THIS is a professional install..

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9_LEE
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9_LEE
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Posted August 1, 2011 at 19:21 GMT
#1935895

Yes - you read this correctly..   A B&O installer did this.  Really.  

I was de-installing a BV6-22 from the wall this evening at a customers house and i started laughing. 'What have you done?!' - I asked, laughing - expecting a laugh back and some funny joke.

But no, nothing. 'That was the installer when we bought the equipment new?' he said.  'They made an utter hash of everything in the house to be honest, and I did wonder what it was they'd pushed against the wall to hide the wires and mess.  They then cable tied a black sock over the end of that thing and just left..'

Well, i can tell you it's a CV Joint Boot.  The cheap one which you glue together, so you don't have to remove the actual CV joint.  Yes, you read that correctly. He was apparently charged £300 for this..

😉

 

Evan
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Evan
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Posted August 1, 2011 at 19:42 GMT
#1935896

This is ridiculous! Cannot believe my eyes.

But at the same time, kind of funny! 😂

Location: San Francisco

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mexking
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Posted August 1, 2011 at 22:52 GMT
#1935897

What is so funny here, its a totally normal Mexican instalation praxis😕

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murcieme (archived)
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Posted August 2, 2011 at 01:08 GMT
#1935898

Well That's fairly horrid!

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tournedos
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Posted August 2, 2011 at 04:51 GMT
#1935899

Well, I seem to recall people have made BM1700 adjustment tracks from timing belts, so a CV joint boot follows the ethos... 😂

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folkdeejay
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Posted August 2, 2011 at 05:58 GMT
#1935900

Lee,

 

The standard of cabling installation around the dealer network varies hugely in my experience - as do the rates charged.

£300 to wall a mount a small TV is a HUGE amount, imo - even assuming terminating all the bare ends, it is maybe two hours from arrival to departure if you work carefully and well - so that is £150 per hour to drill 4 holes, mount the bracket and neatly terminate/dress the cables and option programme the TV.

That hourly rate is far more than a qualified electrician (with all the stautory rules and regs to obey) would charge.  Must have been down south 😕

Whilst the exit hole is a bit messy, the cable exit sleeve thing doesn't strike me as too bad though, to be honest - particulary as it was then sleeved in cable sock, and hidden behind the TV.  The wall may have been a bit crappy too - which never helps.

I have seen so many different things used - and that is party because there is not a comprehensive range of  B&O sourced cable routing  options available to dealers. 

There are some, but not many.  Which leads to improvisation. 

Could also have been a new/subcontracted installer - not that there is any excuse for scruffy work at £300.

 

 

 

 

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Hiort
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Posted August 2, 2011 at 10:31 GMT
#1935901

Had my BV10 40":

  • Delivered from dealer
  • Carried into my home
  • Mounted on wallbracket 
  • All cabling (incl PUC cables) to cablebox, Bluray, TVIX etc mounted and neatly hidden.
  • Configure BV10 to handle all peripherals (PUC preinstalled at dealer).
  • All garbage removed.

Cost: 277 Euro

Thought it was steep at first, but given the convenience, the speed and the professional result it was worth it. 

 

 

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richhaffner
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Posted August 2, 2011 at 12:45 GMT
#1935902

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I prefer to do these things myself.

Not to save money.

Not because I don't trust anyone else to do it right.

I do these things myself because it's fun.

JO
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jonniebravo1963
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Posted August 2, 2011 at 13:03 GMT
#1935903

Here here!!! I love to see it from start to finish, sometimes a bit fiddly especially by yourself but well worth the effort 😁

 

Jonnie

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Daniel (archived)
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Posted August 2, 2011 at 16:19 GMT
#1935904

Rich wrote:

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I prefer to do these things myself.

Not to save money.

Not because I don't trust anyone else to do it right.

I do these things myself because it's fun.

 

If the installation was included in the price and the DIY was optional I would pay for it with no doubt. To see the result is a big part in the pleasure of having the system. I can find myself watching a link speaker and thinking about how pleased I am with my installation.

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