Posts by bentleyman (archived)
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Holmfirth, West Yorkshire meet up - Pint or two
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 24, 2012 14:57Chris, If I was working over that way (which I have done in the past) I would be happy to do that. At the present time however, I'm working nowhere near Holmfirth I'm afraid, so I'll have to pass for now. Regards, Michae…
Non-working B&O products
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 23, 2012 08:35[quote user="-multimedia Robert-"] My advice, go for a MX8000, see ebay. Or do what I did, I changed my MX4000 for a beovision 3 32 inch (wide screen and far better sound) [/quote] 😕 He's asking about disposing of / sel…
Cars: Fact or Fiction?
in LifeStyle Discussion · Feb 21, 2012 20:57[quote user="9 LEE"] Yes, i had a trumped-up VW which all the plonkers drive.. i know.. i know... 😎 As for the cars above, i can safely say 'i cannot afford them' - so that decision has been taken away from me. However,…
Cars: Fact or Fiction?
in LifeStyle Discussion · Feb 21, 2012 17:01[quote user="9 LEE"] Below was my last car. High on quality (it was like driving a gentlemans club on four wheels) but poor on reliability.. Every time i started it, there was a cacophony of warning bleeps, bells and whi…
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 21, 2012 16:13[quote user="folkdeejay"] That's a shame - because if it continues the way its going, we will all be affected. No-one is immune from the effects of a 'lost generation' of people suffering 20, 30 or 40% unemployment. In S…
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 20, 2012 11:40[quote user="moxxey"] China is far from the cheapest place for wages and Taiwan certainly isn't, where the majority of electronics manufacturing takes place. I think workers in Rochdale earn less, which is why call centr…
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 19, 2012 19:54[quote user="Steffen"] Oh My... Can somebody tell me what kind of af World we're living in, when even the Koreans are outsourcing to China...😕 [/quote] It's a race to the bottom Steffen - the bottom of the 'how little w…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 18, 2012 21:13[quote user="andyrowsell"] hi i am looking for some of the above cd racks. does anyone know where they can be bought and how much they cost? [/quote] They come up on ebay reasonably regularly and seem to go for somewhere…
BeoLit 12 is in the shops! Initial impressions?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 18, 2012 21:10[quote user="Dave"]lunch box.[/quote] Lunch box, small picnic hamper, fishing tackle box, woman's vanity case...... Looks pretty dull, cheapo and distinctly non bang & olufsen to me... 🙂
Interesting speculation for March (warning: Apple friendly post)
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 13, 2012 16:23Shouldnt you people be on appleworld.org or some such forum..? 😎
Beovox RL 140's
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 13, 2012 16:10Iconic AV's replacement straps are very good in my opinion. I received a pair of straps from them for some RL60.2's and they are as good as originals, except for there being no print on the straps. 🤒
Beolit 12 Normal Behaviour?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 10, 2012 14:38[quote user="chadders"]You assume correctly, there are no other B&O items involved although I shall soon be employing a Beosound 8 in my main listening room [/quote]
Beolit 12 Normal Behaviour?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 9, 2012 12:47[quote user="chadders"]If I am in my kitchen where one of the Beolit 12's is placed and I want to listen to music from my iPhone via Airplay, first I have to turn the Beolit 12 on, then I have to wait for it to join the …
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 9, 2012 08:32[quote user="raveny"] How british is a car whose engine and body is made in Bavaria (Phantom)? Not to mention electronics and parts from suppliers from all over... [/quote] Rolls-Royce Phantom VII, 2003 to present Not of…
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 9, 2012 08:13[quote user="Puncher"] I would prefer to limit the discussion to B&O who are a Danish owned company with premises in Denmark and Czech and who outsource production of some lower priced items to Chinese third parties. The…
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 9, 2012 06:32[quote user="burantek"] [quote user="symmes"] @John. Great summary and question. The answer is Asian. RR is German, and they were smart not to call it a 9-Series. Pull the German bits out and you have a couch. So is Mini…
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 9, 2012 06:15[quote user="symmes"] @John. Great summary and question. The answer is Asian. RR is German, and they were smart not to call it a 9-Series. Pull the German bits out and you have a couch. So is Mini. Chrysler is Italian. I…
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 19:19[quote user="Jonathan"] This is my last post on this frustrating and stupid thread, so please don't waste your time responding (I can't believe I keep getting sucked in 😡 [/quote] In the last couple of pages, it's your …
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 19:14[quote user="Dkatz"]Perpahs Chelsea is not an English team either since it's owned by a Russian businessmen by your logic?[/quote] Good example - presumably because Roman Abramovich owns Chelsea Football Club, this there…
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 19:01[quote user="Jonathan"] 😂 the fact that they're foreign owned makes them NOT english companies [/quote] Complete nonsense i'm afraid. Both Dkatz and myself have given compelling and simple reasons but you are either mis…