It has PowerLink and digital output amongst others. No XLR, that would be next to useless. The only 'advantage' to that would be the possibility of balanced connections, which are frankly wasted at line-level.

It us best to use 8/8 PowerLink, or 'fully-wired' PowerLink as it's sometimes called with BeoLab 5s. I believe it's supplied in the box with them...

BeoMaster 5 is the socket unit, BeoSound 5 is the head unit & socket unit together. The BeoMaster 5 can be standalone, although you wouldn't want that...

Have to disagree with you there! Anything past 24bit/96 kHz audio is next to pointless for playback. At the recording and mastering stage, yes, it makes a lot of sense (due to the way a lot of digital signal processing, particularly EQs work, hence why BeoLab 5s have an internal sample rate of 192 kHz, while they accept a maximum of 92 kHz). When it

What's the point in ripping 24 bit 192 kHz audio when CD is 16 bit 44.1 kHz? Every extra 1 bit of depth in a digital recording adds 6 dB of dynamic range, meaning a 24 bit recording has 144 dB of dynamic range, which is far more than any speaker system can handle with the exception of the largest PA rigs on the market. The human ear's dynamic range

Bear in mind that with audio products etc... the design is based around the function. Unless B&O were planning on releasing products with the same function of 20 years ago, I doubt we'll see any of the older designs 're-worked'. As far as I can tell, they've only ever done this with the BeoLab 10, for the simple reason that it's intended to do exactly

The foot is very heavy.

Currently listening to Massive Attack's 100th Window . Great album, although overshadowed by the other three. I can't wait for the next one...

It's not like the BeoCenter 2. I think most of you will be surprised how it works...

Anything more than 24 bit audio is pointless. 24 bit audio has already surpassed the dynamic range of even the most powerful amplifiers...