Well, I beg to disagree...I don't know any B&O users (hmmm maybe I don't know very many anyway) who would choose to buy any B&O products because they were more or less green. We buy them for what they are!
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Being Green - How important is it for B&O
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It's been quite a while since I visited B&O in Struer but last time I did they were pretty keen on green in their products. They eliminated most of the painting because of the solvent issues and they have a very environmentally acceptable anodising approch, don't use chrome, etc. Also have been using dual transformer systems to reduce standy by comsumption for decades. That said, I'm sure they could do better
I was going to make the dual-transformer point, something they've been doing since the BeoCenter 9300 I think...
Even the Beomaster 8000 had two transformers!
Sadly I don't know what duo transfomer means but I was very impressed how little energy the B&O products us for standby, and this I would have thought is a very big bonus point for B&O in the green stakes.
And then there is the fact their product outlast the competition, what is the use if you have two buy two sony stereos over ten years when you only need one B&O product.
It's like upgrading your car every three years so it uses less fuel, when you consider the energy required to buld the new car.
Well that is my two pennies.
A transformer is a device with two circuits. A changing current in the first circuit creates a changing magnetic field; in turn, this magnetic field induces a changing voltage in the second circuit. AFAIK duo transformers mean that the unit uses a small transformer and therefore more energy efficient for standby use and a large transformer when the unit is switched on.
I'm with you on products that last for a long time. The main environmental issue is preserving the world's natural resources, at least IMHO.
B&O have paid significant attention to what we now call "Green" methods. I have had this discussion myself. The PR blurb link is a poor representation of what they have actually done. Crap is a better word ...
Then again they never have been the most detailed communicators have they?
Beoaus...
Location: Australia
I Will tray again with a more specific link, where you can read about brominted flame retardants and energy use on BC6
Have you noticed that the phrase EU regulation is mentioned again and again. I think B&O is doing nothing beyond basic environmental guidelines to help the green movement. For example the place that I stay caught fire 5 yrs back and the whole system consisting of an Avant, Besound 9000 and Beolab 8000 melted into bits. And the fact that the base of Beolab 8000 has a high level of lead in it doesn't help with the environment either. Also recently I bought a few Beocom 4s and the latest packaging has changed into fancy gloss silver and black instead of the usual brown cardboard. Well what does that say about environmental friendliness. I am not saying that B&O is unethical or anything but it simply does whatever it feels most profitable.
Thanks Beocool.
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