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Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

burantek — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:47:19 GMT

Callen:
Burantek - The inspiration for the dark wall was after seeing Mr Anders son's beautiful room. I wasn't brave enough to paint the wall such a dark colour myself but I showed my brother-in-law the photos on the site.

Indeed! His room is great. I like the idea of it being an "accent" or backdrop to the BV5... BEAUTIFUL!

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

futurist — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:05:40 GMT

Cool...now that's the kind of improvisation I like!

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

Callen — Tue, 18 May 2010 07:13:26 GMT

Hi Stuart, I used a... wait for it.... surround for a halogen spotlight!!! I simply used a hacksaw to remove the fitting which would normally be pushed into the ceiling and then held the face plate in place using silicone, quite crude but turned out fine.

The nice thing is they come in several colours too, a chrome one might match the TV itself, I decided to go for brushed as it matches the downlights we have above the breakfast bar.

Regards,
Cal

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

futurist — Tue, 18 May 2010 06:19:45 GMT

Hi Cal

Looks terrific! You're obviously not afraid of mess! The thought of chasing cables into my walls and the associated dust wasn't too appealing. Still tweaking my BV10 install - love the clean look of no BL6000 next to the screen, but think the sound could probably do with a boost. The wall brackets are sitting there waiting...

What do you call the flange concealing the edges of the hole cut in the wall behind the BV10 for the cables? Is it a specific brand? I looked at my hardware store to no avail.

Stuart

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

GuyHui — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:34:57 GMT

Wouaahaha, I LIKE your interior design a lot, you and your wife have very good taste.

Your B&O set up fits very well in your house and so is not intrusive.

Cheers,

Guy

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

Callen — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:53:23 GMT

Thank you for your kind words everyone, it's been a fun (for the most part) project.

Burantek - The inspiration for the dark wall was after seeing Mr Anders son's beautiful room. I wasn't brave enough to paint the wall such a dark colour myself but I showed my brother-in-law the photos on the site. He went out bought a pot of very very dark paint and painted the wall whilst I was out! Glad he did as it looks great. I did have to buy new carpet though as the old one didn't match at all [:'(]

beobeo - The image quality between the BV 5 HD and BV 10 isn't hugely noticeable to my eyes. They both have a fantastic picture, I would say for standard definition the BV5 is slightly better but when displaying HD material my eyes are not good enough to tell the difference between 1080p and 720p from the distance we sit at.

Seanie - the ring around the beolink eye is a part ordered from B&O. It is usually used when installing a link eye into brickwork to disguise the cut of the masonry. If I was installing the beolink eye into plasterboard it wouldn't be required as the plasterboard is far easier to get a neat cut with... or perhaps just my lack of skill with a tile cutter!

elephant - please thank your wife for the kind words, I thought a black worktop might be too oppressive but my wife convinced me to go for it. It's called 'star galaxy' and when light falls on it the natural copper in the granite slightly shimmers, it's a pretty effect but no B&O

Regards,
Cal

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

alenvprekrsku — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:33:09 GMT

Very nice, beautiful!

Br Alen

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

elephant — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:51:00 GMT

Fantastic !

My wife loves your kitchen especially the black tops

I love your B&O collection

Actually she did too such as the speakers in the bathroom, but she gets far more excited by the kitchen ;-)

Your home is an ideal B&O vision splendid

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

Jandyt — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:27:17 GMT

Excellent photo's! Lovely house too.
Thanks for sharing.

Andy T.

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

jk1002 — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:56:38 GMT

Congrats on that installation. I wish I could stuff that much B&O into my home. Unfortunately I have an open layout and the remotes would overlap ... actually it does already ..... Love the way the BV10 looks. I saw it few days back in the window of the Boston store, I want one, I just have no idea how I could that into my place. Cheers JK

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

Toubro — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:48:00 GMT

I love installation photos and I love clean installs. Your house looks wonderful, thanks a lot for sharing.

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

markiedee — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:22:11 GMT

what a stuning home absolutely brilliant, everything flows beautifully and ties in with all the b&0 equipment that you have i love it.

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

Craig — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:57:26 GMT

Great pictures, thank you for sharing them with us.

Craig

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

Seanie_230 — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:05:29 GMT

you have a lovely house.

what are those rings around the beolink eye?

Re: Some photos of my B&O kit being installed

PhilLondon — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:44:34 GMT

Very nice. I love how people choose their furniture and decoration to match their B&O!