Thanks for getting back so quick. The left one is worse. Noise is mainly in the upper bass range. The right one only showed effects for the first time today (then I suppose I'm listening even closer now of course). Yes I have a CRT TV (MX5500) but come on, doesn't nearly every house in the UK have a CRT in reasonable range. Surely I couldn't

Well the BL5s arrived on Sat so I said I'd report back. Well, couldn't be more mixed. Firstly OMG! Turned up they sound amazing BUT. Havent' totally thrashed them yet was warned not to by the installation team "until they've burnt in a bit" couple of weeks, to let them loosen up a bit ? Taking that advice, have been going through

To all on here approaching 40, 50, 60 or just 34 something, and you're wondering what to buy, store this thought, life is but a small blip between to long periods of darkness. The longer you wait the less time you have left to enjoy them. What am I going to do if the Mrs says "it's either me or those speakers..." :) By my calculation

On the gift to one's self bit. I had a new car delivered on my 30th... I'm a bugger aren't I ? :)

I like a challenge, maybe I will wiat for the guys to leave, so they don't know what I done if it blows up. And, maybe, just maybe, until the 'new' smell has gone from them, I may just press pause before pulling wires out ;)

Less not forget, Powerlink has two functions. To relay both audo and control data. Would seem reasonable that the two could work indipendently via a combination of datalink commands 'telling' the BL5s to ignore any associated audio signal within the same powerlink circuit and concentrate on a digitial one (if found). That combined with BL5 auto

Thanks for that last post. I did wonder about all this knowing that B&O often surprise you by the thinking of everything (but not always). Since my Beomaster 5500 does not have Powerlink then I have it connectied to an MX5500 (which does) and VX5000 via Audio Aux link cable. Before I read your post, I found page 9 of the BL5 user guide has a diagram

Hummm, thanks chaps. Not had the BL5s deliverd yet (Sat 4th, day before my 40th Birthday :-) Couldn't wait any longer and the price jump on 1 July was the killer blow (so got my deposit in on 30th June). Didn't know the cables came with the BL5s. Was told that the Powerlink cables are included (5m) but when I asked the dealer about any digi

? So is it S/PDIF, anyone know? Only thing I can find printed anywhere by B&O is... "digital out for use with future digital equipment..." so it said back in 1987 when I bought it. Well, we're now in the future and I want to hook it upto some Beolab 5s and will need cables, and probably B&O ones or other expensive (non ordinary