Welcome to Beoworld! Some older B&O speakers suffer from foam rot. Some models had rubber sounds on the woofers in which case it is not an issue, and some of those that have foam surropunds seem to mysteriously escape it when other speakers of the same age suffer. If the speaker drivers all look and sound good then I would advise leaving well alone

Peter Gabriel Plays Live on vinyl Simon

If it was me I would keep the Avant. Another option would be a non-HD Beovision 5 for around £3-4000 second hand. Simon

I host a couple of websites on godaddy.com. I have made few demands on them, (they are just low-traffic local community sites) but had no problems either. There is loads of storage, a generous traffic allowance miles above what I use and it costs me $3.95 a month! You can easily upgrade to higher-traffic packages. Simon

Gary Moore - Best of the Blues CD50 > Beomaster 5000 > S45.2 Simon

Faz: bought a beolink 1000 for £26 this morning - no scratches or damge - happy with it http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260255441513&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=016 You got a good deal. I have paid nearly that in the past for one in quite poor condition (fully described as such). They can and do go for

John I suspect most of the early B&O kit pops when you turn it off. My Beolab 1700 does and I remember my fathers system doing the same many years ao. My father was advised by his dealer to turn the volume down before turning the unit off. I have no idea 30 years on if this was sound advice or not but I have always done what he suggested! Simon

We have the photos to prove it! Or was it jandyt in drag......? Simon

Genesis - Seconds Out Finally got around to buying a 'proper' copy after it got discussed on one of the Wednesday threads. Had a tape copy many years ago but it's much better on CD! Simon

If any of the notification emails were returned it is because I have been entering the prize draws under loads of additional user id's. If you bundle up all the unclaimed prizes and send them to me, that will solve your problem! Simon