When will B&O make motorized BeoLabs?

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Chrisreunion (archived)
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Posted July 19, 2009 at 11:33 GMT
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B&O have always been famous for their mechanical movements on all products: sliding doors on BeoSounds, turning stands on BeoVisions, but..nothing moves on a BeoLab!

All Advanced Sounds Systems provide an ALT tweeter rising from the car's dashboard, don't you thing it is time B&O releases new BeoLabs with a hidden ALT that would rise once the speaker is turned on?

That would give several advantages:

- the horizontal tweeter would pick up less dust when not in use

- the tweeter would be less at risk with kids or curious guests always willing to touch the apparent speaker

- the stereo perspective would be immediately enhanced when the tweeter rises, showing the full benefit of ALT technology

- the magic of movements would give even more value/pleasure to the product

What do you guys think?

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TripEnglish (archived)
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Posted July 19, 2009 at 11:42 GMT
#1883603

There's at least one coming with this. We've got a lot of other stuff to release first, though.

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saf (archived)
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Posted July 19, 2009 at 12:15 GMT
#1883604

Chrisreunion wrote:
..nothing moves on a BeoLab!

.. except the microphone under the BL5 during its calibration.

But yes, adding some 'transformers' effect in a sensible way - why not. 😁

 

 

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koning (archived)
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Posted July 19, 2009 at 12:56 GMT
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TripEnglish wrote:

There's at least one coming with this. We've got a lot of other stuff to release first, though.

 

What time......2009/2010?

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Puncher (archived)
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Posted July 19, 2009 at 12:59 GMT
#1883606

As long as it serves a real purpose - I don't see the point of movement for movements sake

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leogenghis (archived)
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Posted July 19, 2009 at 16:47 GMT
#1883607

I'd welcome such a development, as long as it's done tastefully! As a fellow BeoWorlder put it a few months ago, "magical movement is a core essence of B&O".

Leo

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takktakk (archived)
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Posted July 19, 2009 at 17:10 GMT
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TripEnglish wrote:

There's at least one coming with this. We've got a lot of other stuff to release first, though.

PLEASE... do tell a little more :-)

I think this entire idea is great and the points made more than enough to justify such a Rolls Royce like (Spirit of Ecstacy) feature :)

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jk1002
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Posted July 19, 2009 at 19:32 GMT
#1883609

If it looks like the one in the A8 I would want that.

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Beolab (archived)
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Posted July 19, 2009 at 23:00 GMT
#1883610

Trip tell us more! =)

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wonderfulelectric (archived)
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Posted July 20, 2009 at 01:14 GMT
#1883611

Oh please... Why add superfluous functions when they can't even get the basics right. I would much prefer better speakers drivers.

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