The ones issued to dealers initially didn't allow this but I am sure that the delivery models will be fully functional!

Alex: I must say that other than the lack of being able to add your own music to the BeoSound 5, the current software seems flawless! !!!!!

I don't think numbers are meaningless but I do think that you have to listen for yourself. Interestingly, Beovox Pentas are actually reasonably sensitive at 2.5W but I agree with John that my lower powered amplifiers don't seem up to the job of really driving them. The Beomaster 900 mentioned, although low powered by modern standards, was really

Alex is quite correct - speakers are a very personal choice so you need to listen to them first. To compare them, they boast the same amplifiers but the 4000 has a volume of 4 litres compared to the 6000 which has only 3 litres. Speaker volume makes a difference to bass reproduction. The tweeters are the same but the 4000 has a single 11cm woofer whereas

I doubt the cables are responsible. Take them apart and have a look at the drivers. They unscrew into two halves and you can then see the back of the drivers. Possibly a damaged driver but it should not be that expensive to fix.

I like the Beosystem 5500 - lots of connection options. The Beocord is worth very little but the Beomaster and Beogram are both perfectly reasonable and these with the MCP5500 would be a very pleasant system. A CD5500 would be very desirable though (A CD50 would also work). I use a 5500 system every day and like it despite also having a BC2. There are

The 7-40 should be more capable as it uses a different STB-C system which can be upgraded via the service tool. The Avant requires a new chip - which is at present not available.

In a 7000 system with Pentalab 2 or 3s, you use the pre-amp in the 7000 and the power amp in the Penta. The power amp in the Penta is quite a bit more powerful that that in the 7000. The 5500 is a bit different as it has no Powerlink sockets so you use Speakerlink which uses the power amplifier of the 5500. However it is used into a very high resistive

Not come across an f! Do you mean MMC20S? I would suggest getting a Soundsmith one anyway - will be far better sounding.

The problem we have here is a lack of inputs. My thought would be that the tape input is the way to go. I will need to check when I get home tonight, but B&O in this era made a lot of Beocenters by simply adding components to existing products. I wonder if the 4000 was similar! There may be a captive DIN socket and plug for the tape section which