Great rating.

Thanks for sharing the summery with us.

Regards, Robert

For: A totally convincing and involving sound, combined with striking looks; compact, but sound much bigger.

Against: Need dedicated leads to connect then to preamps; you can buy a lot of amp and spaekers for GBP5000.

Verdict: Like the bigger BeoLab 5s, the new 9s defy expectations by working not just as style icons, but in pure hi-fi terms, too.

Amen! I bought the magazine just because of the BeoLab 9 review, and I was really disappointed. This publication used to be all about sound quality and enjoying good hifi. Now it's all about home theatre and MP3. No in-depth reviews of anything, and seemed pretty rushed to me!

HiFi News seems to be the best, and the other publication (Audiophile or something) which reviewed the BeoLab 5s in HUGE depth (several page review) and rated them very very highly seems to be another credible one.

How they always go on about how cables are so INCREDIBLY important, especially power cables, and yet the other half of their magazine goes on about how MP3 players can sound absolutely fantastic with the right system! I mean sure, they sound very very good, but my iPod playing AIFF isn't a touch on my CD7000, and I'm sure I can say the same for most other decent CD players...

i read the diapason (frensh hifi and music magazine) and the fono forum (about the same in german) monnthly. they both offer hifi reviews every month, especially the diapason. for the 5-6 years i get these two magazines, i never found a single mentioun about b&o. strange or normal?

Lets start another Cable debate.😂😂 Seriously though the price of some of these cables is just plain ridiculous. Nordost are one make that springs to mind. Just look at Ebay.

 http://electronics.search.ebay.co.uk/nordost_Cables-Connectors_W0QQfromZR34QQsacatZ116849

 In particular look for the Valhalla ones.😐

Craig😁