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Old 12-12-2007, 07:57 AM   #11
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^^That is very true Lu, B&O really have built their whole place in the market around the appearence of the products.

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Ahaa didn't know that.
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Re: Aston Martin Teams With Bang & Olufsen

Now i'm confused, Rob...

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About Bang & Olufsen a/s

Founded in 1925 in Struer, Denmark, Bang & Olufsen a/s is world
renowned for its distinctive range of quality consumer electronic products
that represent our vision: Courage to constantly question the ordinary in
search of surprising, long-lasting experiences. The Bang & Olufsen Group
manufactures a unique range of televisions, music systems, loudspeakers,
telephones and multimedia products. The company has approximately 2,500
employees and the products are sold in more than 100 countries worldwide.
The turnover for the 2006/2007 financial year was DKK 4,376 million (USD
801 million). Further information about Bang & Olufsen a/s is available
from http://www.bang-olufsen.com


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Old 12-12-2007, 08:25 AM   #14
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Re: Aston Martin Teams With Bang & Olufsen

^^Actually, I am sorry, I am very wrong what I said. I should check my facts before I post.

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^^Actually, I am sorry, I am very wrong what I said. Philips is a shareholder but does not 100% own B&O .....sorry, I should check my facts before I post.
Hehe! 1:0 for me! j/k...

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Old 12-12-2007, 08:50 AM   #16
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Re: Aston Martin Teams With Bang & Olufsen

Actually Philips doesn't have a stake in the company anymore :

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By selling a 25% stake to Dutch electronics giant Philips in 1993 (which it bought back two years later), the company could invest in a network of specialist boutiques with knowledgeable staff – the antithesis of consumer electronics.
Here are the biggest shareholders according to their annual report 2006-2007 (Nominal amount DKK 1,000 / Capital % / Votes %):

Lønmodtagernes Dyrtidsfond, Vendersgade 28, 1, 1363 Copenhagen K (2,632/2.18/12.05)
Nordea Companies Danmark A/S, Torvegade 2, 1786 Copenhagen V (2,000/1.66/9.15)
ATP, Kongens Vænge 8, 3400 Hillerød (13,158/10.89/6.02)
Kirsten og Peter Bang a/s, c/o Lars Peter Bang, Duevej 1, 7600 Struer (1,154/0.96/5.28)
Bang & Olufsen a/s, Peter Bangs Vej 15, 7600 Struer (6,199/5.13/2.84)

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Re: Aston Martin Teams With Bang & Olufsen

^^LOL ....so I am only 14 years out of date then.
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Re: Aston Martin Teams With Bang & Olufsen

Yeah B&O once belonged to Philips and sold redesigned Philips products, but it is no more the case.

B&O make beautiful products, but concerning the sound they are very far from beeing the best. You can have much better for much cheaper. However the design is unique, if you want a fabulous looking stereo you are at the good place at B&O, if you want a fabulous sounding stereo you won't be happy with B&O.

However, I did not hear it in a car.

And B&O is always better than Bose, which are bad-sounding like a supermarket product, not very good looking but very expensive. Bose is however a technological leader, they developped the 2.1 and 5.1 concept (little speakers and subwoofer instead of everything in one box), the 5.1 with 2.1 speaker...They open the way, but then other companies take the concept and make it sound much better for less money...

None of them are puritic audio products. Bose once was, but they moved to the Home-Cinema market and lost a lot of the sound quality it once had.
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Here is a good example of B&O product not worth it's price tag. €800 for a freaking 4GB Mp3 player.




BTW I don't like Bose either. If I ever want to buy high quality HiFi products I'd buy something from NAD, Dali, B&W or Denon.
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^^Yes. B&O are very seductively designed ...but there are better manufacturers.

Some guys who are really serious about their Audio visual equipment like to build their own systems from top-of-the-line components, but for most of us, we are happy to settle for the products made for the consumer market.

These are some really top manufacturers:
I think Meridian is a fantastic company ....so is Linn and Naim. I heard the Swiss company Revox is really good too.
The Japanese companies Denon and Nakamichi are highly regarded too.


But check this one out: Steinway Lyngdorf ...very nice
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