Puncher wrote:

Paul W wrote:

It seems to me, that none of these products are actually ENRICHING people's lives. Maybe you guys should stop being so shallow and materialistic and life more simply and appreciate the simpler things in life. Seriously, it's very sickening reading your comments. Shallow shallow shallow people! Gross in fact!

😂😂😂 I'm limping out of semi-retirement to comment! Over recent years you Sir, have been probably the main culprit for Brand Name dropping in every other word in every sentence!!!

If I could be bothered I'd root through some old threds to find sentences constructed of nothing other than brand names!!

I can only assume you've either found religion or else joined a cult!

I am going to limit myself to agreeing with Puncher.

Nothing that I type in response to Paul W comes out right.

Graham.

Chris wrote:

I took the step to B&O merely of the quality they provided years ago, the good old tube Avant. No other brand could deliver that picture quality in those years and I payed with pleasure the amount of money it cost.

One thing led to another, was there any brand with a multiroom sound system (ML link) in those days who could deliver the same simplicity of use and interactivity? No, so that was my natural next step...

Now I'm stucked with a lot of B&O goods and I entered the digital age once more with B&O. All back from a same perspective, simplicity, interactivity... but now I experience it don't deliver me anymore the same quality in electronics as it did years ago. It still looks wonderfully but I have the feeling the internals are made in Ali Baba factories. Poured into a beautiful jacket, and sold at a premium price to keep the name and factory going.

The question to me is, would I invest again in B&O as a first starter in 2016, definitely its a No Go. 

Don't understand me wrong, I still enjoy everyday my BL 8000, BL2000, ... and the sound they deliver and I'm not planning to change them. But there are at present standalone and multiroom sound systems who deliver the same satisfactory for a lot less money. 

To compare, a Rolex is today still delivering at least the same quality as it did some hundred years ago.

So the condemnation has progressed from occasional mechanical or electrical component failure to software failure ( or poorly developed software only evident after some hours of use)? And B&O no longer has a USP?

Graham

BeoGreg wrote:

Let's talk of the Apple watch accurancy after a few years/dives/tennis matches/golfs/saunas...

Chris Hassell wrote:

B&O brings great pleasure to me and it's very much about being materialistic yeah. I work hard and am lucky enough that I can 'play' with such toys. I'm not into much else materialistic; cars aren't my thing etc. But for whatever reason I'm very much into the B&O brand. Fully aware how shallow that is but that doesn't stop me enjoying 'playing' with them, loving the sound and vision they provide and the design effort put into them. I still enjoy switching on my BV11 2 years after getting it. That to me makes it 'worth it' if you're lucky enough to be able to indulge. BV11-46, Beoplay A2, H3 ANC, Beo 4, Beoplay S8, Beosound Essence MkII

Well, just last night I spent more than 2 hours listening to music on my BeoLabs 5 (bought through Lee a few years ago), with a renewed sense of delight. What fantastic speakers they are, indeed! I should actually get another pair.

So I am sure I will ALWAYS cherish them, as long as I do not give in buying the BeoLab 90... ;) 

With the newer stuff - not so much... It is not build to last. Take my BeoPlay 8 (w/ Airplay) for example: the other day, I tried to buy an adaptor for my iPhone 6: it is not even possible to order it anymore!!?!

You mean

elephant wrote:

I am now officially jealous 🐸 BeoNut since '75

Paul W wrote:

It seems to me, that none of these products are actually ENRICHING people's lives. Maybe you guys should stop being so shallow and materialistic and life more simply and appreciate the simpler things in life. Seriously, it's very sickening reading your comments. Shallow shallow shallow people! Gross in fact!

And that comes from a person, who only a few years ago looooved his Dolce &Gabbana leather bag for his iPhone, and his Paul Smith designer toothbrush, and, and, and...
And now we should all stop being so materialistic and appreaciate the simpler Things in life... Paul has seen the Light - Hallelujah...
Not the first time that Paul has made a 180 degree turn, and it won't be the last...
At least he's consistent when it comes to one thing - he feels sickened when people do not agree with his way of life...whatever that may be.

Next week he has probably found a new meaning of life - again...

LOL! It's the journey, not the destination...