The sound difference is marginal to say the least. Mk2s are fine, but Mk1s are cheaper and just as good. 4000s in either guise are wonderful small speakers - I am sure they will make excellent rear speakers.

You've convinced me - I clearly need one of these!

Because they sound better! The amplifiers used in the 4000 Mk 2 are in my opinion not as good as the older ones. The change in all these speakers was done for a variety of reasons - some of it EU regulations regarding stand by power use and some simply rationalising the range - Class D amplifiers are very cheap to produce and now they have been developed

[quote user="moxxey"] Can't post a reply, always ends up in moderation! [/quote] I have no idea why! I have approved one and deleted the other two as they seem the same attempt to post - apologies for that - I really cannot see why the computer didn't like it!

I used two squash balls cut in half under a Beomaster 3000 with the same problem - seemed to work reasonably. I used yellow spot ones!

I think we have short memories. When I was young, B&O did make entry level products. Think Beolit, think the Beograms and the Beovox speakers. The cartridges were also very cheap, even compared to other makes. You could build a system gradually - my brother who is a bit younger started with a Beogram 1800 turntable - under £100, which was

Let us not turn this into an Apple thread! This is a new product and B&O thread! I think we really have done the PC vs Mac argument to death and also the integration of Apple and B&O. The interesting thing might be that the top brass at Apple are huge B&O fans.

Sounds like a classic capacitor issue! These receivers use the notorious red capacitors - excellent at the time but they become leaky with age and the variance causes a host of interesting issues. Dillen on site can get you a capacitor replacement kit - if you are good at soldering, a relatively simple fix, though taking apart these devices, or more

Tue did chat to BeoWorld about the new products when we were there. Clearly we cannot discuss this further as we signed confidentiality agreements but the premise is certainly interesting. I think B&O do understand that there does need to be entry level products to attract people to the brand and I think it is these that are being considered for

Actually what it also suggests is that some of the best listening is via headphones - the listener perspective is changed but the reflactions are all gone and the decreased sound level means less strain on all components. Just listening to music on my Grado RS-1s - stunning highs and transparency.