The iPhone is cheap compared to this piece of crap from B&O

I almost feel bad for companies that think they have style... almost.

 

Everything B&O make is crap.

 

Their headphones and audio systems are amazing.

 

Didnt Steve say the iPhone is 5 years more advanced than anything else at this stage?

Steve is my hero... during my trip to America (from Australia).. I'm going to Cupertino.. how can I T'up a meet with Steve'o? I wanna shake his hand and give him a hug...

hahaha

 

so true.

I love their minimalist approach on a 1300 phone!

 

Has anybody in this thread used the Serene? I'm not a huge fan of it, and it's not the best of B&O, but it's well worth the $1300 IMO.

As for 'everything B&O makes is crap', my B&O earbuds wipe the floor with most of the competition, and my BeoSystem 7000 is the best hifi I've owned (which is quite a lot). I'm guessing you haven't been into a B&O store recently...

 

The only problem with B&O is the price. For the price of their audio systems, you can put together much better systems. It's not that they have bad sound, just not as good as the price tag suggests.

 

Mediocre performance + style = higher price.

**pointedly looks at Macbook Pro**

 

The Macbook Pro isn't that bad, it is more expensive but not like 1000% more expensive (which the B&O phone essentially is).

Still B&O probably is a "luxury" brand, whereas Apple... it is just another consumer goods company.

 

Whilst B&O do make some interesting products, how can you explain to me that the Serene is worth $1300?

Complete BS.

 

A fantastic company that sells some absolutely amazing products, along with a handful of crappy toys for brand loyal rich folk who have too much money.

 

I still use 3650 as my main mobile phone! It's awesome! The keypad isn't that bad after you're used to it, I sometimes even prefer it over the normal keypad.

It didn't cost anywhere near 1300, though.

 

The electronics which make the Serene work (for example the motorised hinge, the acoustically transparent click wheel and the phonebook syncing with other phones in the house) are actually quite expensive. The build quality is also second to none.

As I said, I'm not a huge fan of the Serene. It's worth the money IMO, but it's not B&O's best product. I know of somebody who used to work for Orange and now has one, he's very very happy with it (not earning that much money either, he just loved the design).


I'm not sure where people get their opinions in this thread though. B&O TVs are second to none in terms of picture, sound and design. Their newer speakers are pretty outstanding too (2001 onwards, when they introduced the BeoLab 5s, some of the best speakers ever). The CD players are pretty good, although they really do need a decent audiophile quality source here.

My B&O separates system is, as I've said, the best system I've owned in terms of sound. I've had Cyrus, Rotel (still do), Linn and some of Nad's higher end gear. The B&O beats it all in terms of sound, although it did cost a fair bit in comparison to the others, but not a huge amount more. None of the other systems work off one remote control like the B&O, none of them are built like it, none of them offer decent link systems which don't cost a stupid amount to get going and none of them look like the B&O. Most of the time when I'm listening to music, it's in the background while I'm doing schoolwork, so why have a system which looks like a science experiment gone wrong?

Some people need to go into a (good) B&O store, have a look at the latest TVs & sound systems (well, ignore the entry level speakers, they're rubbish).

 

I've lived across the street from a B & O for two years. And I find the quality to be superior but a lot of the designs are just soo cheesy....like Eurotrash meets the sharper image....

 

Build quality / image etc aside, the Serene isn't subsidised. The SIM-free price of the iPhone is likely to be not far away from the Serene.

 

And what "crap" have you actually used??? I have few things from B&O and they are really top notch. You dont have to like neither price nor design, but dont use "crap" word cos its simply NOT true

 

That is the ugliest phone ever.

 

Being Dane I can honestly say I like Bang & Olufsen

However, this phone is minded at overly rich people who has more cash than sense heh.