Hiya Michael,

The 4000s would look great but i imagine the later 2500s with the aluminium frets should look pretty good!

Ray

if you google the BeoSystem 2500, I think you'll see your 3200 with a tape deck look quite nice next to the 2500's :)

But how does each sound?  The BL4000s are much more expensive and they appear to be a much more complete "louspeaker"

-m

I'm going to be candid here - I think the 2500s are rubbish! Pay the extra and go for a pair of lab 4000s. :)

sounds like my thoughts..... but trying to keep an open mind

Yep, the 4000s are much better by far but my 2500s didn't sound too bad...better than Beolab 4s!  Wasn't they similar setups to the speakers used in the Avant TV?

It is something you really need to listen too to be absolutely sure. 🙂

of course the 4k's sound better as they are naturally higher in the speaker chain. For an office setup and casual listening and the right price, I would not be unhappy with a pair of 2.5k's. A quick search on the site in the US will find you a pair of 4k's in your budget as well. 

If you are going to use this system for anything else than casual listening avoid the Beolab 4's. I wouldn't say the Beolab 2500's are rubbish, but the Beolab 4000's are much better. The 2500's will look good with a Beosound 3200, though. If you can afford it, get the Beolab 3's, they sound bigger than they are.

I've got the BL3 with my BS3200 - fits perfectly