I went and tested this hypothesis by going to a good Hi-Fi store and comparing my poor old CDX (14 bit over sampling no less) against some modern CD players. We used the top of the line Naim system through some rather large B&W speakers. Result: The CDX was practically indistinguishable from a £1000 new CD player - (apart from the fact that

He is wrong. It is a wall charger - the cable length is able to be extended as necessary. It is however black plastic!

Actually with Burantek on this one! I expect to see 10% in a B&O magalogue any time soon! Will be the third Beoworld member I think!

So does this now count as a portable music system?

Nice pair of S45-2 s or S120s (the latter suffer from foam rot) Redline 60.2 s are certainly more modern looking though. None should cost more than £100 - usually much less.

Still working on a photo! Very tricky as it reflects everything! Also not helped by the room it is in being painted yellow! (And, as it is the playroom, a complete tip!!)

Ridiculous. There is a fair chance it won't work as you could well have the wrong firmware anyway.

I agree. I am sure Graham has managed just as he states but I would always advise the correct tool for the job and if you are not sure, get someone who is. I think 'having a go' with something worthless is always an option, but not with a valuable piece of B&O.

And a charming lady she is too! Have had a couple of conversations with her on line and she has always been most helpful.

Subir Pramanik was however involved in the engineering of the Beogram 4000 and the MMC4000 cartridge as well as lending his name to the profile of the pick up of the MMC6000, a modified Shibata type stylus.