Henry: Lovely Day - Bill Withers Q> How do you turn a duck into a soul singer? A> Put it in the Microwave until it's Bill Withers! I'll get my coat on the way out......... Simon

Bingo One thing we have in common is that neither of us will be paying 1600 euro for a B&O flat panel. But we probably wouldn't be paying 8,000 euro either, in my case because I don't have that kind of money to send on a TV It will help if you can get your head around the fact that high-end products will hardly ever justify themselves in

Bingo: I agree. The new strategy must be: Away with the extremely overpricing !! That is a potentially interesting one, and depends on where B&O is looking for it's revenue. If you saw the 'se*iest spekers' thread on here a while ago the B&O offering was very much at the budget end of what was on offer, and there is presumably money

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Excellent post Andy! To be honest, I don't envy the guy writing the next one! Simon

I have accepted david707's very kind offer offfer of a free Beocord V6000 in well-used condition, but unfortunately a tape has become stuck in it. Is there a straightforward way to remove a stuck tape without resorting to extensive dismantling? Thanks Simon

I am running something close to Peter's option 3 with a Beocenter 7000 and a pair of S45-2's instead of the S120s. Unbeatable VFM and you can plug a CD into the 'Tape In' DIN socket. I currently have a fairly conventional Sony CD player but hope to add a CDX when I see one at the right price. Simon

Jeff See http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/thread/68561.aspx Simon

kimberley: Common-sense is the part in shortest supply, usually, at least in my household!Seriously, whether using solder or screw connections, the biggest villain to watch out for is the single strand of wire which has wandered off as a separate 'whisker', always at the back, out of sight, & causing a short-circuit to the other terminal

Across the internet there are many forums that are run by honest individuals with no ulterior motive that to help other individuals. I am not a moderator here, but I am a moderator on a forum for children and adults with Autism and their families and carers. You could say that I have a vested interest in that two of my children are on the Autistic Spectrum