Apple wouldn't care for B&O's ICEPower amps. They already use Class D amplifiers in their iMacs, and I suspect the MacBooks and MacBook Pros also use Class D amplification.

ICEPower would make no difference to the current Apple laptops, all their speakers are just over-glorified headphones...

B&O Takeover Rumours

I don't like the sound of it. It makes me worry. Hope whatever happens turns out well for B&O.

B&O Takeover Rumours

I don't like the sound of it. It makes me worry. Hope whatever happens turns out well for B&O.

To be honest, how could it get worse?  Sure they make some nice products, however:

They make some junk, too.

They take other people's junk, rebadge it, encase them in metal, and sell them for 10x the price.

They've totally over extended the shops.  Why why why does Munich need 6 B&O shops?  My dealer looks like he's ready to blow me as soon as I walk in the door.  I think there's a ratio of 20 customers per shop.

The TVs... they're nice but for what you get for the price it's just sort of... meh.

If there's a buy out and the new owners clean house and B&O gets some cash to stay alive and keep designing cool new products then how bad could it be? 

Coolskin:

B&O Takeover Rumours

I don't like the sound of it. It makes me worry. Hope whatever happens turns out well for B&O.

To be honest, how could it get worse?  Sure they make some nice products, however:

They make some junk, too.

They take other people's junk, rebadge it, encase them in metal, and sell them for 10x the price.

They've totally over extended the shops.  Why why why does Munich need 6 B&O shops?  My dealer looks like he's ready to blow me as soon as I walk in the door.  I think there's a ratio of 20 customers per shop.

The TVs... they're nice but for what you get for the price it's just sort of... meh.

If there's a buy out and the new owners clean house and B&O gets some cash to stay alive and keep designing cool new products then how bad could it be? 

read this article few months back

dilznik:

B&O Takeover Rumours

I don't like the sound of it. It makes me worry. Hope whatever happens turns out well for B&O.

 

To be honest, how could it get worse?  Sure they make some nice products, however:

They make some junk, too.

They take other people's junk, rebadge it, encase them in metal, and sell them for 10x the price.

They've totally over extended the shops.  Why why why does Munich need 6 B&O shops?  My dealer looks like he's ready to blow me as soon as I walk in the door.  I think there's a ratio of 20 customers per shop.

The TVs... they're nice but for what you get for the price it's just sort of... meh.

 

If there's a buy out and the new owners clean house and B&O gets some cash to stay alive and keep designing cool new products then how bad could it be? 

read this article few months back

Very interesting article, thanks.

Mr Lewis's days look numbered and a radical shakeup looks expected in B&O takeover or no takeover. 

I do think the 9000 will be seen as the thorn in DL's side as he has never really moved on or excelled from this piece and everyone (imo of course) will always judge B&O and moreso Lewis and the 9000 similar to how we refer to Jensen and the 9500 being his masterpiece. 

Very true though, the article talks of Lewis's inablity to understand the digital age or rather a reluctance which has cost B&O dearly. 

Indeed.  It reminds me of something the drummer from my favorite band (Rush) once said when asked if he thinks that their most recent album is the best they've ever done.  He said he feels that about every album they make and the day that he can't say that is the day he quits.  Not a lot of people would do that.  They'd just put out sub-par product just to do it.

Yeah, the part about not dealing with the digital part isn't a good thing.  But he is 68-years old.  It's not a surprise.