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Exactly....85 years and they still here! I think people should be more supportive of B&O instead of tearing them down, after all this is what Beoworld is for. I have found Beoworld to be very negative lately. Its all about whats wrong with B&O first then maybe something positive. It doesn't help B&O and doesn't help the members.
I love B&O and always will!!
We all love B&O, but just saying everything is fine will do nobody and good especially B&O. As for it being a question of money, compared to some of my Linn gear, B&O is quite budget.
"A fool and his money are easily parted" as the saying goes !
The Beosound 8. The best, and well worth £900
My 6 year old 28 inch RF Avant, still amazes us and in its day was the best TV on the planet(B&O)
My new A8 earphones not only look amazing but sound it too. A B&O trait.
"You have a method of putting words in people mouths👍,yes i do not like B&O owned two tvs& music system over a period 14 years ,my answer to you whatever have a nice day 😁"
In other words, this whole thread was about you wanting to start a bunch of crap. How mature.
This thread is quite interesting.
In intervals, the General Forum deals with different threads like
"is there quality enough for money in B&O"
"how much overpriced Philips is inside B&O
"Beosound 5 - Bang&Olufsen's big mistake"
Well, pattern is always the same. Frustration takes its course, someone declares to stop buying B&O and then the thread fires up.
We are in a great world of "free to choose", there are always those who like B&O products - for many different reasons than price... and then there are those who feel that they made a bad financial investment when comparing with Korean and Japanese two year life cycle products.
Although most of these threads are interesting to read, I sometimes miss the passion for the brand. Despite all its shortcomings...
The tittle of this thread says everything: "Austerity measures".
Well obviously somebody who needs to take a decision to make "austerity measures" should not buy B&O or any electronic device for that matter. Then when income level is re-establish start again to dream about your next B&O, Samsung, Linn or whatever electronic you want.
In the meantime it would be a good idea to be a little bit more suppportive of the brand you seem to like so badly.
Yes B&O IS expensive and it has always been and my best guess it will always be. Not everybody can afford it and is OK since is not something that you need for survival for Christ sake is an indulgence.
I don't see Ferrari, Bentley, Louis Vuitton etc. launching an affordable line for the masses you know why because it would be then a Fiat, a VW and a Samsonite. Nothing bad with this brands but some people want more and can afford more, that's it.
You want reliable, last technology, better than average finish, safety, excellent warranty and affordable buy a HYUNDAI.
You want exclusive, unreliable, neither the last technology nor the best performance, hand made, average warranty, expensive maintenance and expensive everything in general but very stylish buy a FERRARI or ASTON MARTIN.
Now if you can afford it which one would you buy?. You see people have different tastes and different budgets. Probably Warren Buffet will buy the HYNDAI and Paris Hilton will buy the ASTON none of them are poor but we now who is richer.
Last but not least probably you need to make a big effort to buy B&O and that is something that deserve a lot of respect BUT I assure you that arriving to your home and watch your B&O stuff will give you much more pleasure than many other cheap plastic surrounded electronic brands and that is kind of priceless.
So in my humble opinion don't sell one of your kids to buy B&O but hold your purchase of something else, save and then enjoy it. It is worth it. Yeah probably B&O is not the last technology, but honestly I can't think of a better A/V brand in general.
Just checked the price at one of our major stores here in the USA. The latest 55 inch 240 HZ Samsung has a suggested price of $5999 compared to a BV7-55 at something like $12,000 without the BluRay. So, for twice the price of the Samsung marvel one can get the Samsung panel with all of B and O's extras.
Farewell Austerity Thread and myths of B and O being overpriced.
It also has to be said that the
Just checked the price at one of our major stores here in the USA. The latest 55 inch 240 HZ Samsung has a suggested price of $5999 compared to a BV7-55 at something like $12,000 without the BluRay. So, for twice the price of the Samsung marvel one can get the Samsung panel with all of B and O's extras.
Farewell Austerity Thread and myths of B and O being overpriced.
It also has to be said that the link is incredibly well featured, is actually very good looking (and some would say make the BV7-55 look large, clumsy & dated) and has one or two quite innovative features. It also comes with speakers😂 (admittedly not very good).
You pays yer money and you makes yer choice.
I have seen it in person. The only innovative or distintive is it has 3D (not a big deal in my humble opinion). Admitedly is razor thin but it is said that it has a tendency to bend in the corners because of this thiness and it has a stainless steel bezel (very nice, I wonder where they got that from). Then the sound is a joke. The remote control is very low quality plastic and off course it doesn't have any type of surround sound processing or projector control for that matter. Ahh one more thing, you can not hang it on a wall or remove it from the horrible pedestal it comes with because all the connections are located in it (cable gallore).
Admitedly, compared to the others LGs, Sonys, Samsungs, Pioneers that you find in any Best Buyish store, it looks much better than them. Still a long, long, long way to the B&Os and even the LOEWES of this world.
A purchasing decision sometimes is not easy specially when you are not comparing apples with apples. I can understand a Sony vs. a Samsung or vs. a Pioneer. But honestly B&O is a diffferent kind of fruit.
This thread has really got me thinking. Maybe B&O is not so good! Maybe I've been lying to myself all these years. Maybe the other high-end brands that use their amplifiers like Meridian and B&W are also stupid! Maybe the brands that copy their design are dumb as well! Maybe the hundreds of thousands of customers who've bought B&O over the years are fools! Maybe people get rich from being uncommonly stupid and not uncommonly smart! Maybe being able to update my facebook status on my TV makes it cutting edge! Maybe it doesn't matter how accurate colors are or how smoothly motion is rendered! Maybe $6 worth of speaker hardware is enough! Maybe using one remote for everything is ridiculous! Maybe I shouldn't even bother with a projector! Maybe I shouldn't aspire to anything beyond what I can currently afford!
I've really got a lot to think about.
That goes to you too 👍"You have a method of putting words in people mouths👍,yes i do not like B&O owned two tvs& music system over a period 14 years ,my answer to you whatever have a nice day 😁"
In other words, this whole thread was about you wanting to start a bunch of crap. How mature.
In the UK they say you are full of it👍
This thread has really got me thinking. Maybe B&O is not so good! Maybe I've been lying to myself all these years. Maybe the other high-end brands that use their amplifiers like Meridian and B&W are also stupid! Maybe the brands that copy their design are dumb as well! Maybe the hundreds of thousands of customers who've bought B&O over the years are fools! Maybe people get rich from being uncommonly stupid and not uncommonly smart! Maybe being able to update my facebook status on my TV makes it cutting edge! Maybe it doesn't matter how accurate colors are or how smoothly motion is rendered! Maybe $6 worth of speaker hardware is enough! Maybe using one remote for everything is ridiculous! Maybe I shouldn't even bother with a projector! Maybe I shouldn't aspire to anything beyond what I can currently afford!
I've really got a lot to think about.
Agree 100%
That is the fools trap of many of the other brands, fill the device with many forgettable features, make it fast, forget about quality and finishes, change it very often so people HAVE to buy a new one every year and make it "affordable".
In the other hand you can have "real" features and "real" quality.
In other words lets try averaging up not down. Lets applaud B&O for thinking different even if sometimes they are wrong.
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