I see no new products, but some "old" ones are still there! (BS9000)

Looks good to me. Who said that this catalogue wasn't much different from the previous year? Looks quite different to me!

I hate it, it's just so wrong! Evil with all of those old man oil guzzler cars. The Apples, Pioneer etc of this world are creative products for creative people but B&O is just so horribly pretentious now but not cool at the same time.

Gone are the people, the International feel to be replaced by materialism to the extreme. It's vulgar and cheap! I'm totally turned off my this.

Ive bought B&O in the past but the sad thing is, would I recommend them to a really good friend? No way, i simply could not!  Sorry B&O but i've moved on. I find you overpriced, pretentious and you fail to deliver on performance! My B&O days are totally over and my life is nicer and more fun without them!

Pioneer certainly aren't what they used to be , they're often rebadged sharps.

The old elite range and the still incredible kuro are what Pioneer were all about.

Also , I know you've had some bad experiences with bno in the past , but not all of us feel the same . Would I recommend bno ? Yup. Just make sure you buy a bv7 40 or 55 ( god , that 7/55 is a stunner ) as the bv8 is a nasty pile of **** and the 10 is overpriced compared to the 7.

I'm actually amazed at the longevity of the bno stuff I bought in 2003 - ALL of it still works and works very well !!!

Can't say that about all the other gear in my house - Apple included.. and i'm arguably the biggest Apple fanboy on the planet LOL

Flappo wrote:

I'm actually amazed at the longevity of the bno stuff I bought in 2003 - ALL of it still works and works very well !!!

we have all said it many times in many different ways, but to hear it expressed like that is a condemnation on modern society/design.  Somwthing bought seven years ago SHOULD still work - "all" it takes is careful planning and design. 

Flappo wrote:

i'm arguably the biggest Apple fanboy on the planet LOL

🙂 very true 😂

Paul Winn wrote:

I hate it, it's just so wrong! Evil with all of those old man oil guzzler cars. The Apples, Pioneer etc of this world are creative products for creative people but B&O is just so horribly pretentious now but not cool at the same time.

Gone are the people, the International feel to be replaced by materialism to the extreme. It's vulgar and cheap! I'm totally turned off my this.

Ive bought B&O in the past but the sad thing is, would I recommend them to a really good friend? No way, i simply could not!  Sorry B&O but i've moved on. I find you overpriced, pretentious and you fail to deliver on performance! My B&O days are totally over and my life is nicer and more fun without them!

I hope you do know that the late Steve Jobs, the CEO and founder of Apple replaced his $130,000 Mercedes SL55 AMG every 6 months.

linder wrote:

I hope you do know that the late Steve Jobs, the CEO and founder of Apple replaced his $130,000 Mercedes SL55 AMG every 6 months.

And there was something I read recently where it said that the people who whine most of all about materialistic stuff are those people who want it most of all....but just can't afford it. It's envy but they don't even know it.

B&O is an ultra-luxury brand. It's always been that way. The images you see in the catalogue (the cars, the 5-star hotels, the people) are associated with ultra-luxury. If you don't want to see this, or you feel affected by these associations, B&O isn't a brand for you.