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Re: First Encounters

elephant — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:28:07 GMT

I can't recall the system of my first encounter ... but I recall the soldier and the Danish flag in the window of the B&O shop on a street corner in Johannesburg late 1966 or early 1967.

At that time my schoolfriend's dad had a Beolab 5000 but we were not allowed to play it - I just wish I had steered my own dad to a B&O (instead we ended up with a Sansui 1000/A).

My first purchase was http://www.beocentral.com/products/bg1500 which is Beogram 1000 with an integrated Beomaster 900 ... almost made from the components in the video ... and it still sits on a shelf by my desk ... it just doesn't work a anymore *sigh*

However the WOW factor from the Sixties that still stays with me is of an ELAC Miracord 50H at Earls Court ('65) automatically moving its arm to engage the LP just before an irate salesman practically gave me a clip around my ear for daring to touch his precious kit.

Re: First Encounters

Cleviebaby — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:04:15 GMT

Spookily, my first B&O product, and my first B&O memory, was the Beogram 1000 and I used to play the 1950s Glen Gould recording of the Goldberg Variations on it - just like the 'you tube' video - ah happy days.

Cleve

Re: First Encounters

Craig — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:16:01 GMT

Very nice, I have a white key version and the Beovox 1000's. Keep saying I will get the Beomaster restored by Classic Audio. Just not got round to it yet.

Craig

Re: First Encounters

burantek — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:03:40 GMT

wow!

that looks just like my bedside setup (less the beogram)!

first encounter: mid-late '70's in a stereo shop as a kid...

Re: First Encounters

Friedmett — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:46:04 GMT

Being a my grandparents and toying with their rosewood Beomaster 2000 back in 197 ???? Maybe early '80s. I can also recall a black Beolit from the '70s at my grandparents.

My other grandparents had Beovox S45-2 and a Beogram 2202 bought new in 1979.

That is the earliest personal B&O encounters I can recall.

The beovirus did not hit until 2003.

First Encounters

EOB — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:50:05 GMT

Here is a post I came across on you tube which brought me back to memory lane. And showed a very nice working set which was my first encounter with Bang & Olufsen.

(Please visit the site to view this media)

I wonder what other forum members were their first encounters

Ta,ta,.......