Ok, so the Beosound 5 has reached many (UK) dealers....so what do people think? Has your opinion changed since you've used the device - you're now more keen or less keen to purchase?
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Beosound 5 Hands On Experience?
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I'll have to memorize the official marketing boomf sometime before saturday then! 😎
Seen it! Yeah! It is available at most dealers in the UK now I believe. It was on display at Selfridges.
Very elegant, very B&O, looks nice near a BV7 and other B&O kit. Looks better than on the pictures.
The smooth way the wheel are turning and the way the real wheel enters the screen give you that immediate sensation that you have a B&O product under your eyes.
Random customer is the department store were immediately attracted to it. Lady said to hubby: That's what we need, So it had got the WAF!
Some of the critics are about the lack of video. BS5 does not display video, but BM5 does. I hope it does it better than the BM1. I could not test that.
Absence of CD and Radio is not a problem in my case as Radio reception is very bad and I can pop the odd CD in the BV7. DVB-T tuner in BV7 also give me access to UK radios.
Let's not forget that it can be added to your existing system that contains already a Beosound with CD and Radio. It could be in a different room, if you do not want to transorm your living room in Beomuseum or a control tower.
Very seducing product, that I loved at first sight, like the BC2 and the Beocenter2500. It will be a success.
Price without stand: 3500 GBP.
Some reserve: Usage with a remote not as nice as close up operation. Blind usage by calling N.MUSIC or N.RADIO, but you can also bring the Beomaster (Similar to Beomedia) on the TV in the main or link rooms. It is a shame they have not made a nicer interface when displayed in that way as well.
Had a play last night at the Maidstone dealer and I really liked it. Most of the technical jargon was beyond me, but it looked good, sounded superb (lab9 speakers) and a good deal was offered - 5 year warranty, free Serenata and they will load your CD collection on it before delivery if you order before 31st December - tempting, but I'm sticking with my Beosound 9000 for the time being. I think it will be agreat success and it's one for the future
Sounds more like they are trying to get rid of Serenatas!
Subject to a bit of red tape, I think I'm going to dive in the deep end on this.
The BS5 will substiute my BC2 which is used only as a CD player (cant understand the radio) and will enable me to put my CD collection back into storage.
My dealer has offered me a unit for delivery on the 21st January.
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21st of Jan? I was told it wouldn't be available to buy/ship until March and that was from a B&O UK guy who was at my local dealer this week.
I received a mailing from B&O this morning that says we can get a free Seranta when we order the BS5. Look at the small print and it's only after spending £5000. So you need to buy the BS5 and speakers, I guess.
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