Hello!

I am looking for a great 30th birthday present for a friend of mine. He has coveted my own beomaster 6000 set up for a while now, and I am looking for a suitable system to get him started on the slippery slope!

Looking to get an amp, speakers and turntable for around £150 - CD player would be great, but I think would blow the budget to get anything that actually works...

He's based in Manchester and I am in London, so either location would be great if anyone has any suitable suggestions, or any hints on where to look for some bargains.

Thanks!

How about a BC7000 - 7700 w/ some S45-S60? Maybe add a CDX later?

Excellent idea but I would also consider a separates system. For looks and a reasonable performance, Beomaster 2400-2, Beogram 2402 and BeoVox S45-2s. Just given away just such a set up and it is a good sounding system Quite upgradable - you can change the gram to a 4004 later and get bigger speakers if you want - but it is classic Jensen design and still looks modern. The 7700 would however sound even better!

I'd get the 2000 or 3000 in that case, since it can also link up with other B&O gear (not multiroom). I'm not a big fan of the 1900 / 2400-2 styling, and you can get a complete BS2000 (Gram, Cord, Master 2000) with a couple of S45's for 150 quid if you get a lucky deal.