BeoSound8 is manufactured in China to Bang & Olufsen specification.

Opman

Thank you Opman. So it is true. very sad news that B&O has decided not to produce in Denmark or their new factory in Europe.

I had the chance to play with a BS8 in a store today, and was disappointed by its quality. The remote control is lightweight and plasticky (although I like the "UFO"-inspired design). The LED's surrounding the control panel that light up when the volume is changed look cheap and tacky. The socket that juts out above the unit when no iPod or iPad is docked is weird. The smooth black metal/plastic? finish on the cones behind the speakers feels like something from another manufacturer...

Add to all this the fact that it's manufactured in China leaves me sighing and shaking my head. Sorry - I guess the BS8 just doesn't do it for me, although I'm sure the sound is OK. But I hope its low price-point will bring more newcomers to the brand, which in turn will help B&O maintain its higher quality products.

Leo

My goodness it's a sad day when a Bang and Olufsen is made in China! I agree that the supplied remote is of a horrible quality. I was quite shocked when the salesman handed me it.

Made in China - so it's a £300 dock selling for £900!   ok right on! You ain't fooling me B&O! Shame on you!

To think I was considering opening a B&O store a while back... thank goodness the wise people here talked me out of it.  I really despair of B&O's future - if it has a future.  Recent products have been disappointing to say the least.

I couldn't believe that after all the hype and build-up a couple of years ago for their revolutionary digital media product, it turned out to be nothing more than a massive iPod on a stick (Beosound 5)!!! Actually much less sophisticated in most respects than an iPod touch. 

But it's even more depressing that now the hot new product is an iPod dock. A product designed to play second fiddle to another company's more innovative product. And it's made out of plastic, in China.  Perhaps the 1000% - or more - mark up on this product is supposed to allow B&O to survive, and to keep making high quality products like the TVs?  But even so, it seems to me the future B&O is cheap plastic tat, albeit "blinged up" to appeal to oligarchs and WAGs. What a shame to destroy brand values like this.

I don't understand. This way of thinking might be true 15 years ago but now Made in China is not neccesarily bad quality. Apple is enterily mostly made in china, but designed by an English guy and marketed by Americans, so the best of the world in every field.

What do you really want of B&O, extremelly high quality, hand made, innovation and on top of that cheap and off course a profitable company? Excuse me but that, now, in this context, in this world is extremelly unatainable, almost imposible. If you a have a recipe to do that, well put it in a packaging and sell it, fastest way to millonaire.

Who cares where is it made as long as higher quality standards are mantained. A factory is a factory and quality control is universal, unfortunetely for some people, salaries are not universal along with other manufacturing costs.

Does it make it a better B&O probably not but one that acts according to the circumstances. People, the world have changed, for the better or for worst it really doesn't matter, can't do anything against that. It just a matter of survival and know how to addapt to change.

B&O cheese has moved. Well B&O needs to go to out and find their new cheese somewhere else and slowly and painfully have learnt that.

The benchmark by excellence, the utter famous B&W Zeppelin, I wonder where is it made.

Been saying all along its overpriced.Most buyers probably won't realise until they unpack the box at home.

No offence intended,but a large percentage of the B&O customers i have witnessed in stores are fairly ignorant in terms of model generations,basic technical spec and so on.Unlike the more informed Beoworlders.However,I think this will anger some,especially considering the asking price.Dealers seem to be brainwashed into thinking it's a bargain just because of the usual ever increasing,unrealistic prices B&O are charging.Even my local dealer struggled to remember the latest prices on some TVs because they keep going up ffs!

It's a very simple dock.A bar with some drive units on the end.Shouldn't cost nearly a grand.

Cant see dealers being overt regarding it's origin,unless pushed.Doesn't particularly bother me where it is made,as long as the quality is to an acceptable [high] standard.

I would have paid up to £750,now i wouldn't pay more than £600 for one.

Gonna buy one of the alternatives on my shortlist methinks.Hey ho.

I don't agree BeoFab. Bang and Olufsen are expensive because they prided themselves on 'hand built' products made in Denmark!

Ok, the Zeppelin is made in China - it's £400 not £900! It's like buying a Ferrari and finding out it was made in China in the same factory as that £10,000 hatchback!

It's turning into a bling bling brand for the WAGS. I've loved B&O all my life but right now I am thoroughly disgusted with their direction. They are coming across like a bunch of fools who have just woken up to 2010.

And yes maybe Apple is assembled in China however its prices are not 5 times higher than all over the other brands - period!

I totally agree with Greg on this one. I have a BeoSound Century. Yes it was £950 say nine years ago but it was made in Denmark and apart from speakers and amplifiers ALSO includes CD player, a top performing cassette deck and decent radio with a beautiful electric glass door - proof that B&O can make all of that in Denmark at a decent price!!!

All I see right now is PROFIT PROFIT PROFIT and I for one will not be taken in by this.

I was about to buy a 32" BeoVision 10 however there is no chance with the current thinking of this Company! Very disappointing direction from a Company that I put my faith in!