Alright then.

In my humble opinion design is ONE of the many credos of Bang & Olufsen.

MM

Of course they are others Credo, quality of  sound, picture and crafmanship....

But the new young CEO have no excuse to destroy the Classical collection. 

Design design, design...

If I had to judge b&o only trough his design, well the beovision and beolab 12 would be the last thing I would buy from b&o.

Bang & Olufsen's portfolio should have 3 ranges:

The Classical, iconic products

The new Modern, with new Designers

The BeoPlay, fashionable

BeoBoy68 wrote:

 

Of course they are others Credo, quality of  sound, picture and crafmanship....

But the new young CEO have no excuse to destroy the Classical collection. 

I would say that he have a really good reason and that is the fact that Beolab 8002 don't sell. He is trying to save a company not let it go down with it's classic product which doesn't sell.

emilos wrote:

He is trying to save a company not let it go down with it's classic product which doesn't sell.

+1 That's a FACT. Not fantasy !

BeoBoy68 wrote:

 

Bang & Olufsen's portfolio should have 3 ranges:

The Classical, iconic products

The new Modern, with new Designers

The BeoPlay, fashionable

 

If the classical,iconic products had still been attractive to customers in 2013 they would have still been selling in sufficient quantities to still be on sale.

They weren't so they aren't.

I wouldn't buy BeoLab 8000/6000/4000 now compared to current offerings from other manufacturers even with all the latest tech built in.  I think they look old fashioned and very 90s.  I guess the decline in sales figures suggests I'm not that unusual. 

olvisab wrote:

emilos wrote:

He is trying to save a company not let it go down with it's classic product which doesn't sell.

+1 That's a FACT. Not fantasy !

But why then redesign a product that is not selling anymore? Why not design a new product?😂

olvisab wrote:

Design design, design...

If I had to judge b&o only trough his design, well the beovision and beolab 12 would be the last thing I would buy from b&o.

 

 

It is just a question of taste.

My dealer told me that actually the BeoLab 12s are the best sale for loudspeakers.

As you said it is a question of taste.

According to the fact they have stopped most of the speakers, it is normal that they sold only this one (most affordable with bl4).

As you seem to be interested by classical b&o product, I am afraid you haven't done a good choice.

Fortunately, you will have time to change your mind :)