[quote user="Razlaw"]My new Beosound 5[/quote] looks fabulous in the position

[quote user="hotknife"]Traded my pair of BL8002 and BL2 for a new pair of BL9.[/quote] I think the visual effect is great How are the BL9s versus having a Beolab 2?

While my system has the occasional crack or click I have not been as thorough as you have in your analysis. We may even have different problems, because: 1/ my configuration is different: macmini - beoport - BV8-32, where the macmini uses the BV8 as its screen, and I run iTunes 2/ my clicks, snaps, crackles, and pops happen when I am playing the music

I have no desire to be beaten up as an Apple Fan Boy (and yes, I did like the iStone joke in the other thread). But I thought this was an interesting example of the art of the possible ... just take a few minutes to watch the video. http://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/08/pioneer-embraces-airplay-and-ios-apps-with-new-vsx-1021-receiver/

I guess they are saying two things 1. B&O units are usually (?!) black shiny and rectangular -- (OK, true of my Beosystem 5000 units) 2. how to open them is often magical (also true of my 5000, but also thing of the glass doors that open on approach, or the DVD player of the BV7 which is invisible, etc, etc)

[quote user="Wings"] Dear Ed: Sent an e-mail to your address and to Ellie Phant's address. Hope my records are still current. [/quote] Ellie Phant says "yes I did !!!" And yes, I saw mine too :-) Replying in the affirmative soon

[quote user="rtg497"] Also, I don't see a Standby button on the MCP 5000. [/quote] On all (most?) B&O equipment the standby button is the orange/red dot button [ ● ] voila

[quote user="9 LEE"] We get plenty of stuff like this which really, you cannot give away - so it ends up taking the expressway to skipville. Lee [/quote] Reminds me of that old joke / urban myth: Some guy bought a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old fridge , he put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying: 'Free to

I had the same set-up as yours for more than a year (and then I added a Beolab 11) Tastes in our family vary, most of the family are happy with the default operation which is all speakers are active ( BV8+BL3 (+BL11)) However I use the [SPEAKER] soft key on the Beo4 to switch between these modes: 1/ for just the news and programs like that I use [SPEAKER

setup LINK-A.AUX on your Beo4 and try that might work ?