The BeoSound 8, reviewed by a certain 'Rob Waugh' - who i didn't see at the launch by the way.  In fact, if he was there, he was clearly locked in the toilet.

A laughably inaccurate review from a journalist who is supposed to be at the top of his game, working for a national newspaper and all..

Here's his 'review' - and i use that term loosely...

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My points, in case you were wondering, are...

Bang & Olufsen's Beosound 8 dock is a surreal creature. Not because it takes the form of a futuristic metal bicycle (the Danes already sell seven-foot speakers shaped like kettles and a CD player that looks like an electric hob, so in a way this is rather restrained).

Seven foot speakers shaped like kettles?? A CD Player that looks like an electric hob??  Now.. I get the distinct feeling he went to an open evening at his local dealer, drank 2 cases of Chablis, smoked a joint the size of a builders arm - then collapsed in the B&O dealer's staff kitchen area. Hallucinating. Without his contact lenses in.

The Beosound 8 has two 70W active bass drivers. It automatically senses the shape of your room and adjusts its sounds accordingly.

What an utter load of crap!  I'm not even going to comment on that one..  He clearly once heard a man, stood next to another man, standing next to his mate, in a bar, talking about some B&O speakers, then thought he'd throw that one into an article at some point. Clown.

.. as using iPad as an iPod while out and about is as socially unacceptable as fishing out an acoustic guitar and playing the songs yourself

Nope. Now it's my turn to be mystified. I have absolutely no idea what he's trying to say there..  People make money from fishing out an acoustic guitar and playing a song themselves. They're called musicians. And people are impressed by them too. Really.

Design-wise, this is typically surefooted stuff from B&O - the big speakers balance out the sheer size of iPad, and the weight of the aluminium frame makes the whole thing less likely to topple over. 

Now here's a man that didn't do Chemistry at school.  'the weight of the aluminium frame' implies aluminium is heavy, and used to make things solid and stable. Sorry Mr Waugh - aluminium is light.. and you'll find it's the two peg feet at the rear that stop it falling over. Fool.

The wheels at the bottom contain tweeters and five-inch woofers

Now. Put your glasses on, then have another look.  They are not at the bottom, are they... Fool.

Oh, didn't I mention the price?  It's a staggering £800.

Again, you didn't do your research, did you.  It's £895. One last time. Fool.

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So, there we go.

Lee

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