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ARCHIVED FORUM -- April 2007 to March 2012 READ ONLY FORUM
This is the first Archived Forum which was active between 17th April 2007 and
1st March February 2012
Latest post 05-24-2010 3:55 AM by fridsten. 57 replies.
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wasti
- Joined on 08-29-2008
- Cracow, Poland
- Posts 112
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
I have added the amazing Beocom 4 and BeoMaster/BeoLab 5000 combo. They do deserve it. In this case we have the TOP13 B&O products ever.
I wish we had a voting option build in the forum but we don't. It would be nice to see different opinions and a list less subjective than mine.
A nice weekend to all of you!
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Peter
- Joined on 02-12-2007
- Posts 9,572
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
evman140:
Peter :
evman140:
Calvin:
Wow, I havn't come across the 5RG Radiogram before, that's an incredible piece of design. Even if it was released now it would look pretty good. Sums up why I buy B&O
(Thanks Wasti, it's good when people unexpectedly learn stuff like this)
The 5 RG steel is fascinating. It was actually the basis for a paper of mine in autumn quarter last year. B&O also made a stereo version of this. There are a lot of cues shared between the 5RG and the work of Marcel Breuer (mostly his chair).
Definitely my favorite of the original Peter & Svend designs.
EH!? The Hyperbo 5RG Steel was really more of a design exercise from what I understand - though a very beautiful one. I think maybe only single figures were made at an astronomical cost. Only two are known to exist in any shape and the one in the Struer museum is a remanufactured one. It appears in the B&O book Sound and Vision and Spark to Icon though in the book it has round black bakelite knobs. Thse have been changed to the original style square chrome buttons I seem to remember. (I thought I had taken some pictures but cannot find them!)
A stereo version would be most unlikely as there were no stereo sources! Beomuse did do an article on a 'later model' witha CD player and stereo but I believe this was probably released on the first of April!
Until recently, the sound from the Hyperbo 5RG Steel was provided by a small Sony Walkman in the draw on the left!!
Yes the stereo version I recall was for CDs, although I don't remember where I read abut it. I do believe there were stated production numbers for this version.
Fake I am afraid! Fooled me first time as well! It would be a jolly good idea though!
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Evan
- Joined on 12-15-2008
- Ohio | USA
- Posts 2,601
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
Peter :
evman140:
Peter :
evman140:
Calvin:
Wow, I havn't come across the 5RG Radiogram before, that's an incredible piece of design. Even if it was released now it would look pretty good. Sums up why I buy B&O
(Thanks Wasti, it's good when people unexpectedly learn stuff like this)
The 5 RG steel is fascinating. It was actually the basis for a paper of mine in autumn quarter last year. B&O also made a stereo version of this. There are a lot of cues shared between the 5RG and the work of Marcel Breuer (mostly his chair).
Definitely my favorite of the original Peter & Svend designs.
EH!? The Hyperbo 5RG Steel was really more of a design exercise from what I understand - though a very beautiful one. I think maybe only single figures were made at an astronomical cost. Only two are known to exist in any shape and the one in the Struer museum is a remanufactured one. It appears in the B&O book Sound and Vision and Spark to Icon though in the book it has round black bakelite knobs. Thse have been changed to the original style square chrome buttons I seem to remember. (I thought I had taken some pictures but cannot find them!)
A stereo version would be most unlikely as there were no stereo sources! Beomuse did do an article on a 'later model' witha CD player and stereo but I believe this was probably released on the first of April!
Until recently, the sound from the Hyperbo 5RG Steel was provided by a small Sony Walkman in the draw on the left!!
Yes the stereo version I recall was for CDs, although I don't remember where I read abut it. I do believe there were stated production numbers for this version.
Fake I am afraid! Fooled me first time as well! It would be a jolly good idea though!
Drat. Well perhaps they will revive the idea someday...
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Peter
- Joined on 02-12-2007
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
wasti:
I have added the amazing Beocom 4 and BeoMaster/BeoLab 5000 combo. They do deserve it. In this case we have the TOP13 B&O products ever.
I wish we had a voting option build in the forum but we don't. It would be nice to see different opinions and a list less subjective than mine.
A nice weekend to all of you!
I can do a poll if required. Let me know which products you want on and I can do it.
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j0hnbarker
- Joined on 04-16-2007
- LS28/GB
- Posts 2,002
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
What about Beomaster 6000 Quad and Beovox Cona? MoMA has these in its permanent collection!!
President, Beomaster 8000 Appreciation Society
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wasti
- Joined on 08-29-2008
- Cracow, Poland
- Posts 112
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
Hi Peter,
Great to hear that this is possible! I wish we had all products available and not a limited list of for instance 20 positions we could vote on. This limitation to 20 makes the poll already less objective. Furthermore if we would like to choose the TOP10 best designed products and have a good ranking one should have the chance to grant points. For instance 10 points for the best product of my choice, 9 points for the second etc.
