Interested to hear from those that have similar experiences to me. Let me first say that life is short, very short indeed and if finances and life circumstances allow I try to work less and enjoy more time with fiends/family and doing the things I enjoy. I occasionally treat myself to little or big luxuries when the funds allow but with three little children there are limits to both money and I’m even more stretched for time. What i find interesting is the phenomena of friends and family who aren’t in the least bit impressed or interested in B&O if only to complement the aesthetics of their home. I don’t want this to degenerate into a poke at any particular product. B&O make mistakes in design, functionality and software like all the others. On the whole I think B&O represents something that few others can emulate in both form and function. Sadly my wife and nearly everyone else I know aren’t in the least bit impressed or interested. I’d like to think it’s to do with price but even if they were rolling in it, I’m quite sure they would continue to buy Bose sound docks to mount their iPhones in or buy a £400 TV from Costco. Yet, I know that if we won the lottery, my wife would buy an Aston convertible or take fancier holidays or upgrade to a Wesley Barrell sofa...and so would my friends. They would splash out on similar things whilst still maintaining a focus on experiences with loved ones. In the upgraded house, with the exquisite furniture and the sports car they would still opt for an IPod dock in their living rooms and a cheap and cheerful Costco TV. Am I missing something in the equation? Am I over estimating the beautiful form and lines of B&O?
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I've found that I sometimes have to keep my passion for B&O in check around some people who just don't understand. There is a concern that others might misunderstand that passion for materialism or even bragging about the luxury of the brand. I had once just recently started dating a guy and mentioned to him that I was excited that my BeoSound Moment was arriving that afternoon. He texted back something like "Oh. I got mine months ago. I wasn't impressed." I knew that he had no B&O but was taking jabs at my passion for the brand. After that, I lost all interest in the guy and never went out with him again. Life is too short to have room for the B&O haters.
Don’t blame you. Perhaps I should start a dating website exclusively for B&O fans. Would make life a little easier!I've found that I sometimes have to keep my passion for B&O in check around some people who just don't understand. There is a concern that others might misunderstand that passion for materialism or even bragging about the luxury of the brand. I had once just recently started dating a guy and mentioned to him that I was excited that my BeoSound Moment was arriving that afternoon. He texted back something like "Oh. I got mine months ago. I wasn't impressed." I knew that he had no B&O but was taking jabs at my passion for the brand. After that, I lost all interest in the guy and never went out with him again. Life is too short to have room for the B&O haters.
I just think that nowadays many people cannot see any big difference between B&O and other good well known brands (Bower&Wilkins, Bose, Loewe, Sony, LG, ...). Even if they can spend a huge amount on B&O, they don't. B&O lost a lot of visibility (no or few adds in magazines, less and less shops) and many people don't know the brand or forgot it does still exist. I was a huge B&O fan when younger (I spared a lot and I was crazy when I was finally able to afford what I was dreaming of) and I still admire some design of the brand but I lost the faith in it, mostly because I pay less attention on the technical object itself. I can live with good quality and I don't run anymore after the best available especially if the design has become less magical. I prefer the device to "disappear" and I cannot justify the huge price gap. Now that I could afford more easyIy B&O, I prefer for example a TV that you don't see when off in my design flat (like the Samsung the Frame) even if the quality is not 100% matching B&O. Many of my friends and knowings prefer to spend their money in designer furniture (which keep value over time), travels, and just enjoying their lives.
And another factor, especially when speaking about TV, is that the quality of the TV programs is becoming more and more low level. To watch a movie I prefer to go to a cinema an enjoy the people watching all together and maybe have a drink with friends after. To watch the news and advertisements a good Samsung or Loewe or... is enough for me. Speaking about audio quality, I agree B&O kept some advance in design. But again B&Wilkins for example have excellent speakers and in flats you cannot use the real potential of most of the high end audio systems / speakers (whatever the brand). I think I'm not the only one thinking like this.
I’m rather lucky in the fact that my wife is usually the driving force behind some of our more extravagant purchases!
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Does your wife have any B&O sisters? Errrr, sorry that might verge on little inappropriate. 😎I’m rather lucky in the fact that my wife is usually the driving force behind some of our more extravagant purchases! Beovision Eclipse, Beolit 15, Beoplay A2, H6/H2, Form 2, Beoplay A3, Beovision 5-42 connected to a DVD1
Or any brothers?Does your wife have any B&O sisters? Errrr, sorry that might verge on little inappropriate.
I once dated a guy who eventually told me I was forbidden from uttering the term “brushed aluminum” anymore in his presence.
I did start a similar thread a coupe weeks ago but got immediately slated by one member. Maybe mine came across incorrectly but it was along the lines of this one. The BOSE wave would be a good example of a product that just works, people love and is very simple with great sound, good price point. SONOS is another very easy sale and people love this too. Where we try and get B&O in peoples thoughts is the integration with smart homes and the fact the products perform and look better that the competition. Still love the brand though. It appeals to a select few and always has done although it still amazes me the amount of people that did not know they did TV’s and newer still wireless and Bluetooth etc. They never set out to be mass market so it’s up to us to keep banging the B&O drum.
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