B&O stuff is architect's delight. Many architects spec them for their clients, but purely for the looks. It's almost like "standard issue" for hi-end residential design, especially in Asia where space is a premium. And most of the clients care more about the look than sound. Otherwise, I would have a special niche designing places with good audio systems. ;-)
But my personal experience with B&O has been terrible. The keypad on my B&O phone just decided not to work one day for no reason. My panasonic cordless phone that costed 1/4 of what I paid for the B&O phone has never had any problem for the past 15 years and is still working!
The designer of the Beolab speakers had a demo in Berkeley, California several years ago, and I was not impressed. I can't remember what it was but it did not sound quite right and convincing. When I mentioned that, the designer recalibrated the setup, listened to his CDs, then told the crowd the problem was with my recording, and that the system was revealing som flaws in the recording that I have probably not heard before because my system was probably not revealing enough. I happened to be using a well-recorded CD from Taiwan that has been the "standard" for audiophiles in Asia and has been a popular demo disc at every hi-end show in Asia for the past few years.
I guess, maybe my ears just wasn't good enough for the B&O speakers. Or maybe it was the earwax buildup. That must be it!
FrankC
But my personal experience with B&O has been terrible. The keypad on my B&O phone just decided not to work one day for no reason. My panasonic cordless phone that costed 1/4 of what I paid for the B&O phone has never had any problem for the past 15 years and is still working!
The designer of the Beolab speakers had a demo in Berkeley, California several years ago, and I was not impressed. I can't remember what it was but it did not sound quite right and convincing. When I mentioned that, the designer recalibrated the setup, listened to his CDs, then told the crowd the problem was with my recording, and that the system was revealing som flaws in the recording that I have probably not heard before because my system was probably not revealing enough. I happened to be using a well-recorded CD from Taiwan that has been the "standard" for audiophiles in Asia and has been a popular demo disc at every hi-end show in Asia for the past few years.
I guess, maybe my ears just wasn't good enough for the B&O speakers. Or maybe it was the earwax buildup. That must be it!
FrankC