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"B&O always used to be 'space-age' and cutting edge with its design and function (think sliding doors, etc). When are they going to go back to having the 'wow' factor? At the moment everything is sort of becoming 'MOTS'....."
Agree!
I love the design of BeoCenter 2.
12) Any chance of introducing BeoCenter 2 with BluRay drive?
"B&O always used to be 'space-age' and cutting edge with its design and function (think sliding doors, etc). When are they going to go back to having the 'wow' factor? At the moment everything is sort of becoming 'MOTS'....."
Agree!
I love the design of BeoCenter 2.
Could you please introduce BeoCenter 2 with BluRay drive?
I would prefer DVD2 design - it would look super with BeoSystem 3. Ultimate solution would be both of these BeoCenter 2 and a DVD2 Blu-Ray. And now that I started dreaming - how about a DVD3 with Blu-Ray and BeoMaster 5 functionalities built-in?
Also a second question: Should there be a successor to BeoLab Penta / BeoLab 1 series of tall and powerfull speakers? I know that there is BeoLab 9 with good sound quality - but for some these round and oval design's just doesn't cut the mustard like retangular and mininal shapes does. Heck - just look at this idea that I have been playing with.
Why do they keep building “dead end” systems which do not connect to the multi-link? B&O might call it a stand alone system and that it is designed to draw the customer to the B&O stores, but all it really does is create a substandard product which is expensive and doesn’t integrate with future purchases, and it discourages the customer from buying more products. It is sort of a bait and switch with the customer dollars.
I think something like a BeoSound 8 is extensible IFF B&O produce something like these ideas:
WHat I am trying to say, is produce a standalone box with industry standard interfaces ... but then provide black boxes like the BeoLink Active or ML/MCL Convertor to connect the industry standard interface into the B&O world
I am sure no one would complain at pay $500 to extend their $2,000 investment
On the other hand it would be nice if B&O learnt to price things like the BeoLink Active at a price point like the $150 for an Apple TV G2 !
Paul has a point , I was at my beoshop last week and had a demo of the 7-55 , lovely tv , it looked amazing. Until I found out the price.
£17k ..
I thought it might be April 1st.
Somehow I doubt if that one flies off the shelves...
Great points from Karla and Chris!
For most of B&O's history, media moves slowly. Decades of vinyl, a decade plus of tapes, two decades of CDs. A form factor could be introduced and stay relevant for the life of the media it dealt with, which helped to justify the price.
Now media moves quickly. A large investment can seem out of proportion with speed at which media formats are updated and new services come online and go dark.
How do you plan to keep an "investment quality" brand relevant during times of rapid innovation?
Not bad at all. It distantly resemples to my eyes to this:
Design wise yes - sound... well I have to be honest - I have never heard these loewe speakers so this is purely speculation but I highly doubt that those speakers are any good, even compared to the old BeoLab 5000.
Q. Why can't I buy new B&O online, view prices and avoid the dealers?
Q. Why can't I buy new B&O online, view prices and avoid the dealers?
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