The BeoLab 5s have been ignored by the regular audiophile crowd because they run counter to everything they go by. You're supposed to have separate monobloque amplifiers for speakers at this quality level; you're supposed to run a signal cable to the amps -- then a loudspeaker cable to the units. From an audiophile's viewpoint, the BL5s

Both the BL9 and BL5 was "inspired" by function. Quite simply the optimum shape for these loudspeakers -- the oval of the BL9 and the circular shape of the BL5 is the result of a conscious attempt at avoiding standing waves within the cabinets, distorting the sound. The tapering is due to the hardest working and largest drivers being placed

I have to second Beodude here. Makes little sense to jam a large plasma screen within 2 metres. Your eyes will be working overtime to cover the action, and you'll find watching to be strenuous; notwithstanding the fact that the image against your retina will be off in the murky colours peripheral territory. That doesn't stop B&O stores from

expoman: It is time for a change. Maybe Jonathan Ive will take up the challenge. After all he too is British, I wonder if he speaks Danish? :-) Ive? B&O going to plastics, then? Or aluminium with a coat of painting. Anders Hermansen did the A8 headphones, among a few other things. Hermansen might be an interesting one to pick up the mantle. I'm

jandyt: Pity,Peter that you didn't think of this cable malarkey before the shootout in Newcastle! It would have been interesting if listeners could distinguish between 'proper' B&O cable and bell wire. Andy T. Waste of time. I have seen don't know how many different tests, blind, double-blind and whatnot, and the evidence is not

I actually think the shift-return for close spacing is a Microsoft standard when you have various formats operative on an active page. Works the same in Word - so it's a little hard to blame the site creators!

mbee: I like the new forum in general, but IMHO some points need to be corrected (sorry if this has already been discussed, but I hadn't the time to read the full topic) : -When you press return while typing a message, it create a new paragraph instead of just a line, it must be corrected in order to contain the high of message (for a new paragraph

Peter: I spent a bit of money on some SCART cables - money well spent - they had a special locking device so they don't fall out. I find cables work much better when connected! Smart move getting SCARTs with locks! How about a pair of Jorma PRIME cables? Two 1 meter lengths will set you back the price of a pair of BeoLab 5s ... Add a metre at the

@mbee Yes, I think you could safely assume the people in that store were not into music. Kind of makes you wonder, though. "Complicated to connect ..." ??? BL5s must be among the easiest to connect and set up speakers around.

The other day I came into a B&O store to compare BL9 and BL5. The 5s were connected to the powerlink out of a BV7, and the BL9s weren't connected to anything - quite decorative, but not doing much. There was a really excellent looking BeoSound 9000 on a floorstand, connected to a pair of BL6000s. That player would have fed the 5s wonderfully