[quote user="9 LEE"] [quote user="vikinger"] All a bit off-topic but interesting!.... [/quote] A bit off topic?!! What started as an announcement for a Bang & Olufsen collectors guide, signed by the authors has now morphed into a full scale pre-decimal currency ramble !! Only on BeoWorld.. Lee [/quote] You obviously should have

[quote user="Peter "] Professional fees are also usually charged in guineas. And the earliest catalogue for B&O I have had also had the prices in guineas!! The old coins were wonderful - an old penny was a substantial coin and even the farthing, which was withdrawn before I had use for it, was beautiful, with a wren on the tail side. I

Government guarantee for Saab EIB loan has been approved according to today's reports . So all they have to do is make cars that customers want and sell them at the right price! Personally I've seen the high depreciation values of recent years as a bonus if you are happy to find a two or three year old low mileage car rather than buy new. Graham

Well, I didn't imagine that I would be joining again in the PC vs Mac debate so soon, but.......... Google search function on my Windows laptop PC started behaving oddly with searches being diverted to wrong pages etc. I ran Norton and it found and quarantined a trojan virus. But the problem continued. Contacted Norton/ Symantec..... they suggested

[quote user="tournedos"] I hear 3D is the latest rage [/quote]

[quote user="Peter "] Rather negates the point. Not sure about this amplifier, but quite a few of the cheaper valve amplifiers have a solid state pre-amp and a valve power amp. [/quote] Found the manufacturer's page . It is described as a hybrid. I don't think that I could live with the appearance alongside B&O designs, but I did

Great pics! Absolutely timeless design. Graham

[quote user="9 LEE"] If the account is dormant (ie not required, defunct, no longer in use) and the account holder has been made aware payments are being made into it that are 'beyond his control' - then why on earth not just close the account down completely - thus eradicating this ongoing problem in one easy button-press? Am i missing

Here's a post to embarrass Martin (Dillen). After Martin helped me in the restoration of a white BM 2000 (bought faulty from a Danish small ad) I sent off my BM1200 (bought new circa 1972) for re-capping, new lights etc. It's just arrived back. I have still to test it fully, but I am amazed at how smoothly all the slide controls work and Martin

Costco UK will be selling a Fatman valve amplifier system with iPod docking station....... £50 off from next week taking the price down to £176 [from a full original retail price of around £450.] Googling this system brings up some rave reviews, but at the same time highlighting relatively poor original speakers. An exposed valve chassis