Closer to £5,000 is what most people seem to be suggesting but we'll have to wait and see. That will be quite a step up from previous music centres, which might put some people off, we'll see. I imagine the BS5 to look very similar to the BC2 and BS3. Some sort of hybrid between the two. I am really quite intrigued to see what it will be capable of. Normally I put design first with B&O products but in this case I think I will be more interested in its functionality because with the digital age and from an integrative viewpoint that's got to take priority. I don't think we are ever going to have too much to worry about with B&O designs generally. Although not all B&O products have hit the mark for me in the same way that say an AV9000, a BS9000 and a BeoLink 7000 and practically all the speakers have done, I would certainly never say there has been a bad design from B&O. Second-hand B&O equipment represents the best possible value for money in terms of what you get, regardless of the product I would say.

Simon.

Well you can buy a 200$ DVD player versus a 4600$ BC2.

I am thinking that the 2 way remote concept with the aluminum touch  wheel will have enough appeal to justify that price. Workmanship and design. It may not much be targeted for the typical BS4 customer but for the Beoliving room. 5000$ as part of a 40,000$ installation for digital music doesn't seem that much.

Also, you will need likely a PC or Mac to rip your CD collections, there is no way that they compete with a 100$ airport express regardless how they price. It's all about the excitement that the tiny piece of aluminum and glass will raise. That has to justify the 5000$ tag.

The BS5 and a BC 6 or BV7 32 would get me back to a dealer to look and maybe buy stuff.

Cheers

JK 

Thanks for the correction, a much more reasonable price. I am looking forward to seeing the BS5 but I certainly won't be buying one because I don't really make use of digital media. I only play music from my PC when I am using it and I had to rip my CDs to store stuff on the SD card for use with my BeoSound 3. I get much more pleasure having my CDs, loading them in the BS9000 (previously the BS2300), reading the covers while listening to the tunes, seeing the CD spinning, the dimmed lights etc. I am still taking an interest in the digital age because at some point it will be the norm but I won't invest in it for a good few years I am sure of that. No need. Also, I don't like the idea of tv's becoming media centres. Already I don't like all the Sky stuff you can do like gamble through your tv, surf the web through it, play games, and whatever else they come out with. To me my tv is for watching films and tv programs! I use my PC to go online, I go to real life casinos to gamble and my BS9000 does the rest! LOL. Just me, but honestly I find it really hard to adjust because I love what I have already. Call me a traditionalist I suppose.

Simon.

Guess we´ll have to wait and see. The dealer also told me that they expect it to ship this spring and I got an invite to see it demoed. What I want out of this is a bs4 with a HD and wireless connection. He said the pricing was supposed to be somewhere between 30-40k swedish, about the same as bc2.

Torben Ballegaard said something about a line of new digital audio products in the pipeline. I guess we will see them quite soon. Sooner than extected.

BS5 has a harddrive and wireless internetconnection. And it`s a stand alone product.

From what I know it´s audio only.

 Roger a quistion for you! Do you know what kind of products Torben talks about? He also mention new speakers.