$11,000. Yikes. I still have my Sansui turntable I got in Japan in 1971. $50.
I had not heard of Bang and Olufsen until in the mid 1980s, when I was on a friends motorboat. He literally brought his B&O speakers and turntable (and some albums) on the boat, you know, for tunes.
As we cruised around the lake at high speed, it literally did not miss a beat.
Sweet!
I have one of these from the 1970’s, a lower model though.
Still not gettin’ the vinyl revival thing. I understand it supposed to be a more robust sound than digital but vinyl is still suseptibale to heat and wear no?
I still spin vinyl on a regular basis - my 19 year-old daughter gets a kick out of it (cave-man dad).
Funny this is posted today.
Good buddy years ago had b&o system to envy
Anyway, just got the call from local audio store that my speakers are built and ready to be delivered. I’ve wanted then since college but could never afford them.
Klipsch LaScala
If you’ve never heard these folded horns you’re missing sound like you’ve never heard!
Took eight weeks for then to be made for me and I’m so excited to get them next week. US manufactured and glad to support their company craftsmanship.
...then on to tuner, amp & turntable
Not a real audiofile here, but those speakers are AWESOME to behold.
I suspect to the cork sniffers in the audio world that ‘updates’ part is a deal breaker. It’s just a replica when they do that, and to high end audiophiles originality is important when talking about vintage components or even modern reissues of such. Some would prefer inferior but authentic tone over ‘new and improved’.
Thanks, but I will stay digital. Maybe if you have a $100k and new vinyl it might sound better. I was anal about my albums back in the day, cleaning everytime and so on. Vinyl wears out and gets scratched. If you use quality recordings, digital sounds great. Also note I have always been an audio snob.
Sold. Now if I could only find a Marantz 2270 Receiver and two 12-inch JBL speakers, Id be back to the future.
My parents still have a 1976 sleek B&O console with a record player and tape deck.
These were crazy eccentric when released. Snobbish to consider a linear tracker but this thing is out of the park in every dimension.
I’ll stick with my Yammy PX-3.
I had a couple of Technics turntables. Don’t even remember what we had at WVGS (The Voice of GA Southern)
My B&O 1900 receiver is still badly missed ever since some jerk stole it from my storage locker.
But my Beogram RX 2 makes up for that.
Beautiful.
BRAGGING RIGHTS!
I still have a working ELAC/Benjamin Miracord from 1967. Once in awhile I actually play some of my old record collection on it just to make sure it is still working.
I went to a B&O product show in Jerusalem back in 79. So far ahead of their time. Infrared controls.
BKMRK.