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Re: iPod dock

bossbrad — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:52:47 GMT

symmes:

In the US, the word is 10 November. But who really knows what that means? Not I. Price? Nope. Colors? White and Black. I was told that nobody was held to secrecy, so maybe they don't know. I sure don't, and I probably would. PS. New PR firm. Might mean that you don't let the rumor mill run the business. How refreshing?

From what my dealer told me the price is going to be $999.99. Which makes me think that its going to be a pair of BeoLab 4 PC's with a ipod dock between the two. Obviously it will be in a new form factor.

Re: iPod dock

Schmedegaard — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:06:30 GMT

I ment, If the service in general was bad... Then let them know... Otherwise they can't change it...:-)

I would want my customers to give feedback... Positive and negative.

Of couse B'O are holding back on info about new products... A way to hold the exhitement....

Try Google it... It's werry hard to find any info on any of the soon to be released products:

Beosound 8

Beo 6

Beosound 5 Encore

Beovision 4 84" with 3D

Just like Apple... Remember the months before iPhone4 release;-)

Re: iPod dock

symmes — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:32:45 GMT

In the US, the word is 10 November. But who really knows what that means? Not I. Price? Nope. Colors? White and Black. I was told that nobody was held to secrecy, so maybe they don't know. I sure don't, and I probably would. PS. New PR firm. Might mean that you don't let the rumor mill run the business. How refreshing?

Re: iPod dock

tournedos — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:04:45 GMT

I don't doubt that... but do you really expect them to do 'customer service' against instructions from the headquarters, and risk their business from that side?

Re: iPod dock

Tod Daniel — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:45:27 GMT

Being honest I believe a lot of dealers were informed about this product over six weeks ago! Therefore I did expect a lot more customer service wise!

Re: iPod dock

tournedos — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:33:20 GMT

If a dealer isn't very helpful about products whose specs haven't even been released yet, I don't think complaining about it is exactly going to lead anywhere...

Re: iPod dock

Schmedegaard — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:27:28 GMT

If you have the feeling of gettin bad service at your local dealer, i think you shout contact Bang and Olufsen in Denmark/struer and inform them. If they dont get feedback, they can't make it better;-)

iPod dock

Tod Daniel — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:26:02 GMT

Hi Mercats,

Thank you for that information! You certainly know more information than me on this one - I really don't understand the secrecy of some of the dealers. I telephoned Bang & Olufsen of Chester yesterday and the Sales Manager was completely unhelpful and wouldn't even give me a month when it would be released. Today I telephoned B&O in Hull and didn't get a call back and sent 2 emails which went unanswered. TERRIBLE service from B&O dealers and they wonder why their sales are down.

In conclusion, yes, I will be buying the BeoSound 8 however, I'll be buying it from Selfridges, London as their service throughout the whole store is perfect! If you get bad service from one place... move on!

Re: Ipod dock

MERCATS — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:28:23 GMT

Hi all,

The B & O iPod docking item will be launched on 10th November in England and Europe, to which I have been invited by my local dealer. As I understand, it will take an iPod touch, iPod phone and iPad. I believe it to be a stand alone system. Priced between £750 and £1000.

MERCATS

Re: Ipod dock

Schmedegaard — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:54:35 GMT

I think it would be possible to built it in, both in the BS2000 and BS2500, as they use the "TAPE" part of it.

But send a request to Beodesign.org, and let us all know

Re: Ipod dock

Razlaw — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:02:28 GMT

That modification is spectacular! It would be equally spectacular if they did the same with the Beosound 2000/Century.

Re: Ipod dock

Hungedu — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:07:31 GMT

Can this modification be done with U.S. model BeoSystem 2500?

Re: Ipod dock

ajames — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:38:22 GMT

Bet it's not long before they offer these for BC9300 etc?, or someone comes up with a Masterlink iPod doc

Re: Ipod dock

Schmedegaard — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:55:15 GMT

Beophile:

The Ouverture iPod dock is a fantastic idea. Is this real? Has anyone here used one of these?

Yes it´s real.

I contactet Beodesign.org And got this reply:

Thanks for your interst in our product :-)

We just finished a new industrial produced controler

with a new iphone plug (only 1mm thick), 3 programmed

micro-controler, now supports your playlists, ...

Price of this kit is 940 Euro (simply send us your

ouverture, we rebuild it). We offer this kit

only as a privat sale due to registered trademarks of bang & olufsen and apple.

Normally there is a big waiting list - but some Prada Flagstore

has ordered two units and need only one - so we have one free

unit at the moment.

Greetings from Germnay

Tim Priesnitz

Re: Ipod dock

Evan — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:50:43 GMT

Schmedegaard:

For less then 900 Euro you can get your old Ouverture rebuilt to this http://www.beodesign.org/ and control it like any A.tape from any room.

That is a more cool Ipod dock.. i think.

For exampel... Who wants i big iPod B&Ock with speakers, when you got some Beolab5 standing in your livingroom.

A small Dock, with MasterLink/BeoNet in the back would be prefered insted. or integratet like the http://www.beodesign.org/

I think this is a great solution.

There is no one single solution for the iPod market, too many users to cover.

I think the BS8 concept is good, but B&O should supplement the rest of its music systems with a simple plug-and-play dock with charging and Beo4 control.