Hi Karel,

Looks great in these setups. How was it on the viewing height when you're seated?

Also can I show of these pictures on the podcast tonight? And is there anywhere/anything you'd like me to credit(besides you 😎)?

Michael

I'm rather tall (1m96) and when seated I was looking at (from 4m away) somewhere at 2/5th to 1/2 of the screenhight... 
No problem when showing them on the podcast.

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Karel.

What a lovely Dealership and a very stylish shop-fit. Which one is/was it?

Lee

9 LEE wrote:

What a lovely Dealership and a very stylish shop-fit. Which one is/was it?

Lee

It's Bang & Olufsen Gent - Knokke in Belgium. Owner: Wim Van de Loock.
They recently moved into this new shop. Been a customer since 1996 and very kind and helpful dealer!

Will do a descent photoshoot in a couple of weeks... although without the Harmony then.

Karel. 

Beautiful pictures. However, the video processing on the TV is 100% LG. As far as I can tell B&O are only making the TV stand with inbuilt speakers. Which is not a bad thing. The TV speaker +  stands look beautiful no doubt.

9 LEE wrote:

What a lovely Dealership and a very stylish shop-fit. Which one is/was it?

Agree with this. But, is it just me, but every time I see a B&O presentation at a dealer it's only populated by grey-haired people in their 50s and 60s? A major worry/concern for the future of the business.

Not an ageist comment, just an observation on the type of audience who typically turns up to a dealer to demo a new product - it's the same in the UK.

I had to miss a recent similar presentation at B&O Wilmsow. According to Nick the manager it was for one night only. Apparently there are  only 5 Harmonies currently doing demonstration rounds in the whole of Europe.

Graham

moxxey wrote:

Agree with this. But, is it just me, but every time I see a B&O presentation at a dealer it's only populated by grey-haired people in their 50s and 60s? A major worry/concern for the future of the business.

Core customers. People with lots of disposable income who have owned the brand for years and aren't really that bothered about the very latest technology.  Harmony maybe not a case in point, but they're still knocking out the Eclipse with a C7 panel.  LG are selling the C9 now...

I think the business is too far gone to change the model.  People in their 20's and 30's no longer aspire to own the brand, so you trim down your dealers to meet the reduced demand whilst you regroup and think of a possible way forward.

Maybe I'm cynical, maybe I'm observing the facts, maybe I'm just wrong - but on an almost daily basis I'm collecting home systems from people selling their B&O and leaving the brand for good in favour of Sonos, Samsung, LG, Bose and even Loewe. I've been doing this for about 4-5 years now.

Lee