I spent the last week in Chicago at a conference. It was sooooo cold that I think my voice went up a whole octave!!! As usual when I travel, I sought out the local B & O store to check it out and see what the staff are like (most times they are great people but now and then I have come across a surly one and have left the store straight away). The Chicago store is on State Street and, although not large, was well laid out and the staff warm friendly and helpful. Very much worth a visit if you are in town. I figured it would be a good excuse to visit to see the BS8 in the flesh. Well, there it was and I have to say it is going to be an acquired taste for me but that is just my personal opinion. I just don't like the looks! I asked for a demo and handed over my iPhone 4 for the test. Onto the dock it went and up popped a message that said in effect that it wasn't meant for the device and the sound could be compromised by wireless interference. However you could Dismiss this message which we did but the BS8 wouldn't play any track from any of my stored music! I was running iOS 4.1 at the time. The staff were a little embarrassed and the Manager, Morgan, produced her iPhone 3 and popped that on instead. It worked a treat and the sound as has been stated elsewhere on this thread was stunning and way ahead of any other iPod speakers. So, guys, am I jinxed? Why wouldn't my iPhone work? It wasn't on mute, the software should have been ok. Any ideas? Despite this, Morgan was keen to sell me one, offering to get one in with Australian voltage and ship it to me!! Mind you, the rent on her shop alone would mean she'd have to shift a fair bit of stuff daily!!!