TripEnglish wrote:

I think it depends a lot on what you value personally. The existence of the BeoLab 3 makes life difficult for the BeoLab 6000, but we still sell plenty of them. The sound is terrific and the look is timeless. Say what you will, but you'd be hard pressed to find an unhappy 6000 or 8000 owner!

I'm sure I've already chimed in on this thread (it looks like it's a necro-post situation), but it's really a bit ridiculous to talk about a product being "worth the money" in a definitive way. Some have stated repeatedly that it isn't while others couldn't imagine anything else. As the saying goes, these threads throw off more heat than light.

What I value is common sense, the price (in the UK) for the 8000's increased by 30% between 2006 & 2009 (£2300 - £2995). It's just not good enough, they're taking the mick!

Puncher wrote:

What I value is common sense, the price (in the UK) for the 8000's increased by 30% between 2006 & 2009 (£2300 - £2995). It's just not good enough, they're taking the mick!

While at the same time, EUR-GBP exchange rate went from 0.69 (01/2006) to 0.92 (01/2009) = 36.5% change meaning they actually get less per sale at the latter price. UK is an important market for B&O, but I'm sure they can't go over their head subsidising purchases over there!

(didn't bother looking for GBP-DKK rates, as DKK is allowed to fluctuate very little in relation to the euro)

Ok - fair enough, but from a UK only perspective then, as we're talking value for money, the price still increased by 30% making them a very difficult purchase indeed!

Puncher wrote:

Ok - fair enough, but from a UK only perspective then, as we're talking value for money, the price still increased by 30% making them a very difficult purchase indeed!

Will be even more expensive next year when vat goes up to 20% ,also B&O becoming very greedy too😡

Puncher wrote:

TripEnglish wrote:

I think it depends a lot on what you value personally. The existence of the BeoLab 3 makes life difficult for the BeoLab 6000, but we still sell plenty of them. The sound is terrific and the look is timeless. Say what you will, but you'd be hard pressed to find an unhappy 6000 or 8000 owner!

I'm sure I've already chimed in on this thread (it looks like it's a necro-post situation), but it's really a bit ridiculous to talk about a product being "worth the money" in a definitive way. Some have stated repeatedly that it isn't while others couldn't imagine anything else. As the saying goes, these threads throw off more heat than light.

 

What I value is common sense, the price (in the UK) for the 8000's increased by 30% between 2006 & 2009 (£2300 - £2995). It's just not good enough, they're taking the mick!

Hi

Puncher:

The BL8000 is the top of the line in our home, OK the BL3 is almost as good. I just looked at the price tag for BL8000 and I can only say that the price level is at or probably over the line for what I would call worth the price. It is still a beautiful piece. However, at this level, if I should buy it again, I probably would feel that I only pay for the design (the old prejudice concerning B&O becomes true in my case).

Concerning the BL4000, 6000, I would much like to read a review about them in a HiFi magazine. I know what I think, but it would be interesting to hear something from "the outside". If anybody have a link to a review, it would be appreciated.

TripEnglish:

I think as long as you make sure you express your own opinion, threads like this is most amusing and interesting. I can not say that I have read through the whole thread, but it would be interesting if you would like to share your own opinion about the BL4000, 6000. We all know that dealers have sold them for many years, but what is your personal opinion?

Have a nice day

Clakke

BTW a pair of BL8000s cost 3,995€ in Finland at the current 22% (soon to be 23%) VAT, which is pretty much exactly £3400 at current rates.

Apparently they still sell to support three shops in Helsinki alone, two of them less than hundred meters apart!

tournedos wrote:

BTW a pair of BL8000s cost 3,995€ in Finland at the current 22% (soon to be 23%) VAT, which is pretty much exactly £3400 at current rates.

Apparently they still sell to support three shops in Helsinki alone, two of them less than hundred meters apart!

How much are they in the US?

Lets not forget B&O is not mass produced how can they possibly complete with the mass market each uk shop sells about 2 plasma a year its only a tiny production run each year

Your also paying for the fab build quality and casework all revered high end manufacturers charge big bucks for there speakers you paying for the cabinet finish electronics are fairly cheap

B&O products are fab

roconn wrote:

 Just as an update to anyone who may be interested... I bought the Beo10 😕

Both myself and wife are very happy with the looks, but one thing I probably would have taken into consideration more when we bought it... THE GODDAM REMOTE CONTROL!!!

We opted for the standard remote because the upgraded version needed complete programming! It works for the most part, but it is truely a pain in the *** when you want to fast forward and it never seems to sense when you want to select something! the double/single clicking confusion annoys me constantly! 

We have both the Beo4 and Beo5. Funny enough my wife like the Beo4 more whilst I have always problems with it, so i use the Beo5 nearly all te time. Which one do you use?

roconn wrote:

I have noticed clouding on the screen... it only occurs at night when the screen is completely black and it CAN be quite annoying! I am currently contemplating whether I do anything about it... Have lived with it for a while, but I don't watch a huge amount of movies since I bought the TV.

I have the same issue. According to the dealer it has to do with the heath dissipation not working good. For the 46" they seems to have added metal plates to the back of the screen, removing the issue completely (as he says). However there seems no solution for the 40" yet😕. As a consequence I am considering to spend another 2K and upgrade to the 46". 

Although this is already sad enough, the complete lack of reaction on the side of B&O is even more annoying. The dealer is quite supportive, but you expect the vendor to act accordingly as well. It makes you sometime wonder whether they are entitled to have you as a customer 🤔

According to another thread, the clouding issues eliminated on the 46" are explained as being due to a different LED backlight system: lighting from two sides of the screen only instead of all four. No one mentioned anything about cooling. Maybe both your dealer and the other posters are correct, and it's a combination of the two enhancements which solved the problem?

Leo