Hmm ... You might want to take it to your local repair shop.  I wouldn't advise anyone who's not familiar with one to crack it open.

Did you have it shipped to you when you purchased it?  In my years with Bang & Olufsen I've only seen a BeoLab 2 serviced twice and both times it was immediately after being shipped.

Thanks alex,

I prefer the DIY method, if there is anything on the hardware side of things that can be investigated that is

It wasn't shipped but in any case it has worked for the last several months

I had the same problem last month.  The BL2 was bought second hand and I had it for 4 years.  My local dealer told me it was the circuit board and they ordered one from Denmark.  My dealer said it was a one for one deal so they will send back the faulty circuit board in return for a functional circuit which could be a used one (for my case the technician said it was a new one).  The cost was around 320 Euro. I also took some pictures when he dismentled the BL2, I can send those pictures to you if you are interested.

Victor

Thanks for your offer Victor, think i'll be OK on dissasembly with the service manual available on Beoworld

Can anyone give a little more detail on whether or not there is a common component failure i can try replacing before giving it up to the service dept?

Thanks, Martin