For various reasons (i.e. delays ) quite a few products will be launched this year, and I do not expect that B&O will be able to launch that many products for the next 1-2 years. But they are aiming high! Roger

The "new audio concept" is fairly top secret, so we will have to hope that someone can spill the beans this Fall... There has been a shift in sales from 7-32 to 7-40 this year, and I guess B&O is fully aware of the fact that even European customers now consider the 7-40 to be barely big enough for a home cinema solution. The 7-series is

This is my opinion: The black 7-40 is very nice, but it must be placed where it will be hit by natural light - this will make the black alu stand out from the plastic and glass. Place it somewhere dark and the alu parts will look like they are made out of plastic. The dark grey is eye catching, but perhaps mainly because it is "different"

And all the mentioned products (+ EarSet 3, US launch initially) will be launched within the next 3 months. The "cool" products will be the Serenata and the Beo5. The "new audio concept" has been re-designed a couple of times, initially known to us as the AV1 (aka BeoCenter 5). This could be some 12+ months away... an early guess

Approx 4000 DKK in October. Roger

I tried to use the BL7.4 with a pair of BL8k's, but that didn't work for me - sounded like the speakers were connected to different sources trying to play the same content. So I would go for the BL3 up front. But give it a try when get the ultimate media master! I had the chance this week to do some serious testing of BL3+BL2 vs BL9. And as

The BV5 is an all-in-one product which makes it attractive for a BeoLink system. The BeoVision 4 requires external speakers which will drive the system price up. Having a 2002 BV5 in the bedroom is far more attractive than a BV4 to most customers. In stead of using the 4-37 as the main room tv, I would second the recommendation of buying a 2nd hand

Acttually, it is between the BL4k and the BL8k - from an accoustic point of view the BL6k is a step down from the BL4k. Pulled up the setup info for the BL3 with that Avant, and it said BL4k, too. But you can allways try various settings, and see if the tv use the correct bass settings. Roger

It is easy as long as you follow the on-screen instructions on the laptop (plug in/out, power up/down when the computer tells you to - do not add common sense, then you will have to start all over if you are lucky - which is the reason why dealers do not let you take their service computer home). But it would be pretty straight forward for an average

Nobody belives me when I say that I do prefer the overall design of the 7, but the picture quality of the BV9 is in a different league (prior to the launch of the 7-40 mkIII). But in your case it looks good! You have "air" on both sides of it - something that is very important IMHO. You will notice that the BL7.4 will be too clear compared