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										    Mine are: 
1. BeoLab 9 2. BeoSound 5 3. BeoLab 3 
of which I currently own none!   
										    
									     
									    
									     
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										    Ignoring financials, how on earth can someone not include a BeoLab 5 in the top three? Bizarre. The BeoSound 5 is no way near the level of the lab 5s. Far too many negatives for it to be 'complete'. There are few - if any - negatives about the Lab 5s. 
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										    Come on now Chris, less criticism and more optimism please! Name you're 3 favourite products ... those are mine. 
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										    If you had to list favourite products Simon, you cannot miss the BL5s. They'd be on everyone's wish list. So: 
1) BL5s 2) BL9s 3) BL3s 
I'm awfully priviledged to own all three and these excel above every other B&O product I've owned recently or stil own. In fairness, I hardly ever use the BL5s but, when I do, they pick out sounds in my favourite tracks that even the BL9s do not pick up. I'm always amazed by the audio experience. 
I do like the BV9, BV7-40 and Beocenter 2, but they wouldn't quite make my top 3. The Beosound 5 is far from a top 3 as it has so many flaws and is over-priced based on its current capabilities. The design is good, but that's about it. Also, where I'd hide the BM5 is anyone's guess. One day, soon, perhaps it might be what it ought to be; but not yet. 
										    
									     
									    
									     
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										    Beovision 9.... No who am I kidding!   
  
My top three are: 
1. Beolab 5 
2. BS9000 
3. Beolab 3 
										    
									     
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BLab5, BLab5000, BLab8000, BV10, BS9000, BS3, Beo5, Beo4, BLink1000, BLink5000, BLink7000, A2, A8, Form2 
 
  
   
									     
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										    BL5 
BL9 
BS9000 
None of which I own (or can currently afford, although I do have a a particular desire for BL9's)  
The current TV's don't even come into the reckoning IMO. 
										    
									     
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										    BeoSound 5 
BeoLab 5 
Beo 6 
  
										    
									     
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										      TripEnglish:
Beo 6 
  
  
It that the new Two-way?   
										    
									     
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BLab5, BLab5000, BLab8000, BV10, BS9000, BS3, Beo5, Beo4, BLink1000, BLink5000, BLink7000, A2, A8, Form2 
 
  
   
									     
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										    Mine are: 
BL5 
BL9 
BV5 
The current BV range, for me, don't even make it into the top 10 
  
										    
									     
									    
									     
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										    My top three would be..... 
BL5 
BL9 
BS9000 
  
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										    Here's mine; 
BL5 
BL9 
BS9000 
										    
									     
									    
									     
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Speakers: 
BL5 
BL8000 
Televisions: 
BV 9 
BV 7 40'' 
Music Systems: 
BS 9000 
BS 5 
Telephones: 
BC 2 
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										    Beolab 5 (which I do not own) 
Beosystem 3 Based on > 2 years experience, it still has growth potential 
Beosound 9000 (which could have benefited from minor feature upgrades) 
  
BS3 could be higher on the list, despite the issues  encountered with non B&O panels and software bugs. It's a hobby as much as an excellent piece of electronics.  
										    
									     
									    
									     
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										    My top three would be as follows and stand for the epitome of what B&O is about:- 
  
- BeoLab 5.         A unique solution to loudspeakers. World Class
 
- BeoSound 1      A different solution for “portable” and sound quality. Useful machine.
 
- Beo4                A simple remote which sets the standard for B&O quality and a remote all others are measured by.
 
 
  
There are other devices which fulfil one role or another but not as entirely as the products above. The BS5 for instance could be there but it is too new (and I don’t agree with others that it has bits missing – it has a specific role rather than a jack-of-all trades and is a very capable machine to play music) to make the cut. Same goes for the BeoVisions. Not because they don’t have enough HMDI connects or the latest panel or because they cost so much, rather that they are “ordinary” from a B&O perspective in that they do not readily engage someone to touch and feel. Eye candy, hands-off appeal only. 
  
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										    Choosing different types of products my top 3 would be: 
Beolab 5 - awesome (enough said) 
Beosound 5 - beautiful 
Beo 5 - eye catching 
Soon to be the owner of a Beo 5 but unless my numbers come up the other 2 are long in the future for me!! This coming from a chap who is looking for some Mk3 Pentas as i love them so much!! 
										    
									     
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										    1.  BL5 
2.  BL9 
3.  BL3 
Why is it that these are in inverse price order! 
TVs are still evolving too much (digital, HD etc) and are over priced! 
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										    1. Beosound 9000 
  
2.  Beolab 8000  
  
3. Beolab 3500 
  
The ALT speakers may be hurting B&O's business more than helping?   The 3's and the 9's are just not attractive to most significant others and the 5's are too expensive for normal people.   
										    
									     
									    
									     
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										    BL 8000 
BL 8000 
BL 8000 
and than ..... whatever   
										    
									     
									    when your Black Label begin to taste like juice just take shot or two of Absinthe and 
after that quench with some vodka, if you still feel juice like take beer
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										    tbh i don't think anything in the current range can hold a candle to bno's gratest hits 
the amazing beogram 4004 , the beomaster 1900 or the still staggering  beosystem 8000 
the stuff nowadays bores me rigid in comparison 
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										    BL5 
BL9 
BS9000 
I mostly agree with Flappo though, other than the BL5's the current range don't float my boat as some of the vintage stuff does. Take something as recent as the BC9500 where the magic was everywhere from how it functioned right through to the design compared to the black boxes offered by its competitors - no contest. 
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										    Mine are: 
  
1. Beolab5 
2. Beosound 9000 
3. Beovision 9  
Does the Beovision 4 103" count?   
  
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										    BeoLab 5 
BeoSound 5 
BeoSound 1 
The BeoSound 1 is often overlooked as more of an accessory - shame IMO as it's truly a fantastic piece of kit and IMO the best compact system on the market. 
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										    beolab5 ...  on its merit of soundquality alone...  not design 
beosound 9000... still the most fantastic multi-cd player ever made... as gorgeous now as it was when it was introduced. A true delight to watch as much as to listen to.  
beolink 1000... still use it every day, though I have a beo4... the only remote that 'feels' good in your hand and true proof that good design (I see the beo4 only as a successor to the BL1000) never outdates. Still has everything that a good, simple remote has to offer and became the blueprint of almost all remotes produced, even to this day. 
										    
									     
									    
									     
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										    BeoLab 5 (game.. set.. match) 
Beo 4 (we're using it every day and everyone (exept %10) seems to have forgotten about it 
BS 9000 
Runners up: BV9 
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										      Karel Uyttendaele:
BeoLab 5 (game.. set.. match) 
Beo 4 (we're using it every day and everyone (exept %10) seems to have forgotten about it 
BS 9000 
Runners up: BV9 
Going for bronze: BeoSound 5 (in my opinion a perfect new audio product!!!! A descent replacement for the BS9000) 
  
Yes I agree, I think the BS5 is a very good first effort from B&O for the digital age. All credit to the designers who have still managed to create a product that gives the user that interaction/touch/feel experience. Very nicely done because I am sure if any of us were to come up with an idea like that we'd be hard pushed to do so. Well done! Equal credit of course also goes to the brilliant minds at B&O that bring those designs into reality. The manufacturing process must also be second to none. What a great package. I have high hopes for the BS5 and I think they are on to a winner. What excites me the most is what is to come. 
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