Hi Lee Yes, they did look a bit ropey, but hey, at the price... Did you happen to see his BS2300 while you were there?

beo4life: The first two digits of the serial number give the year of manufacture. I'm sure there is a FAQ on it somewhere on the site. Graham1982 is correct regarding the dates. They are conceptual rather than dates of manufacture. Well I never knew that! Thanks for the info, and proof that Beoworld really is a hive of useful stuff!

I think LifeStyle AV's purchase earlier today of 2 sets of BL4000 from eBay for £275 is pretty good going... I emailed the seller for a Buy It Now price, and then rebooted, was offline for maybe 90 seconds. Came back, and they'd gone! Some you win, some you lose, but congrats Lee - a very sharp buy!

Soup - Best of The Housemartins & The Beautiful South, playing on iPhone, through Beomaster 2000 +RL45's (before that was Magic 1161 on Beomaster 900K)

Graham1982: Hi: No, I think the date is the date the concept of the Avant was established I think - like a copyright thing. Although I am unsure. Hi Graham That's interesting. I'd always assumed it was the date of manufacture. Can anyone else confirm this? Is the date on the back 1996, or something else? Best wishes

Hi Graham Forgive me if I am wrong, but isn't the date printed in Roman numerals on that same label on the back of the set? Hope this helps!

Hi Martin Thanks for your message - there's a lot of information in there, and you have cleared up the knob situation for me: Currently, the volume control is fitted with the correct knob, milled edge and index point. Bass and treble are now knobless, and the tuning control is fitted with one of the tone knobs (index point, smooth edge). The knobs

Well guys it is here. A bit grubby around the front panel, but the cabinet itself is really nice - no damage to the corners or missing veneer. The stereo light lights on phono and tape, but not on strong FM, so my diagnosis so far (without having looked inside yet..) is the stereo decoder was never fitted, or has died - has anyone got one available

Kirsty MacColl - Tropical Brainstorm

That's the spirit!