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Re: Bring back the BeoLit 600

burantek — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:11:39 GMT

I like this idea!

I often think of a "Classic Series" for B&o to bring back... never thought of the Beolits! What a perfect place to start. I think it would be a winner.

Re: Bring back the BeoLit 600

tournedos — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:33:13 GMT

wirralsimon:

How about just adding an iPod Dock to the Beosound 1?

You still wouldn't be taking that to a picnic. In all honesty I think my ideas above went already too far. A basic radio with just enough features to silence most "why would I pay that much for just a radio?" comments would be great. Just improve on the shortcomings of the BS3, like lack of AUX, stereo and remote control.

I might be a dinosaur, but I have trouble in general understanding this need to have "my music" everywhere. I'm quite happy listening to radio...

Re: Bring back the BeoLit 600

9 LEE — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:22:47 GMT

There's actually a BeoLit 600 as a prize in the March Draw - you'll see it this evening once i've finalised the rest of the copy!

Lee

Re: Bring back the BeoLit 600

wirralsimon — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:12:48 GMT

tournedos:

Looking at the success of Tivoli Audio (and the countless cheap plastic imitations), there's definitely a market.

It would have to include

an excellent FM radio (DAB as an option, seems most of the world doesn't need it)

WiFi for network radio

good internal speakers (it was done with the early Beolits, so should be no problem now?)

a memory card slot + mp3 player with decent capabilities, none of the silly 2GB max or bit rate limitations

clock radio capabilities

B&O remote control

an aux connector. Somebody will cry out "an iSomething dock!" but I don't believe in the longevity of that, and there would be many design constraints

I don't like the idea of Masterlink. That would make it just another link speaker and somewhat nullify the point of local sources.

Dunno how much space for any real innovation there would be left as all the above bits and pieces have been done (although separately) a number of times, but if it was executed with B&O quality and good design, it might be another great entry product.

How about just adding an iPod Dock to the Beosound 1?

Simon

Re: Bring back the BeoLit 600

tournedos — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:52:48 GMT

Looking at the success of Tivoli Audio (and the countless cheap plastic imitations), there's definitely a market.

It would have to include

an excellent FM radio (DAB as an option, seems most of the world doesn't need it)
WiFi for network radio
good internal speakers (it was done with the early Beolits, so should be no problem now?)
a memory card slot + mp3 player with decent capabilities, none of the silly 2GB max or bit rate limitations
clock radio capabilities
B&O remote control
an aux connector. Somebody will cry out "an iSomething dock!" but I don't believe in the longevity of that, and there would be many design constraints

I don't like the idea of Masterlink. That would make it just another link speaker and somewhat nullify the point of local sources.

Dunno how much space for any real innovation there would be left as all the above bits and pieces have been done (although separately) a number of times, but if it was executed with B&O quality and good design, it might be another great entry product.

Re: Bring back the BeoLit 600

akoro — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:18:46 GMT

I would also like to see a retro radio from B&O.

MP3 is fine for many things but to be honest in our household we listen our BeoSystem 10 FM-radio must often. I never liked BeoSound 3 design that much, these "old" slim radios are great looking and really easy to place in the kitchen. Netradio would be nice touch though, even nicer would be a masterlink connection

Re: Bring back the BeoLit 600

ernie — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:53:15 GMT

Beolit series were wonderful but have outlived there usefullness in this world where there are phones/mp-3 players for free! DAB is dead in Europe, didn't understand why they had a Beosound 2 and 4 with DAB tuner a few years ago!

Bring back the BeoLit 600

Goldfrog88 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:34:38 GMT

In Oz we're heading into regular DAB+ broadcasting. Many companies like Sagem, Philips and Bush are again putting out portables for the home. I'd like to suggest to B&O that they consider rebuilding the BeoLit 600 with digital radio, FM and AM as the three 'band' types. This may be a hard ask, but some of us would treasure a little bit of the past made new again as well as the opportunity to buy it!