https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/13.aspxThe main Meeting Place for BeoWorld members, and the place for General Questions, Answers and things to say! If you have any questions about anything Bang &amp; Olufsen related - please ask. If you have anything to say - please tell!enCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/277071.aspxTue, 25 May 2010 10:50:16 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:277071beocool0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/277071.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=277071<p><blockquote><div><img src="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/Themes/beotheme1/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Peter :</strong></div><div></p> <p>Essentially you need both!! <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/02.gif" alt="Big Smile" /></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p></div></blockquote></p> <p>True! <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/02.gif" alt="Big Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/277046.aspxTue, 25 May 2010 08:19:03 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:277046Daniel0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/277046.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=277046<p>From Spark To Icon is written by B&amp;O as a chronologie over the company.&nbsp;Not so detailed about the products.</p> <p>Crowood is written by enthusiasts as a guide to collectors, with focus on the 70&#39;s, 80&#39;s and 90&#39;s. A little bit more critical then the first one. Very detailed about the products.</p> <p><em>Edit: Peter, you beat me (probably due to my slow English typing).</em> <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/02.gif" alt="Big Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/277044.aspxTue, 25 May 2010 08:17:04 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:277044Peter0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/277044.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=277044<p>Completely different in almost every way! </p> <p>Spark to Icon, and the earlier version Sound and Vision, are produced by B&amp;O and are lavishly produced very large books full of wonderful photos and a commentary of the company from its inception to modern day. Not much detail on the individual products but gorgeous. A few inaccuracies but highly recommended.</p> <p>The Crowood Collectors Bang &amp; Olufsen was written and produced by the Jarman brothers who run the excellent Beocentral site. (I should declare at this point that they are friends of mine and hence I cannot be described as unbiased). This book canters through the early products and then concentrates on the products since the 60s till about 2000. It describes a lot of the products in good detail with excellent pictures and has chapters on maintaining, restoring and building a collection. Excellent book but both volumes serve a different purpose. Essentially you need both!! <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/02.gif" alt="Big Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/277039.aspxTue, 25 May 2010 07:38:17 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:277039js0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/277039.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=277039<p>Dear all, could you please let me know what the contents/concept differences are between the two books: From Spark to Icon and Crowood Collectors Series? Thanks, js</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>