Hello I'm a Beogram newbie and I'd like to get one for my Beocenter 9500. I haven't had a record player in years. I understand I don't want one with RIAA built in such as the 3500/4500/6500/7000. Other than that I know the Beogram 9500 is a cosmetic match but is hard to find and not always the perfect choice anyway. I would like a decent

I would continue the hunt as BL6000 are relatively inexpensive anyway

Dave, Isn't there issues using active speakers on the rear surround channels with non-B&O receivers/pre-amps, namely that the rear speakers will turn off and on during quiet parts of movies/etc? Have you had any experience with the Lexicon and B&O active speakers?

I think that was for one. I know the Beolab 4000 covers are $95 in the use for one....

I thnk when I checked at the dealer I use they are about $125 US dollars but who knows in Europe!

Very interesting responses and not as uniform as I'd expect! The observations that led me to ask in the first place were: People using (and even shown on B&O literature) a pair of BL4000s as a center before the 7-series came out when they could very well have gotten rid of one and just mounted one BL4000. Also, the fact that the newer 7.1, 7

There is a dedicated surround and center powerlink socket

So it sounds like it may be actually an advantage to use a pair of BL4000s or in my case BL3s for the center? I guess I'll soon find out when I get a chance to procur these and do some testing!

I've done a bit of reading since my post and it looks like there *may* be some issues with comb filtering, wave cancelling, etc. However, one article suggested it is not as big of a deal: http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/34579/572305.html I had the opportunity to get a couple of BL3s at a great deal to compliment my 4 BL6000s and I think

I noticed people commonly use a pair of BL4000 speakers for older setups, and was wondering what the disadvantace of doing this vs. using one BL4000 speaker. I have seen some BL4000s by themselves recently on ebay (e.g., not sold as a pair) so it is certainly not difficult to find just one. I have never seen anyone use a pair of other similar smaller