finally some sense to this topic. I have been following the past few hours with much interest.

I tend to lean towards the "old school" and think B&O shouldn't be making products like serene or BL4's or BeoSound 6.

B&O would do better to stick to the core products of exceptional Vision & Sound solutions & concentrate on improving the BeoLink System.

I totally agree with Dude1 that the BeoVisions are truly in a league of their own. The picture is much more natural and the build quality is unique.

There has been problems with reliability and it seems that heads are rolling because of this and i hope to see changes in this area soon.

Previous comments on adopting new technologies have also been well thought out. B&O will always be careful and rightly so. They can't afford to make mistakes like sony can. Mini Disc is a classic example as was betamax. It looks at the moment like sony have it right with BluRay though.

I'm sure that B&O will go on strong and this boning of Torben is a knee jerk reaction to shareholder pressure.

I look forward to the coming years to see what B&O can do to surprise and inspire us.

jazz

I agree that sound and vision should be the focus, and maybe these smaller products were ideas of Torbens?

Not at all. Bang has a board, which would ok all of these.  The smaller items, have not been a failure - although many seem to be leaning to this way of thinking.  The reality is, these decisions are complex as business is. Bang is doing fine and its strategy have helped its profitability markedly.

Kevin:

Sad to see him go I must say. I suspect he won´t be leaving with just a box of chocolates and a bottle of wine though (maybe a bottle opener 😕😂) since most CEO have substantial packages when leaving nowadays.

It will be interesting to see what the board mean about high quality audio and video products....... see I knew they should have brought out a new Beogram!

Seriously though it does seem to be a bit of a kneejerk reaction nothing worse than a rudderless ship. 

I think they mean that B&o will produce more things by them self and go the old way with solid conservative products..

I think one day maybe they will produce their own plasma/LCD panels and Blue-ray players...

The entire capital of B&O wold not provide enough money to even consider making these items, Even the major brands cant do it and make profit

Dude1:

How many forum users have an MX, as some people simply cannot afford the huge money of some of the other sets. 

Dude1:

go compare to some other sets.

i agree with 355 , the bv8 sticks out like a sore thumb and is symptomatic of what's wrong with bno now

they're pushing it as a cutting edge tv to a young age group , but technically it's stone age , plus it looks very cheap ( very beocentre 2000 ) and leaving out dvb-t , when analogue is about to be switched off soon is simply brain shatteringly stupid

if bno are going to play with the big boys they desperately need to get their act together AND FAST ! , hire some real tech boffins that know  a bit about 2008 av technology 

 i suggest they dramatically pare down their range , lower prices to realistic levels and forget the silly little rebadged toys , oh and for gods sake get rid of samsung , they're not the kind of company bno's image needs !