Probably does need servicing but I believe the 4500 has a protection circuit in it to avoid damage. The 2400 does not. I actually tested a whole range of Beomasters a number of years ago using B&O's watt meter. The older Beomasters all exceeded their published output into the 4 ohm load. The Beomaster 7000 I tested did much as your 4500 did

Quite right! Not sure why that happened! Wonderful site and a credit to Frede!

Actually the reason it often doesn't work is because people use third party software that stops it from working the way it should! After the stories on the web, I was going to do an archive and Install, but pressed the wrong button so did an Upgrade and it seems to be just fine!

If used with a modern TV, the VX5500 is probably the one to have as it loses the complex electronic toys but keeps the level controls and drop down front. The VX5000 is a real marvel though! If you want all the clever bits to work, you need the external sensor or an old set though!

I have added a new link to the wonderful Beolab site. This is a site run by a good friend of Beoworld, Frede Kristenssen . The site is in the middle of a superb upgrade and more is to come! The Beoworlders lucky enough to visit Frede when on the Struer trip will know the time and patience that Frede has and his site is made to a similar standard. Thoroughly

Alex: Peter: jandyt: Careful Alex, they might sneak in in the night and nick yer speakers back...... for the December prize draw! It is the secret camera built in that is providing the entertainment for the Xmas party! God that's got me going now! I have just seen him checking them!!

tom: Alex: tom: off topic (if this exists on a prize draw night): Alex, is there a key-combination in safari to refresh the page (like F5 on the PC)? Apple key + R should/ could have guessed that one! Eh? F5 works on my Mac as well!!(Firefox) Though pressing refresh with the mouse seems easier - I don't have to lift a finger then!!

Wonderful deck - Discover the magic of a really good recording with one of these. And that one looks perfect!

jandyt: Careful Alex, they might sneak in in the night and nick yer speakers back...... for the December prize draw! It is the secret camera built in that is providing the entertainment for the Xmas party!

Alex: I always wonder where Peter goes during the prize draws. Out for a quick smoke, an escape from his daily routine as a doctor? Just made Jo a cup of coffee and let Boris back in!