Too bad about Pioneer, wonderful plasma screens. I have one, and would strongly recommend that anyone wanting the best in flatscreen technology should run out and buy them now at firesale prices. There won't be a screen that even compares in image quality for several years, due to the downturn in the economy. OLED in comparable screen sizes is seven

Congratulations, phult. Now, after having tried every which way, did you have the peace of mind to notice any change in the sound, pre & post sync cable?

I first got a standard non-B&O cable, with the correct minijack plugs, but got no connection. Then I ordered the B&O ones, plugged them in, and everything worked as it should. My only reference for the cables having been reversed (plus from one plug to minus on the other plug) was a comment here, in another thread - I do not know whether this

Thanks, Dave. You wrote " I've never been confident about the sync cable, and I use non-B&O gear." -- and that had me wondering whether you felt the sync cables weren't doing what they are supposed to do. Very happy with my sync-enabled speakers!

That's a shame, and very strange. I agree, if the connector is there, and there's no mention in the manual that only specific BL5s can use it ... But Dave may have some reasons that will make us not want to use one!

Interesting that you're sceptical of the sync-cable, Dave. What are the specific reasons? I had a regular minijack cable, and that didn't work. Worked fine when I ordered the B&O one, which was a mystery, as I couldn't understand what was different between them. (Someone in another thread here stated that the connections are switched

If you have more than one computer (or an AppleTV), you can have each remote control a specific computer, and use it to send the music where you want it, but that's the only way of getting separate, multi-room playback.As Peter says, with one computer you control the iTunes on that. But you can, of course, send the same music to more than one room

China, the Gulf and parts of former Eastern block consider this "gold" and will buy it with abandon. Some will ask for all gold versions.

Absolutely, there are remastering wizards. I've previously mentioned the remastered Newport Jazz Festival album with Duke Ellington, from 1956. Brilliant piece of work, and there are many other examples - but unfortunately, there's no guarantee that "Remastered" means good ...

We've previously discussed the Loudness War and how that is destroying music. Here's the perfect illustration (if the new site will accept the code). What you're seeing is how in 1985, the entire signal stayed inside sensible parameters, and nothing was compressed. Then, gradually, the signal was pushed, until everything is pushing the limits