Goodbye BeoSound 9000 ?

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SecretSheep (archived)
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Posted August 10, 2010 at 11:16 GMT
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Well, there we were munching on some grass...  when the sales figures for the BeoSound 9000 over the last 12 months were laid on the managements desks.  Honestly, they looked like we do when we've just been sheared - not very impressed.

Sales of the Ltd Edition version didn't exactly set the world alight, so the thoughts are now turning to discontinuing the BeoSound 9000 in favour of some new BeoSound 5 variant..

That said though - we were munching grass at the time and our ears get a bit noisy as it's quite tough turf around the farm building..

Watch this space - an announcement should come within the next couple of months.

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stefan
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Posted August 10, 2010 at 11:37 GMT
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Lucky that I got mine....🙂

any details about  "some new Beosound 5 variant"?👍

Stefan

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Odd88 (archived)
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Posted August 10, 2010 at 12:29 GMT
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stefan wrote:
Lucky that I got mine....🙂

 

mine too😁

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burantek (archived)
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Posted August 10, 2010 at 12:44 GMT
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All good things must come to an end...

I couldn't imagine not having mine. It is probably the last bit of B&o kit I would depart with!

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Flappo (archived)
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Posted August 10, 2010 at 12:53 GMT
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why don't they keep the concept and update it to handle dvd's and even blu rays ?

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burantek (archived)
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Posted August 10, 2010 at 12:58 GMT
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Flappo wrote:

why don't they keep the concept and update it to handle dvd's and even blu rays ?

...and how about reducing the size of the removable keypad and adding an iPod dock and/or SD card reader under the door?

Just how often does anyone use the keypad anyway?

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9_LEE
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Posted August 10, 2010 at 13:08 GMT
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burantek wrote:

...and how about reducing the size of the removable keypad and adding an iPod dock and/or SD card reader under the door?

Just how often does anyone use the keypad anyway?

At the end of the day it'll still be proudly displaying 6 CD's - a format which is frankly starting to look visually dated now..

(says me who bought one of the White Ltd Edition ones...) 👍

Lee

 

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Odd88 (archived)
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Posted August 10, 2010 at 13:19 GMT
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9 LEE wrote:

At the end of the day it'll still be proudly displaying 6 CD's - a format which is frankly starting to look visually dated now..

 

it is at least a visual format. and not just a bunch of numbers on a HDD.🙂

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macjonny1 (archived)
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Posted August 10, 2010 at 13:25 GMT
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CDs are dead...

just like records...

oh wait...I just bought a high-end turntable this year!  I guess I'm wrong!b

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soundproof (archived)
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Posted August 10, 2010 at 14:47 GMT
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macjonny1 wrote:

CDs are dead...

just like records...

oh wait...I just bought a high-end turntable this year!  I guess I'm wrong!b

 

You're both right and wrong.

You can't download an LP - it's an analog registration of a piece of music, bound physically to the medium it is conveneyed through.

The CD, however, is just a container for a digital file which can just as easily be transported/transmitted with a variety of other containers. In fact, the CD is a pretty cumbersome way of doing that, compared to what's available now.

Vinyl is making a resurgence because people like the ritual; CDs are dead.

 

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