We compared Beolab Pentas against M100s and felt the M100s were better - and that was using a BM5500! The 4400 is quite capable of driving difficult loads by the way - I prefer it to my 8000.

I would have the BV5 but would have Beolab 8000s at the front because they sound better. Beolab 6000s are fine at the rear though. You are of course completely correct that the BV7 route will have a more detailed picture and the sound from the Beolab 3s will also sound more detailed because it is brighter. However I am not sure that this will make your

I thought the newer sets required an amplifier for the RF out?

By the way, to get back to the original post, have you tried formatting the card? Either in the BS2 or in a card reader. It has worked for me in the past.

Hasn't really grabbed me - I picked one up yesterday and have still not read it all. Just had a quick skim. To be fair, I was playing with the Serenata - which is now hopefully winging its way back to Lee - but even so! The bits I have read are more of an airline mag than I would like. The Encounter pages are amusing - trumpeting their forum which

I don't learn! Just did it again! Dismantled the whole thing to find out what was wrong!!! What a moron!

They do come up relatively regularly - I have a pair of lab 3000s and bought some 5000s not that long ago. Condition is the big decider on price - the Beovox range are clearly cheaper but seem less common. These were not huge sellers at the time so you do need to keep your eyes open. Lab 5000s - up to £1000 for a good pair - Lab 3000/4500 - £500

Very sensible advice! Always listen for yourself and preferably in a case like this in your own house. This is an expensive buying decision and a dealer should be helpful. I do remember listening to an audio visual presentation at the Palazzo Grassi (I think!) in Venice at the time of the Egyptian exhibition there. This was in a large room and the 4

No exact price that I have heard - however £999 would seem a possibility. I forgot to add, it has a really rather good currency converter on board!

Tricky!! You need a type 8623 to fit the Powerlink module to and I don't know if it is possible to fit this to an earlier one. This model was introduced in 2001. For a wiring diagram of a scart, look here. Not sure how useful that will be as I imagine the output will not be volume controlled.