Interesting debate: This thread got unexpectedly revivied a few days ago and has been playing around in my head ever since: 8000 vs Redline Whilst no sane person would argue that the Redlines look as good as the 8000's the fact that there was nobody at all disputing the fact that the redlines sounded better does make me question the whole concept

Talking Heads - Little Creatures Bought the CD for 50p this morning! Simon

In answer to part 4 - the cartridge and stylus are an integrated unit you cannot replace the cartridge of stylus separately. Simon

Welcome to Beoworld! Price depends on who is selling and the condition. From a dealer in A1 condition with a guarantee maybe something in the region of £3500-£4000, a bit less in a private sale.Knock a bit more off is there are concerns over the condition. Simon

Velvet Underground and Nico - Inspired by Punchers Wednesday thread Still amazing 40 years on. Simon

Just been staring at the diagrams. I was spookily like doing one of those 'Spot 5 differences between these pictures' thingies that used to be in childrens comics when I was little, and it made my brain hurt! Simon

Sadly I can see this being the first of a few closures. I am hoping that I won't provoke another repeat of the B&O strategy thread when I say that the luxury goods market is going to be a challenging one for the next couple of years or so. Simon

I prefer .org to .com for a forum like this as it is not, in any meaningful sense 'for profit'. In the unlikely event of a big surplus Lee would simply spend it on upgrades or prizes. .org has more of a community feel.

ChrDH: Great, Please reserve the vintage Beomaster 900 K for me , it would look great at my new office.... br Chr. Sorry! It's already reserved for my study upstairs. Simon

Apologies about the quality of the puns above. I can't pull the wool over your eyes, it was a real sheep shot. Apologies for being such a sheepskate! I won't ram the point home incase you recoil in shear terror. I would like to share this joke with you though! There was this really smart sheep down in Mexico who knew how to make butter and buttermilk