[quote user="Stoobietoo"] Do not use alcohol or other solvents to clean any part of BeoSound 9000! [/quote] Hmmm. Interesting. Why is alcohol to be avoided when cleaning the surface of the laser on the Beosound 9000? Obviously it shouldn't be used for cleaning the exterior of the unit, but I've always cleaned lenses with alcohol and

Is this a Beocenter 9000, or a Beosound 9000? Both have known, but different, issues with the lasers. If it is a Beosound 9000 and you are having trouble playing discs, it might not even have anything to do with the laser. Either way, your post is really vague. The more information you give, the more help you'll get. If it really is a case of simple

[quote user="DKAudio"] So the clips mount on the black trim ring and then the sonatube slides over it? [/quote] Yes, that should work just fine. Sorry I didn't answer your question the first time. Just got home from work and I'm beat! Jon

I don't think it's supposed to slide all the way down over the trim ring. There should be a very shallow ridge along the circumference where it stops. If nothing else, just notch four small parts of the sonotube out where they are hitting the clips. That should be fine. Don't forget that B&O taped the sides of the sonotube from the factory

[quote user="Jon"] Yeah, it looks like you might have to trim down the clips you made by a smidge. The rubber pieces just barely overlap the rim of the trim ring when they are affixed. [/quote] When I said this earlier, I meant the trim ring on the back that attaches to the sonotube, not the decorative one you see from the front. Sorry if

Notice said trim ring between the midbass and sonotube...

The rubber rectangles need to be clamped down on the lip of the midbass' frame. There should be an 8" black trim ring as well that goes around the circumference of the 8"'s frame, on the back side. Not the decorative trim ring on the front. Did you remember to fit this trim ring over the midbass' frame before you installed the

Yeah, it looks like you might have to trim down the clips you made by a smidge. The rubber pieces just barely overlap the rim of the trim ring when they are affixed. Either that, or re-drill the holes over a bit if there's more room to slide the clips back. Only other thing I could suggest is to put the sonotube on, align the clips at an upward

Also, give the 10"'s plenty of time to break-in. With new spiders, the bass is going to sound stiff at first. For new drivers, I like to flex the spiders by hand for a little bit until I hear the adhesive on the flexy part of the spider start to crack. Seems like they loosen up faster when I do that. Jon

We need pictures! No, the 8" drivers are held in by the screw-down clips. Try putting the 8's with trim ring on first, screwing the clips down on them, and then putting the sonotube on. See if that works. Make sure the sonotube slides over the edge of the trim ring, but put four pieces of duct tape on the north, south, east, and west sides