When did you buy your BeoSound 9000?

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The Beonic Man (archived)
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Posted November 4, 2007 at 18:59 GMT
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Curious to know how recently people bought one? We are entering a digital age and the arrival of the new BeoSound 5 will be the first of a lot more products to come harnesssing this technology I am sure. Nonetheless, I recently bought a BeoSound 9000 because of my love for its styling, plus the fact I still have a considerable amount of CDs to play and I want something sexy to play them on! Anyone else think along the same lines or are you now holding out for the next new thing? Is BeoSound 9000 a thing of the past? What do people think?

Simon.
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9_LEE
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Posted November 6, 2007 at 18:18 GMT
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A very good, and a very relevant question - and one that i'm sure B&O have asked themselves countless times.

Yes, for sure - it's an "old" product - and CD's certainly WILL become an obsolete technology, much in the same way as Audio Cassette.  Perhaps not in the quality stakes though as Cassette and CD were streets apart, whereas the gulf between CD's and lossless Mp3 is not quite as dramatic.

The BeoSound 9000 will always be a 'classic' - much as the BeoCenter 9500 has become, and there will always be a place in every B&O enthusiasts heart for the product.  It has become a modern icon, and no matter what - it is lodged in the psyche of this, the last and the next generation who have all admired it somehow, somewhere.

Thing of the past?  This requires a lot of thought.  For the forward thinking - it is already, but its beauty will prevail and we will still revere it for many years to come i'm certain.

Lee

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bang1 (archived)
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Posted November 6, 2007 at 19:32 GMT
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I had mine since May 07 and love this master piece of precision, it always plays in random mode 🙂
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BeoOC (archived)
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Posted November 6, 2007 at 20:27 GMT
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Ive had mine for a year. I love every minute of it.
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Beoaus
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Posted November 6, 2007 at 20:58 GMT
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Purchased in 1999.

I'd like to see the design stay though the technology modernised. Perhaps DVD a hard disk etc etc..

Beoaus.

Location: Australia

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HP
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Posted November 6, 2007 at 22:47 GMT
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2001 or 2002........and I love it...still..but ready for whatever comes down the pike...from BnO....yeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaa !!! 
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Toubro
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Posted November 7, 2007 at 02:28 GMT
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unfortunatly I don't own one, but it has always been the next bit of B&O I am going to add to my collection, (and as I began to study again 2 years ago I won't have the money for one anytime soon). I do think its clever to have a music library like I have in iTunes, but in my case, I can't see MP3 or any other digital format replace the CD. I get a kind of satisfaction, (please don't misunderstand this), of browsing my CDs, picking one out and putting in on, that I cannot get from searching a file on the computer and then doubleclick it. With a 9000 it takes the CD playing to another level as it puts the CDs on display like no other unit. I love it and would like it to stay as it is.

In my opinion the 9000 cannot include DVD playback, and a harddrive is also out of the question because of the simple display, and I can't see the display upgraded as this would alter the design of the unit.

 

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kawo
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Posted November 7, 2007 at 02:34 GMT
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I have mine for 3 years now, still like to look and enjoy it every day! However, a small upgrade to todays technology would not be to bad. I disagree with B&O common behavior only to introduce new technology with new products, so what about a SD-Card reader or an iPod/Beosound 6 interface with Beo4/beolink control? 

Than this product will justify its high price for the next 5 years. 

kawo 

 

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marcus_m (archived)
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Posted November 7, 2007 at 02:54 GMT
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Have one since two years now. The look is still stunning and so I would buy it again today.

Marcus 

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Daniel (archived)
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Posted November 7, 2007 at 03:14 GMT
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Since 2000 and will not change it for any other audiomaster. Maybe I upgrade it for netmusic but first I need a new computer.
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