Just watching Moonfall now noticed a few bits in it, a BeoVision Eclipse and then a BeoCom 5 rings (wrong ringtone) he then holds the handset to his ear and has a conversation with it the wrong way round. Tried to post pics but kept getting a error message
The set I acquired is in reasonable cosmetic condition, but need some love.
It has been a test set provided to a company, so it has not been treated so well. It has no stand but is mounted on a wooden plate with some sort of bracket. Its 1st Gen so it has the custom mounted C7 panel. Screen is undamaged and the Soundcenter sounds very good.
Questions:
Is it possible to get the back aluminium panels of the Soundcenter as spares?
Same with the “end caps” that you remove when you use B&O wall mount. Can they be sourced as spares?
Has anyone experience from the STBBracket table stand?
I don’t have a full overview of the B&O portfolio dating back decades so I am going to assume we are mainly discussing the current line-up and products from 1 or 2 generations ago. For me any B&O TV is crazy expensive when comparing to regular TVs but of course I do understand the craftsmanship going into them and that they are not just a TV but also speakers. A Contour is much more appealing to me than a Harmony or Eclipse but I don’t watch TV these days so I don’t care about them.
On the speaker front it is also a bit relative. Within the current line-up I think the Emerge should deliver more punch for the price. For the price, even the black one should have more performance. It is easy to overlook this colour option when the oak version is even more expensive. Comparing to the sound of the Beolit 20 it is way less powerful and I am not sure the design is so much worth a price tag that is 1.5/almost 2 times that of the Beolit 20. I do like the oak one though.
Looking at the Beosound A1 Dune edition, I seriously cannot appreciate it the way 100 people find it justified, when I feel like some of the standard options for much less are actually prettier and more balanced in their overall looks.
Personally for me it was more worth it to spend more on a Balance Bespoke, so that supports the idea of the conversation being based on personal preference.
I’m also going to compare the current Beosound 2 to itself. It is definitely less value for the money today compared to last year.
For me, I am familiar enough with the B&O product range to buy on-spec should I need.
I had extensive listening of the BL90 before committing to purchase.
I have purchased an Eclipse 65 Mk1 with a Dealer I have done plenty of business with – even though not the nearest Dealer to my home and had it delivered. (Self setup). I had seen the Eclipse model before purchasing remotely.
I have also purchased smaller items (say an A6), from other Dealers across the country without hearing or seeing the product beforehand.
I think value for money is a matter of perspective.
I’ve purchased plenty of tatt (the MP3 Player Beosound 2 for instance). Beolab4s. They all have had degrees of good/bad value about them. I guess if you use them and not worry about the latest thing, they work out as well-used products that do a job and fulfil a need.
I do have concern over my Eclipse 65 MK1. I baulk at the thought of having to replace the whole thing if the panel fails.
You could also include the Beolab90. These are fantastic loudspeakers (I can barely listen to Beolab 3s in the office as their sound is so poor). These were purchased when affordability was easy (and still can be for me fortunately). However, one does worry of the cost of repair should these things start to fail. Mine now have just had their 6th birthday.
My Apple TV 4K is connected by PUC to an Eclipse Mk II and previously older Apple units to an Avant 55 and a Eclipse Mk I. Whichever Apple units and whichever BeoVision product I have always needed to set the Apple TV to go into standby after 15 mins, as the PUC off has never worked.
BeoCom 5 rings (wrong ringtone)
He then talks with the handset the wrong way round
