Nice photo. Yes - but the BeoLab 7.4 only outputs a maximum of 2x250w=500 -- which is 1/5 of th BL5s rating. And remember that one rarely uses all that power. The relevant power here is the 2x250w max in the mid and top of the BL5 (most of the voice info goes through those). Do you know whether the BV5 processes the center channel as mono and sends

I agree, Beodude. There will be as many opinions on this topic as there are members on BeoWorld, though ... Maybe one way of assisting a decision is to consider the shape of the ear? It's clearly designed to chiefly capture and channel whatever is in front of us (few go hunting with their butts). The way the ear comes out from the head, with the

"I swear I saw Alex with a pinguin in his car! ... Don't know, kinda darkish?"

philipsmz333: They aren't excactly timeless are they (speaking in interior design terms) and in things such as the BV9, BL7.4, and BL9, i believe they look dorky. That's my opinion, and i know others also agree, however i strongly agree with what they bring to the table acoustically, and that is why B&o is beginning to be acclaimed and noticed

philipsmz333: So is B&W, but it isn't exactly pretty is it. Come on, you know i've got a point there! That ALTs are dorky?

philipsmz333: I honestly believe that the beolab 3's would be unnessesary, and that the ALT-all-around theory thing is more obsessive ~ compulsive than anything. Slap me, but I in my opinion the ALT is dorky (bar Beolab 5). I will slap you - the ALT is a brilliant innovation in sound reproduction. It is transforming audiophile appreciation of B&O

And then Lee and Peter should get in touch with some press - pointing out the absolute lunacy of the B&O Prizes to be awarded to members of the world's best B&O Enthusiasts' Site. That alone would be reason enough to join, even if you have no B&O at home. People spend a lot more money on the chance they can win a top-marque car in

camshaft: Well I hate when other sites do it, but it does work. Using text the same color as the blue page background, you can add hundreds of bang and olufsen related words at the bottom. This way google sees them but people normally dont. What bugs me is sites will often include words that aren't directly related to the site, but close enough

Graeme: Hi Peter, would adding a link for beoworld in evryones signature help with the google listings? maybe daft but its just a thought No. You need to have an off-site website that links to BeoWorld. The more popular that other site is (i.e., the more traffic) the better - but that's not a requirement. Google measures number of links to a site

Peterlem: If you can afford it I would go for BL9's at the rear as the acoustic lens will distribute the sound to whererver you are sitting unlike 8000/6000 or 4000's. If that's the goal, then BL3s will do a similar job.