Thanks everyone, for the warm welcome!
Yes, once upon a time I studied architecture. One of my first pilgrimage of architecture was visiting Scandinavia. I discovered a very big showroom for B&O there...!
I play a mixture of MP3s and CDs on the beosound system. Usually, I just interfaced it through my Ipod Touch via auxiliary connection using a Monster cable. It is quite convenient as the new Ipod Touch as a vertical incline rest that just looks like the beosound standing at an angle! I don't play from the Macbook Pro because it gets too hot after a while...
However, nothing beats turning the lights down and seeing the CD spin in the soft light of the beosound...