakers are often overlooked, but in my personal opinion are excellent speakers and much better than many new offerings from the mass market producers (the S45's are particularly good). I cannot believe how cheaply they can be bought these days. I have no idea how technically minded you

Same as Martin - I use contact adhesive (Evostick in the UK - the choice of glue sniffers!). Use it as you would normal glue ie:- no need to coat both the frame and the fabric as the instructions on the glue will suggest. It will stick very quickly. Chris.

Graham - at the top left hand side of the OP is a line of 5 stars for rating - I think you'll be able to figure out the rest. An old fart like me managed Chris.

I like it! Don't be fooled into thinking all ceramics are fragile - in fact they are amongst the strongest and most durable of all man made products. Think of false teeth or the skirts that Lotus designed for their F1 Grand Prix cars in the 1980's (before they were banned) Chris.

He can be found at beocentral I believe. Chris.

Very nice Alex - not sure about the excercise ball though - that'd certainly spell a week in hospital for me if I sat on the thing Just seen your photo on the Beoworld news item and that horrible American imported word "dude" has been lodged in my forebrain ever since Enjoy the BL 4's mate - you deserve them Chris.