Hi Simon. I bought some Beolab 8000s just about the time the old site crashed.
I'm embarrassed to say that my wires are still trailing across the carpet😳
I need to put a power socket in a brick wall behind the settee and also run the powerlink cables under the house.
The gap under my house is about 1 cubit deep and full of builders rubble from 1909, spiders, ivy roots etc and I have to crawl on my belly and elbows.
Maybe tomorrow, eh....

Andy T.

I know what you mean Andy! That is exactly how I felt. There is no question that hard wiring a place throughout is great in terms of overall presentation but good grief, what a job it can be. Having just moved in and with so many other things to juggle around I just don't have this as a high priority and I am not even sure that I'd ever bother.

Its interesting how I have ended up with a BeoVision 7-40. I keep laughing about it because I was intent on never getting one! Having said that it will be replaced immediately with the new 1080p version as soon as that comes out so I hope that will be a much improved television in terms of its picture, which for me, has always been a significant issue. I am also amazed that I have not ended up with surround sound which again, I thought was a dead cert! The dealer assured me that my appartment just wasn't able to repoduce it faithfully due to the odd design of the rooms. Its a converted 2 double bedroom appartment in a late 19th century Methodist Chapel (converted to 4 appartments in 1989). Of course I also have to take into account neighbours to the right and above, so volume levels would also be an issue.

So, my B&O audio/video solution will simply be a BeoVision 7-40 with the 7.1 horizontal speaker under it. Quite different to my initial expectations! What TV do you use Andy? Do you think you will ever bother hiding the wiring in your place completly?

Simon.

Sure Simon, I genuinely am going to attempt it tomorrow.
 I have an Avant 32" VCR with Pentalabs at the front. I hid these cables under the house in 1993 when I got the Pentas and my 7000 system. My late wife was a very house proud person and she wouldn't have let me trail wires across the carpet!
This is my motivation so I WILL have a go tomoz.
These new 8000s stand against the back wall of my lounge and so does my settee so you would think that I wouldn't get the benefit of surround sound but surprisingly ,I do.
Today my son and his fiance came round and I gave them a dose of "Hotel California" from my new DVD (that I got from Latvia for a tenner), it was amazing. Fortunately, behind my back wall is the entrance hall which soaks up the sound before it reaches my neighbour,Mary. So far, Mary hasn't complained yet but she did give me a dirty look after  I tried my new speakers out with DSOM on full belt!

Andy T.

Lee

BeoLab 7.2 is it then? The horizontal stereo spaker that sits underneath. Chosen because it was the dealer's recommendation. I am sure it will grow on me, B&O products have a marvellous way of achieving that!

9 LEE:

A 7.1 with a 7-40. Really? What made you choose that?

Lee

BeoLab 7.2 is it then? The horizontal stereo spaker that sits underneath. Chosen because it was the dealer's recommendation. I am sure it will grow on me, B&O products have a marvellous way of achieving that!

Ah.... 7.2, yes - that's the one that comes with the TV.

Sorry, i thought you had deliberately chosen a 7.1 !!!   If you're not having surround sound, the 7.2 is a better option. It's a cracking speaker in itself, and the bass it can produce is unbelievable!

Lee 

It can be quite a task, especially on multi-level homes or Apartments.

I have experienced 3 thus far, all just prior to the arrival of Beo Wireless. ( If I had only known when . . . )  But in hindsight, I was able to enjoy using the systems installed without too much fuss from the wife about cables and wires. Until the first of the many drillings.

One needs:

• A good look at the structure of the walls, taking into account load bearing versus non load bearing walls, arches, and beams. Think it out well.
• A heavy duty power drill, such as a Bosch suitable for masonry or concrete.
• More than a few LONG drill bits also for masonry and concrete, suitable for B&O cabling. Purchase the bit wide enough to allow additional cables to pass through such as SKY / SAT TV. 
• Patience and  strong biceps, triceps, and back muscles. ( Perhaps a Sauna or Hotspa afterwards )
• Vacumn, Broom, Brush, Dustbin, Safety Glasses, perhaps even gloves.
• Plaster, Paint, and minor repair kit items.

The rewards are that the lines and cables don't interfere with your Bang & Olufsen System. Also no tripping safety hazards, which will further avoid problems with the wife such as silence, death stares, sleeping alone, not being fed, locked out, or finding a cluge of cables and equipment thrown into the trash bin.