Peter :You need a 4400! In my view, even nicer to listen to! I have fewer these days - 900, a couple of 5500s, 7000, 8000 and 4400. 4401 and Beolab 5000 to come soon! Lee has my 6000 quad - wonderful looking but not that great sounding. The late 6000 is similar to the 4400 in electronic design - how do you find it compares to the 8000?
The 80s 6000 sounds good and is a nice 'relaxed' amp to listen to in a smaller room. My living room is quite large, and when I want to do some serious listening with the Beovox Pentas, the 8000 is the one to power these large speakers. I just really like the 8000 :)
BTW - build quality on the 8000 is better than the 6000. 8000 feels more solid (and weighs about 45 times more!)
President, Beomaster 8000 Appreciation Society