Design.Ouverture and BL8000

Gotta say,... it was the simplicity of the BL6000 and the movements of the door/clamper on the BS2500.

That's when I started to learn everything I could about the company and its design philosophy. Not sure if it's really true, but being told that the doors of the BS2500 used elliptical gears so that it would accelerate and decelerate was what did it for me. Even if it turns out to be a half-truth, it really opened the Pandora's box in terms of the level of detail that B&O went to with its products.

It was only after I discovered eBay that my collection extended into the 70's and 80's

It was the Bang & Olufsen A8 (The earphone).

When I was in Senior High School, My friend had this product and he used it to listen to music.
It was 2010 and I was amazed. It looked so futuristic and from that moment, I know the brand Bang & Olufsen and I regard them as a high-end brand with a futuristic design

But the moment that really made me love B&O was during my university years. I had a professor and he admitted in the class that he liked Bang & Olufsen. He even explained to the class that he wanted the moving television (Beovision Avant) in 2015. His explanation reminded me again of the brand and I started browsing more. I searched online and I discovered the Beosound 9000, the Beolab 5, the Beosound 3200, the Beosound Moment, Beolab 18, Beolab 8000 and 6000, etc.

For me it was in 1978 and a friends parents had bought a BG1500, BC2800 and S35 speakers - I thought it was so cool and looked so much better than the 70's monster japanese hifi my parents had. Although my friends were more impressed with my parents stereo because everything was big and had more switches and lights.

It was that stereo that led me to buy a BG1500 of my own a year later when i started work and from then until about a year ago I had nothing but B&O. 

Andrew wrote:

It was that stereo that led me to buy a BG1500 of my own a year later when i started work and from then until about a year ago I had nothing but B&O.

Hello

In the early 2000's there was a TV show on French TV called 'En aparté'.

The guest was interviewed alone in a room and could choose a song before leaving.

The used several B&O devices.

Check from 4:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaIpDl2GQ4Q

Christophe

A few years ago, while moving to a smaller flat, I had to replace my large speakers with ones taking less space. At that time B&O released the 18’s including the wireless convenience. It was the perfect opportunity to jump into the B&O world after 40 years of patience !

I acquired a pair of 18s as well as a 19. Since then I’m adding kits progressively .... including legendary ones and I love them.

If only the Moment had survived its poor market introduction and the economic conjuncture .... I still think it was the perfect tool for distributed digital music users.

christophe67 wrote:

In the early 2000's there was a TV show on French TV called 'En aparté'.

Bonjour,

Oh yes, I remember that show. It was so good indeed, lot of very good moments.

But I didn't recall the B&O stuff. In the one you pointed it's actually funny the direction the host give to the guest to start the music.
"Press CD and 3 and then LIST, 7" 😁. But the guest looked like he already knew the Beosound!