Where is the Post I did this morning?  It said it was being moderated when I submitted it but should I repost?  I'd hate to have to re-think everything I wrote in it.  

Not sure why it was being moderated! Approved - maybe the mention of pills! 😂

Isn´t the new audio to be launched this season the entry level audio you´re talking about?

@ Beofan2 - No, the new audio product is going to be the iPod dock that will serve as the "BeoMaster 5" for the BeoSound 5. I haven't heard a definitive answer as to whether it will act as an additional source as well as an alternative. If it precludes the use of the BeoMaster 5 it will truly be stupid. If it augments the system in addition to acting on its own then it will truly be welcome!

But, nothere will still be a gaping hole below $4,200 (the cost of the minimum ML capable system).

@ Sal -  It definitely feels like a culture issue more than a technological one (re: the user access to PUC & programming). The Beo 5 tool isn't too bad as it stands and would need only minor refinements to be released to the public. I'm sure there are dealers that already release it to clients (though I wouldn't know a thing about that!). Total agreement, though, that this should be the case. 

anything by jacob jensen and / or before c. 2000

i'd like to see a beosystem 8000 for the new millennium

something truly OTT that makes a defining statement

bno have the stunning beolab 5's , shame they don't have any other gear that matches up to it in the chain

how about a state of the art av music centre w/ built in blu ray , dvd upscaling , wi-fi , hard disk and plenty of hdmi's etc ??

Have you seen it Trip? If you have please describe it. I guess it will work without BM5 but if not,  that´s of course stupid! But a great idea if you can connect it to BM5 and / or dock your IPod. Do you know who has designed it? My guess is Steffen Schmelling. I recall an interview last summer with him. He told the journalist that he was working on some new audio´s for Beo.

I agree with Peter, BnO needs a killer TV. After all, it's been said that BnO makes most of their profit on TV sales (I would suspect this is due to the TV being the core of a BnO entertainment system). BV8-40 seems to be in the right direction but I'm thinking more on a higher scale, a TV to replace BV7-40 which just doesn't seem to live to expectations.

I agree with Trip's wish list, in particular: Beosound 5 MkII, new ALT Beolab and Beovision for 'BMW drivers'. Yet as far as I am concerned, the following two priorities would come first:

1. Free Beolab speakers: develop a wireless Power Link socket for existing Beolab speakers: speakers placement in large/complex rooms would be so much more convenient without physical link between audio master and speakers (e.g. Power Link connection between audio master and emitting unit, then wireless connection between emitting unit and receiving socket, then Power Link connection between receiving socket and speaker)

2. Free the listener: introduce a two-way remote, in order to conveniently access the BS5 digital music library from where one is enjoying the music (thus not from where the system is physically installed)

And in a later stage:

3. Improve Trip's new ALT Beolab: develop a wireless Beolab speaker (i.e. no need for abovementioned external receiving socket) with a built-in DAC enabling direct digital input (à la Beolab 5)

4. Clean up the cable mess (I know, I am obsessed with clean house design and I do hate cables): implement one single cable for all purposes in order to make wiring a whole house so much less complex (i.e. replace PowerLink, MasterLink, video distribution, wiring between head units and socket units, etc. with Cat.6 and eventually wireless). I agree this means going full digital and that is not for tomorrow. But then start with better cables integration into the stands.

Id love to see an In-Ear monitor from B&O, or atleast some type of isolating headphone product. Also, l would love to see the BeoLab series progress further and break some price to performance barriers through refined manufacture and development process. The high prices and sometimes lavish materials are fine, but there are always ways to squeeze more performance out of a speaker. Dont change the B&O sound though🙂 I like B&O as a Hi-FI company, not lifestyle products (though the lifestyle products are quite appealing, its not my thing).

I would like to see:

Entry level audio, all digital like BS5

Mid level ALT speaker

High end EDGE LED family, super slim 10 mm max.

Entry level TV