Well, maybe someone has another thoughts how we can do this?...
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danezro
- Joined on 04-16-2007
- London
- Posts 225
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
DrDimitris:
On that basis we could make a top 10 (worst B&O) product list…It would be challenging also…..
Sorry DrDimitris didn't see your suggestion until after I started a new
thread called 10 Worst....
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tournedos
- Joined on 12-08-2007
- Finland
- Posts 5,808
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
Medogsfat:
j0hnbarker:
but one thing I noted was Beocom 1600 was in, yet beocom 2 is out?
Probaby because the Beocom 2 is total pants to use with the worst ring tone in history John. Not really good design IMO as it doesn't fulfil the criteria to qualify it as such - beautiful I agree but pretty well 2nd rate as a telephone.
And personally I like the Beocom 1600 series design more! (which is why I have one, although I have absolutely no use for it.)
My additions to the top list:
- Beolit 707 - great form, great sound
- Rondstraler (seems to be totally function before form - but still beautiful!)
- Beovision 900/901 with trumpet stand
- VX5000 - especially in white the most beautiful VHS deck ever built by anyone, and a technical wonder.
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DrDimitris
- Joined on 04-25-2007
- Posts 560
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
danezro:
DrDimitris:
On that basis we could make a top 10 (worst B&O) product list…It would be challenging also…..
Sorry DrDimitris didn't see your suggestion until after I started a new
thread called 10 Worst....
No problem!
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Michael
- Joined on 05-20-2009
- Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia
- Posts 245
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
Hi,
What a great thread to start :-)
So in design, i'm taking you mean the physical characteristics of the product and not the functional design parts.
I think you've put a great list together, and my choices would be (in no particular order):
1. A8 Earphones
2. Beolab 9
3. BeoLab 3500
4. BeoCom 2
5. BeoCentre 2
6. BeoCentre 6 / BeoVision 6
7. BeoVision 8
8. BeoLit 600
9. BeoCentre 9500
10. BeoSound 1
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Vifa
- Joined on 05-24-2008
- Posts 64
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
This would be my top 10, not necessarily in that order:
1. Beocenter 9500
2. Beolab Penta
3. Beomic BM3
4. Beolit 700
5. Beolink 7000
6. Beolit 39
7. Beocord 9000
8. Beogram 4000
9. Beolab 5000 (including the 2500 cube)
10. Beosound 9000
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Evan
- Joined on 12-15-2008
- Ohio | USA
- Posts 2,601
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
j0hnbarker:
What about Beomaster 6000 Quad and Beovox Cona? MoMA has these in its permanent collection!!
Isn't there an BeoVision MX of some sort in that collection? Right next to the Cona I believe...
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Evan
- Joined on 12-15-2008
- Ohio | USA
- Posts 2,601
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
Okay I think my list is more of a list of favorites... but here goes:
1. Beovision 9 2. Beolab 5 3. Beolab 5000 (speaker) 4. Beocom 6000 5. Beolab 8000 6. Beosound 9000 7. 5RG Steel 8. Beolab penta 9. Beolab 1 10. Beosystem 4500
Gosh what a cookey list
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Medogsfat
- Joined on 02-21-2007
- *Moderator* Leeds, Yorkshire
- Posts 4,045
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
Michael:
So in design, i'm taking you mean the physical characteristics of the product and not the functional design parts.
This is the reason I dismissed the Beocom 2 because in my mind design is a combination of form AND function. If these 2 criteria aren't applied and aesthetics is the overriding factor then surely it comes under the heading of art which is a totally different kettle of fish....
As a thing of beauty the Beocom 2 is right up there in my top 10 but it would also figure highly in my top 10 of B&O's worst designs.
Chris.
The use of metaphors should be avoided like the plague. They're like a red rag to a bull to me.
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Dave
- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Brisbane, Australia
- Posts 2,328
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
BeoLink 5000 should be number 2
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”
Your health and well-being comes first and fore-most.
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Tod Daniel
- Joined on 10-26-2009
- Salcombe, Devon
- Posts 498
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
Oh gosh, my ALL TIME FAVOURITE B&O has got to be the BeoLab 6000 speakers so elegant, timeless and clear sounding.
ALSO...
BeoSound Ouverture / 2500
Beosystem 5000 from 1984
BeoVision 8 for its more real price and daring design
My BeoSound Century
My Grandad's BeoMaster 1500 and BeoGram 1500 from 1979 as that is what got me in B&O
AND... maybe CX50 speakers
Oh dear, these are old B&O styles is that saying that maybe the new B&O range doesn'tdo it for me?
