As reported in another thread I bought a BS8 after a one week trial from B&O Liverpool. The logic in doing this was probably the wrong way around - we (the wife) had an iPad with a lot of music on it.
Now, after a few weeks of use, I have concluded that the sound quality is really outstanding. Anyone with Beolab 5's is going to disagree of course, but I find that the BS8 speakers perform very well and stand comparison with the old but exceptional S45's. If we turn-up the volume just a little the sound carries all around our apartment and is to all intents and purposes distortion free with a wonderful bass. Strangely enough, despite the closeness of the speakers to each other, there is still a good stereo effect, although this may have as much to do with our room acoustics as anything else.
If anyone is still having doubts about an iPad/ iPod dock I really would recommend the BS8. Ideally, get a home demonstration and play around with the loudness/ wall position settings before you decide.
Graham