I have a line on a Beosound 4 and pair of Beolab 3 speakers. The Beosound has DAB as a feature on it. I know very little about home audio, and so am wondering if I need the DAB feature in order to access satelite radio (Sirius, etc.).

Also, if anyone could provide their opinion of a Beosound 4 and Beolab 3 combination as a music system for a large kitchen/family room, I'd appreciate it.

The DAB function does not work in some countries such as the United States. For satellite radio you can use Sirius. Can use the "aux" on the BeoSound 4 to connect the two units if you do decide to get it. The tuner in the BS4 is great though, unless you want commercial free stations, it will be just fine by itself. You have great taste in my opinion for getting the BS4 and BL3s. It is a small set but the speakers are not to be underestimated in performance. You will be very happy with them.

Joe