9 LEE: I get a horrible feeling though, that Samsung would love nothing more than to buy Bang & Olufsen. They are a very ambitious company, and what a great little catch it would be to have such a prestige company with such a lovely history under its belt. ... It would worry me if this were the case, even though they would be a great asset technically

Thanks, Peter. Me and technical stuff is like fire and gasoline: things get blown apart and near impossible to put back together -- regardless of a service manual.

Hi, Lee. You have a PM re: credit card charges. Thanks.

Is it safe to assume the same procedure will apply to a MX8000? There is this annoying black item caught behind the contrast screen. Thanks.

Me too mate - the white BS7000 has to be the prize I would like most of all - but what to do with my existing BS7000? Mate, place one in your main house and the other in your summer cottage on the Cote d'Azur, unless you really want to spoil your dogs.

Hi, Neil. Sorry for late reply. A few brief comments: 1. Do try to get the original packing cartons from the local B&O. However, unlike the UK, the B&O operations here are not that consumer friendly. I have tried on several occasions to obtain cartons for shipping and was only successful once. However, you have nothing to lose by asking. You

britops: Oops my mistake, wrong website This is getting confusing.. Psst! Hey, buddy! Ya, you! If you can't tell the difference between the logos, come over into this dark alley. I want to show you these ten A-8 earphones clipped to the inside of my Burberry trench coat. I can give you a real good deal. They're authentic B&O from China.

Sorry, Gatex. I am afraid Puncher is correct. Also, the draw will be made on the last day of each month, according to the info given.

Some of the older B&O equipment have a switch to select the voltage. The switch is usually on the underside of the unit or else on the back side of the unit. It might be worthwhile having a look to confirm whether your system has such a feature. Alternatively, a transformer might be considered as, for example, I am using a US system (110-120 volts

Thanks, Peter, but I don't think I have read them as the missing posts seem to be at the end of the list. When I return to the first page of the "unread messages since my last visit", the posts that I have read are still there. [BTW: your reply did not appear in the list of unread posts or at least I didn't see it.] This just happened