I, too, hoped for Beosound 5 to follow the oval monolithic design of the Beocenter 2. However, the more I look at the Beosound 5, I see the sculptural beauty that is sure to someday become iconic. The simple lines....the way the screen juts out to the left without support and utilizes open space to float.... I'm rather excited at the notion that

Could someone explain the mounting/stand options for the Beosound 5? It is my understanding that a wall-bracket comes with the unit. Also, there seems to be an optional wall bracket that can also be used as a table stand. However, isn't there yet another table stand?

Tying the discussion back to the original post, I just don't see B&O pursuing the blu-ray technology -- especially for a stand-alone player. The statements by the new CEO indicate that B&O has learned from the mistakes of its past and will not be devoting its R&D to component devices such as HDR, DVD, or BD players. B&O just cannot

Tim, I'm certainly not against blu-ray and think that much criticism against blu-ray has been quite harsh. I actually have a very large library of blu-ray discs. However, I absolutely think that Apple's announcement of high-def movies for download purchase will hasten blu-ray's demise. The cost for downloads is from $15 to $20 while the

Blu-Ray just took a serious hit today with the announcement by Apple that HD movies are now available for download purchase -- not just rentals anymore.

All-Clad cookware. Heavy and substantial.

Definitely not. The cona is a very weak subwoofer that was primarily designed to boost the low ranges of the CX speaker series. You would be very disappointed.

Pablo, While the reg1 and reg2 commands are not on a standard "non-magic" beo4, I wonder if those commands might be found on the Beo5 somewhere. It would be such a great contribution to the site if anyone could help locate those codes. Perhaps someone with a "magic beo4" might use a lintronic device to detect the codes.

Do post photos of your setup, Peter. I'd love to see it.

I would buy one right away at a reasonable $3,000 USD. However, nearly $6,000 USD seems quite improperly priced -- in my opinion.