Posts by spthomas (archived)
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Steve Jobs biography
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 1, 2011 19:33I found this interesting, from Walter Isaacson's biography Steve Jobs : "He had a great love for some material objects, especially those that were finely crafted, such as Porsche and Mercedes cars, Henckels knives, Bosen…
David Lewis
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 16, 2011 07:52I just received an email that David Lewis passed away. I'ts very sad; I think he was a fantastic designer and a real artist. The BL8000 and BC9300 grace my living room every day for the past 15+ years and I'm thankful fo…
A trip to the Tonmeister - Struer Trip
in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 19, 2011 21:52[quote user="bsantini"]Brass is good! Organ is good! [/quote] If you play a descending scale on the bottom octave on the pedals of an organ it almost sounds like a crescendo in volume to the modern ear because we're so u…
Mac Mini, Beolab 5 and Beosound3000/9000
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 20, 2011 14:53[quote user="bayerische"] The Airport Express has a pretty lousy dac, so you would be better off using the straight headphone out on the iMac, or getting an external soundcard. About DAC's in the BC9300 VS the iMac with/…
Mac Mini, Beolab 5 and Beosound3000/9000
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 19, 2011 17:11I have a different situation but wonder if the Impact Twin box and Pure Music software would be beneficial for playing digital music: I now have: iMacG5, iTunes->Airport Express-> BC9300->BL8000 Would this be better?: iM…
BeoSound 1 &3200 are no more.
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 5, 2011 09:53[quote user="Milton78"] I have the Beosound 1 and although I would miss it not being sold more, I can't say I blame B & O for discontinuing them. The new generations, i.e. the kids borne late 80's and 90's don't really u…
SACD and BV8-40
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 31, 2011 22:03So why isn't SACD widely embraced by the B&O's of the world? This is the oddity of digital- more people listening and having access to music, having the technology for superior sound, yet the convenience creates a demand…
A Tape 2
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 22, 2011 16:48[quote user="PhilLondon"] No.. N.MUSIC is the same as A.TAPE2, N.RADIO is the same as PHONO. p. [/quote] ... but in fact on a 9300, the Phone and Tape2 inputs come in on the same connector. On mine, I have airport expres…
TV Features & Specs
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 16, 2011 22:10I'm not much of a movie-watcher though; I don't have blu-ray or all that many DVDs. We like sports and racing a some TV shows mostly. One thing that puzzles me about all this motion blur- I saw a picture showing how a mo…
TV Features & Specs
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 16, 2011 16:28Choosing a television is sort of overwhelming with all the choices. So... what's really important, what makes a real improvement? There's 120Hz and 240Hz, but surely 600Hz must be so much better, right? I'm joking a litt…
Not B&O TV
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 10, 2011 07:46[quote user="TheMajor"]I agree with you. I can't afford a B&O screen. They are mentally expensive in Japan. The cheapest is over a years salary but then I'm a teacher. I got a decent 46" panasonic for half months wages. …
Not B&O TV
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 9, 2011 17:09[quote user="TripEnglish"] Second hand B&O sets of a recent vintage will still deliver a better overall experience than a lot of what you get out there. You could probably meet your budget with an incredible set. I could…
Not B&O TV
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 9, 2011 15:48I'm in the market for a new TV, but not from B&O, just too expensive. I use B&O for all the sound throughout the house, and my Beo4 with a Lintronic box to control everything (Cable/DVR, DVD, Apple TV), so the controls s…
Acoustic lenses
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 5, 2011 21:47[quote user="Dave Moulton"] The brilliance of the BeoLab 3 lies in exending the low frequency response of the woofer through using passive side radiators with a different resonance than the driven front-firing woofer, th…
Bang & Olufsen vs Bose
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 3, 2011 21:48[quote user="murcieme"] I honestly don't know too much about how well engineered the B&O car stereo's are, but I'd assume they put a fair bit of research into it before slapping their name in any auto maker's product. Th…
Acoustic lenses
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 3, 2011 12:13[quote user="Dave Moulton"] I've never auditioned the BL11, and have no opinion of it. However, it will not solve the problem I discussed. 2 drivers (as a general rule) do not have enough bandwidth to cover the 10 octave…
So.. why do you buy Bang & Olufsen?
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 30, 2010 19:10My initial exposure to B&O was in college, I saw a Beomaster 1900 and S35 (or S45) "phase link" speakers. The touch controls on the unit were seemingly magic; this was one of the first consumer products to leverage digit…
Beolab 2 or 11 for use with 8000s
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 20, 2010 21:16[quote user="GuyHui "] Hi spthomas , I actually use a BL2 combined with a set of BL8000's (front) and BL4000's (rear). The result is very good, the subwoofer can skake my entire living room and I am not kidding. BL2 prod…
Beolab 2 or 11 for use with 8000s
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 19, 2010 13:39Another aspect I was wondering- I vaguely recall when the beolab 2 came out, it had a switch for what type of speaker was connected, i.e. Beolab 1 or 6000, but 8000 was not a choice. It seemed the purpose was to select w…
Beolab 2 or 11 for use with 8000s
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 18, 2010 15:04To fill out the bottom end for Beolab 8000s, for music use, I'm thinking the newer Beolab 11 is the right sub, over the older Beolab 2. Anyone disagree with that statement?