I agree with you but I suppose its place is being taken by the iPod dock. CDs are no longer selling so well apparently and being FM only could be seen as a drawback. It is certainly the reason I never bought one. It would also have benefitted from a battery pack of some sort.

I nearly bought a BS3 but as it was to go in a shower room, I decided to buy a Pure Oasis instead - this was a few years ago. If it is any consolation, the Oasis is a complete pain as the battery life has gone down to a level where I have to charge it every week - it is on for about 15 minutes a day. It also sometimes loses all charge and then loses

That is pretty good already. I would be tempted to use a little detergent and water on a cloth on the plastic sides but not near the label or the dial. Vintage radios seem to sell for quite a lot these days. You will definitely get the biggest market on eBay though new selling regulations make me wary of recommending this. If you do, package it well

Same issue even with Pentas - the bass is just not as good as with a single big woofer. The M100s against the Beolab Pentas showed more control and detail.

I agree with that completely. The styling is incredible. Shame they used perspex rather than glass though. The BC5500 is a wonderful machine - but would anyone trust their best cassette tape in one!

Found mine - it looks as though it has a gold coating - mine is gradually rubbing off along with the writing! The one I have is actually an SP8 with the mounting bracket on top. It has a sticker on the back with SP8 written on. This is the cartridge that came in the lovely wooden box.

I don't know about the gold SP8/9. The one I had was gold as well.

I just got excited then and thought yours had a similar serial number to mine - and then I realised that the last picture is of mine!! 77438!

Very nice! I particularly like the colour of the wood. I would suggest that getting it restored is a good idea as the rubber mushrooms deteriorate and the rubber on the idler wheel may need some work. The thing one really notices with these decks is the bass extension. I have a special cartridge which Frede sourced from Axel though as yours has the

Show us a picture - I would normally suggest a good clean though - B&O sells on condition. Don't do anything straight away though - we can probably advise on how to clean as well!