kokomo wrote:

Interesting Elephant. As a guest, my reaction would probably have been "WOW", what a show-off!!

What did you follow this up with, showing them your stamp collection for the next 3 hours?

 

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No :-)

I had to sell the stamp collection to pay for the Beo 4

I recently had a party where I had the BL4000s cranked up so we could hear them outside.  More than one guest commented along the lines of "Wow, those little speakers really sound great"  One asked "where's the sub?"  Another, asked "where's your amp?".  When I told him that the amps are built into the speakers, he was stunned.  I then showed him my BS9000 and BS5 (in another room with BL8000 + BL2)...  "Wow, I always thought B&O was overpriced crap - this sounds awesome."  The BS5 then drew a crowd with everybody getting a chance to spin the wheel.  When I showed how I could control the volume with my phone, I could see that some were beginning to recognize that I have a sickness...  I try not to show off my gear... I like it better when people are drawn in by their own curiosity.

As to the perceptions of B&O in the US, I was involved in a meeting with folks from my company's R&D group (I live in the midwest but work for a CA software co).  I heard one of the product managers make an analogy to the effect that "we don't want to build B&O speakers - you know, put all the money into the looks and not worry about the performance".  I was going to ask him if he had ever actually listened to a B&O speaker, but it wasn't the time or place.  I'm also not sure that many actually understood the analogy either (given the low profile of B&O).

Stan

Exactly Stan, my shop teacher would always say "we aren't building a swiss watch!" 

That saying is a bit more common than the B&O iteration.

I always get a massive "wow" when I change the volume of my tv (BV7-40) with my beocom2 when somebody rings - not only wow but also very useful  - that and the curtain.

The BS9000 always gets a good response - children are always hugely impressed and when we were chatting with friends with some random background music there was always a pause in the coversation when the changer did its thing. Great!

Hello

It's great to hear all of these stories..

Mine of late have been a little different..usually centered around beoport freezing..not being able to switch between N.RADIO/N.MUSIC. Technician coming again next week to try and give me back some functionality (yes im using a dreaded MAC- apparently beoport is compatible with MAC according to B&O website!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

People however are always impressed with the beolab 9's, even before they are switched on. (I have a white pair).

I had a friend over recently to listen to some 80's vinyl on my white beogram 7000 (with new SMMC1)- he was amazed. Human League never sounded so good!!!

Visitors look suspiciously at the beocentre 2. Too polite to make comment until they see it open and then they gasp. Then everyone wants to touch it and put finger prints on it!!!

Another friend described my B&O like an Alfa Romeo car, great to look at, fantastic performance when it works, but often doesn't. On one level I agree..we really have had a lot of difficulty linking our products and getting them to work properly (BV8-40 in living room with beolab 9's, mac computer, beoport, DAC and beocentre 2, beogram 7000.... a Beocentre 6 in a link room used as tv and music source). I don't think what we have is so complicated but apparently not many customers here (Sydney) go to the level of integration that we have...

Here's hoping next week will finally resolve these issues and I can come back with stories about wowing our friends at an upcoming party at the end of October.

I've attached a pic of our new TV.

David Coyne

Stan wrote:

I could see that some were beginning to recognize that I have a sicknes

Sad isn't it :D

Stan wrote:

you know, put all the money into the looks

Looks ≠ BeoLab 5s !

danezro wrote:

I change the volume of my tv (BV7-40) with my beocom2

yes !

for me that is another great example of the integration.

I use mine even when people aren't ringing just because it is conveniently to hand ...

And it provides a powerful override when teenagers have the Beo 4 :D

david coyne wrote:

BV8-40 in living room with beolab 9's, mac computer, beoport, DAC and beocentre 2, beogram 7000.... a Beocentre 6 in a link room used as tv and music source). I don't think what we have is so complicated but apparently not many customers here (Sydney) go to the level of integration that we have.

Hi David,

sounds a great set-up ... can't see the picture :-(

To me the integration of it all is the magic that continues to make the wow factor

Of course the whizzz of the 9000 CD change is special.

So is the opening of the 3000/3200 doors ... I must confess the BC 2's wings don't give me that wow.

Each piece of kit usually has something special wow feature that has pushed the limits of design or technology, but over time it is the integration wow where "the whole that is greater than the sum of the parts" of which the beocom volume control is a great example

Note to self: buy the keyring for Christmas :-)