Hey JB, Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😕 

The differences between the BL6000 and BL8000 are significant, have you heard either of them? I wholeheartedly recomend BL4000 as they are versatile being easier to place, they have excellent rich & balanced sound quality with a reasonable amount of bass, plus they are cheaper than the BL6000. A great 'stepping stone'. Maybe even a used pair! I bought a pair not long ago for AU$1300. They go pretty darn loud without breaking up too. Superb value.

Agree! But have a listen first! I wonder if you might actually be better off with Beolab 3s as these are the new generation, will definitely be a talking point and sound very good. I would however audition them against the others first as different music suits different speakers.

I understand where you are coming from with this idea but the Beoport in my experience has quite a few limitations. Navigating tunes is tricky with no visual feedback - I have over 15,000 tunes on my computer and navigate using the computer!

Also consider second hand equipment  - some of the older equipment is very good. The Beocenter 9500 is excellent and Ridax even does a lead so it can control your computer music without a Beoport.

MachTzu was referring to the 8000s, not the 4000s, and yes there is a massive massive difference between the 6000s and the 8000s, they are not comparable at all IMO!

BeoLab 3s and 8000s are very comparable speakers, just they do have different sound characters. If electronic music is more your thing, then I suspect BeoLab 3s will be what you want. You may disagree though, so as Peter says, have a listen!

I also agree about the 9500! You can connect the latest speakers to a 9500 as it has Power Link connections (what B&O uses on all it's modern speakers). The 9500 is an absolute collector's item, and still a beautiful piece of kit. Another one to look at would be the BeoSystem 7000. Possibly the best system B&O have produced in terms of all-round features, performance and integration. Design and build to die for too!

I can add that the bl3's work just perfect with several kinds of sources; i personally use them integrated with a bv7-40 and a mac mini with a nas and my audio files just sound perfect.

I must agree with Alex, yes, they work better with electronic music rather than classical but they can play with both worlds of course.

For what you want i'd buy a set of bl3s, they belong to the new generation of beo speakers and are, certainly, a god bet. 

You don't need a remote. The speakers will just switch on and off with the BeoPort. If you use something non B&O with them, they will switch on as soon as they detect a signal, and off after 2 minutes of silence.