As everyone has said the quality control is fierce ( I get this from the aluminium side of things their rejection criteria are VERY high).

Please go to B&O head office and let them know they will I'm sure be interested in this.

When you do get the system your happy with do please let us know what you got😎  

Any amplifier not capable of reaching the point of distortion is badly designed.

Running an amplifier at the point of distortion is risking damage to tweeters, hearing and eventually the amp itself.

Martin

I have a Beosund 1. 220v early model, and two front covers (Anodized Light Blue and Red) Like many of us, I was attracted by the design ( unique to Bang & Olufsen at the time )the sound, and the functions, and the fact that it works with the Beo 4 remote.

My BS 1 works fine these years, has traveled to the US, Brasil, back to Europe for repairs, and is now back in Brasil again. No, it ain't cheap, but everything works, and it serves all functions including Home Theatre via the AUX plug. 

" Overpriced ? "  If you say so.

Now comes the quality issue. Yes, there have been complaints here with the new White paint cover and quality control, but it is very hard to imagine that four new-in-box BS 1s'  were all defective. Four in a row ?

I appreciate your candor and frankness, but the details aren't clear here. Were these painted units ?  Anodized units ?  Features ?  Lack of AM band ?  Price ?  The Company has been around almost 100 years, and the quality control is so good and so tight that this is one of the principle reasons for that longevity. But four in a row didn't pass the test.

Sorry, I just don't buy it.

NO, IT IS NOT! That is what you call overpriced.

@soundproof

all the CD/DVD mechanisms are based on Philips (Loewe is also using them...) (at least the masterpanel, overture and all others based on them)

Panasonic for Plasma and LCD 

I think sony for some tape decks... 

I have to add (please be aware that I work hard to buy B&O-products and I could and would never afford 20.000 Euros for a TV):

You pay a premium for the look/design. You do that with cars, watches, cloth even food.

But I also feel that B&O lost a lot of their sexyness in the last ten years. 7000 series, 8500 series, ouverture, AV9000, Masterlink&powerlink, Beolink 1000 and 7000, MX range. Then it started with the lack of two-way communication (the best thing ever!!!), Avant was ugly, Beovision 1 flopped, Beovision 5 is superb, but 100% premium for the panasonic panel (which improves every 6 months...), wireless sound that interferes with DECT-phones..., beocenter is having software problems. They even sell in Saturn-stores... 

I am now thinking about linking a panasonic panel, a beamer, iPod with an old two-way stereo (7000 series) together.

What remains is simplicity and quality, at least the finish, has always been excellent with my products, even second life!