I think the worst is BeoLab 5 what an ugly thing that is totally disgusting!
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j0hnbarker
- Joined on 04-16-2007
- LS28/GB
- Posts 2,002
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
In the strange zone that is 36 hours away from exams, all becomes clear:
1) B&O Bottle Opener: Never lets a true enthusiast down.
2) Beolab/Beomaster 5000.
3) Beomaster 8000
4) Beogram 4000
5) Beovox Cona
6) Beolit 1000
7) Beomaster 6000 Quad
8) Beolit 39
9) Beolab 5
10) Beovision Avant
Ah!
President, Beomaster 8000 Appreciation Society
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Dave
- Joined on 04-17-2007
- Brisbane, Australia
- Posts 2,328
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
j0hnbarker:
In the strange zone that is 36 hours away from exams, all becomes clear:
1) B&O Bottle Opener: Never lets a true enthusiast down.
2) Beolab/Beomaster 5000.
3) Beomaster 8000
4) Beogram 4000
5) Beovox Cona
6) Beolit 1000
7) Beomaster 6000 Quad
8) Beolit 39
9) Beolab 5
10) Beovision Avant
Ah!
agreed
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”
Your health and well-being comes first and fore-most.
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elephant
- Joined on 04-16-2007
- Melbourne, Australia
- Posts 2,215
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
j0hnbarker: 1) B&O Bottle Opener: Never lets a true enthusiast down.
that's because it comes from a pre-software era
similarly I love my coasters !
First B&O (1976) was a Beogram 1500 ... latest (2011) change has been to couple the BL11 with the BL6Ks *sounds superb*
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GuyHui
- Joined on 03-17-2007
- Posts 1,560
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
Hi,
Definately the BS2500 and BL2500 with its magical sliding doors !
I fell in love with that true piece of design in 1994 at a Brookstone Store in Fashion Valley, San Diego CA. That made me a fan of B&0. This is why my first ever start with a B&O HIFI system was a BS Ouverture + BL8000 :
Then the BL8000, BC6000, BS9000, BC9300 and..A8 are incredibly beautiful.
Cheers,
Guy
--= "Everything gets done with Patience" =--
--= "Less is More" - Mies Van der Rohe"
--= BV10 46", BL8K, BL4K, BL2, BS Ouverture, BC6000 (Mk3), BT1100, Beo4 , A8 and ...the Atomic Floyd "Airjax+Mic" earphones =--
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rghaleb
- Joined on 11-10-2009
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
1. beocenter 2 (sooooo beautiful)
2. beolab 5 (original and daring)
3. beolab 6000 (simply elegant)
4. a8 earphones
5. beovision 5 (first B&O I ever saw and I fell in love)
6. beosound 9000
7. beovision 10 (not on the stand though)
8. beocom 6000
9. beosound 1
10. beovision 7
but honestly, even the ugliest B&O looks good, they dont make bad looking products.
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Puncher
- Joined on 03-27-2007
- Nr. Durham, NE England.
- Posts 9,588
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
rghaleb:
1. beocenter 2 (sooooo beautiful)
2. beolab 5 (original and daring)
3. beolab 6000 (simply elegant)
4. a8 earphones
5. beovision 5 (first B&O I ever saw and I fell in love)
6. beosound 9000
7. beovision 10 (not on the stand though)
8. beocom 6000
9. beosound 1
10. beovision 7
but honestly, even the ugliest B&O looks good, they dont make bad looking products.
I must admit to having a soft spot for the BL5 - they are science and engineering on display as part of the design, rather than being hidden away in a box or behind a cover. They are beautiful in the same way that some bridges are beautiful
Generally speaking, you aren't learning much if your lips are moving.
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j0hnbarker
- Joined on 04-16-2007
- LS28/GB
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
rghaleb:
1. beocenter 2 (sooooo beautiful)
2. beolab 5 (original and daring)
3. beolab 6000 (simply elegant)
4. a8 earphones
5. beovision 5 (first B&O I ever saw and I fell in love)
6. beosound 9000
7. beovision 10 (not on the stand though)
8. beocom 6000
9. beosound 1
10. beovision 7
but honestly, even the ugliest B&O looks good, they dont make bad looking products.
So absolutely nothing pre-2000ish was any good then?
President, Beomaster 8000 Appreciation Society
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rghaleb
- Joined on 11-10-2009
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Re: TOP 10 designed Bang & Olufsen products ever
thats because I'm a post-2000ish B&O fan. :) beolab 6000 & beosound 9000 are pre-2000 though! :p seriously though, I havent seen any of the vintage B&O products irl, only the av9000 but as I said I'm sure they look good. :)
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