And don't ever lose the pins! Put them in a tiny plastic pouch and tape it to the cord, or something...

Craig: Is it just me that seems to be an hour behind when looking at how long ago posts were made? No, it's not you. Went that way last Sunday when the DST was dropped...

Jandyt: Hi Mika, one of the questions in my pub quiz this week was "What is the capital of Finland?" I hope at least someone knew the answer! Anyway, it's quite near the place where the 1st prize should be heading...

Just got the meatballs out of the oven, a bottle of rosé has been opened, so lets go

Yes, we discuss that all the time here (search the forums for "foam rot"). If you're after the S45-2 (the -2 is important), you don't have to worry since the woofers have rubber surrounds. I don't know about the plain S45 (there are actually two distinct models of those) but I believe it's susceptible.

Thanks guys, I may check with the dealer about the pricing, but I'm afraid I might be too lazy to do anything after all. As I said, I can't hear anything wrong with the sound and if I want the best sound for a music program or something, I'll route it to the audio stack anyway...

Kanske hjälper det här något...? http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/thread/151143.aspx Jag försöker att ta lite bättre bilder när jag har fått de nya kondensatorena jag har bästellt. Tyvärr ses schemat i servicemanualen inte hålla ihop med realitetet...

Beoboiinoz: Thank you for your comments soundproof... wow!... so it is plastic after all. Mind you, there is plastic and plastic...thick fibre resin sounds a lot more heavyweight engineering than a simple polycarbonate cone. I guess it is mainly that the word 'plastic' conjures up images of cheap and cheerful, rather than serious engineering

auric: This is interesting because this must have been one of the earliest "satellite" systems. Note that they are omni direction and cube shaped; surely this must have been an inspiration for Bose's AM-5! Another famous omni-directional concept is Grundig Audiorama (full range spheres) from the 70s, and though having seen neither "live"

I don't think the MCPs have any effect on other equipment than the Beosystems they were designed for (5000 only for 5000, 5500/6500/7000 are compatible with each other).