avus17: I get MP3 files without charging as I download them with EMule or similar programme. You can't say that's an option for everyone though. If it was, there wouldn't be any music...

Call me mad but I prefer the BeoLab 5 design to that of the 8000 (as stunning as it is)! The BeoLab 5 is IMO B&O's ultimate icon.

I don't see why I would want to download an album when I can buy it for the same price or thereabouts and get a physical copy which is sonically superior.

You really should be careful though - always switch the power amp off first. Over time, you'll damage the voice coil assembly in the drivers, potentially ruining the speakers.

Puncher: RussR: 2 words Puncher: "Time Machine" Good enough - how do you do it with a BM5 - can it be done? (or do B&O offer a backup service along side their CD ripping service)?? The original iTunes library can be backed up via Time Machine, meaning you have three libraries overall.

Agreed with Lee, the BeoLab 4000 is undoubtedly sonically superior...

moxxey: Alex: HDMI may in fact make the image quality worse when watching SD DVDs. But it doesn't support DVD-Audio either? No that's handled by the digital coax or the DVD player's built in decoders (which can then be pushed down scart). DVD-Audio is just a way of saying 24 bit 96 kHz audio stored on a disc.

The BeoSound 2 has to my ears always been the best sounding MP3 player. Just my 2c.

moxxey: Alex: What's wrong with Scart? It can carry RGB signals which are as good as SD gets. B&O have good reasons for not moving into the Blu-Ray market yet. I personally have found all Blu-Ray players to be very clunky. Alex, when you pay £2800 out of your hard-earned cash (I won't say 'kids inheritance' - think Dragons

BeoSystem 4500 with BeoLab Pentas - retro but stylish. If not that, then a BeoLab 8000 system with UniPhases...