tom: So back to the question: are the BL8000 about to get ICE-Power Amps or not, or do they even need them?? No speakers actually 'need' them other than the BeoLab 5s and 3s and possibly the 2. The 8000s get along fine with Class A amplifiers. In fact, somebody I I trust hugely when it comes to opinions about B&O (an installer in the Bath store) told

Agreed! Even with all founder member accounts taken, there's still a 1 in 50 chance of winning something (despite my poor maths, I think that's right!).

RAID isn't really an option on a laptop is it!

No HDMI, but even better than S-Video, it has RGB...

Web sites do not make very good translators!

You need a '5-Pin DIN' to RCA cable. Most electronic stores should keep them, or AV stores. If they don't have them in stock, you should be able to get hold of one! Connect it into the A.Tape, A.Tape 2, Aux or CD connections on your amplifier (not the PHONO connection!) and press the correct button on your remote control (to access the Aux connection

I now use the Safari 3 beta. Much more reliable than Safari 2, and has some cool new features! Still doesn't work with BeoWorld though, but it's the only site now which gives issues. M$ say they are fixing it with the next Community Server update though...

Any changes around the back? Same number of heatsinks?

Peter: The power in this case shows what I have been saying for a while! B&O measure the power consumption rather than the output power in the older figures! Thus the Pentas suddenly go from 150W to 300! In this case, the ICE amplifiers are very efficient so a consumption of 30W per module is actually probably pretty similar to the 59W a module

Puncher: Apparently SJ also invented Penicillin Don't bring up infections, you'll inflame the whole Mac v PC thing again :D