[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Martin,

That is a good question! I wasn’t able to identify this, no-one else who I have asked seems to know either. I wonder if it is a non-B&O cabinet that has had the gramophone added later?

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Martin,

Thanks for this information, that is very interesting.

To avoid blocking up the Beoworld server, I have just posted one photo here. You can see all the close-up photos on my Facebook page. You should see more information there but please let me know if anything isn’t clear as I will be preparing a video with more views of the products in the next few days.

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Thanks Matador,

Please don’t worry, I know that you didn’t mean any disrespect. I am so grateful to the people who care for and display their vintage B&O collections, it is exciting to be able to view these and to share them with other B&O fans.

You may be interested to hear that B&O have recently purchased a further private collection (including a Hyperbo 5 RG Steel!) and that they are looking to curate this and make it visible to the public as part of a special exhibition. They kindly allowed me to film the items before they are restored and displayed, so I hope to be able to share this with you this week.

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Matador,

I have huge respect and admiration for Ronnie and the “Beonists” at the Struer Museum, as well as for Morten, Lars and Viggo at Bremdal for their passion for the brand and for allowing other B&O fans to share the enjoyment of their collections.

By allowing us to see and enjoy the rare B&O products that they have found, they help us to keep our love for the brand alive, as well as contributing to this unique area of Denmark’s history.

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Thanks Martin,

I fully understand. I hope that some of these collectors may read this thread and choose to share some information of their collections (this can be done anonymously if they wish) for the benefit of other B&O enthusiasts.

One thing that has been very clear to me over the past week videoing the B&O items at Struer museum and in other collections has been that there is a great love and admiration among B&O fans for these vintage products and for the people who work to preserve them.

It would be wonderful if collectors could please consider showing your collections and sharing your love for the brand. It is always exciting when rare or unique B&O items come to light after being unseen for years, then the thousands of people who share our passion for B&O can also enjoy hearing about them.

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Thanks Martin,

I beg you to ask the owner(s) to share details of their collection please, as so many B&O fans would love to hear about them…

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Martin,

I did put a question mark in the details of the video to suggest that this may be the largest, I am sorry for forgetting to add this in the Beoworld thread. Most of the large B&O collections that I have seen or heard about are around 100-300 items, so I haven’t heard of anything approaching this one at around 1,000 items anywhere else. I know that some people keep their collections quiet, but I haven’t heard of anything near to this size. Do you know of any others bigger than this one?

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

By the way, please let me know if you find any useful new features in the latest software updates, as I am keeping my speakers at version 1.8.10015.12366 for the time being 😉

Kind regards Steve

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi,

Thanks, I really enjoyed making this video! If you like 90s B&O, there will be lots more in the next video which should go live in a week’s time…

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Congratulations to all the lucky winners!

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Trackbeo,

Sorry to hear that you are having problems. My stereo paired Emerges updated to 1.8.10015.12366 a few weeks ago (in the middle of the night, causing much cursing) and that update gave me the option to turn off automatic updates (previously not possible when two speakers were stereo paired).

Since then, no further updates have occurred and on checking today I see that both speakers are still at the same software version, but it is showing as an update being available. I will leave them at the current version until we know exactly what has happened.

I will forward this thread to a friend in B&O’s software team to ask him to take a look…

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Beoworlders,

A huge thank you to Bang & Olufsen for arranging this private video tour of the vintage B&O collection in the Struer Museum – if you like classic B&O, I hope you will love this!

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Thanks Matador,

By the way, my TV is ALWAYS in the Julia Roberts setting! 😉

My next video from the trip is now ready: Ever wanted to see a B&O store with products up to 60 years old for sale? Well now you can! Please check out this video of my favourite B&O shop in Denmark…

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Beoworlders,

I am looking forward to joining the Beotalk Podcast tonight (from 7pm UK time, 8pm EU) to chat about my recent visit to B&O in Denmark – please come and join me!

See you there! Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi B,
Welcome to BeoWorld! These are great little speakers, but hard to find at the moment due to chip shortages. There was one black Emerge left in the pop-up B&O store at Copenhagen airport yesterday if that helps?

Please ask if you need any help connecting this speaker to the rest of your system and I will be happy to help!

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi MM,

Yes, thankfully he was parked when I took the picture!

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Thanks MM,

Yes, you got both photos (and locations!) exactly correct! Henrik will be making the video on his channel, it will launch on Thursday 20th June, it was great fun to make.

It was a great journey, I have met some amazing people and I am now starting to work through all the video footage.

Thanks for all your advice, that is appreciated!

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Beoworlders,

In this video, B&O’s Tonmeister Geoff Martin explains everything you ever wanted to know about sound design, but were afraid to ask…please join us for a Beolab masterclass!

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Beoworlders,

I had a great trip to B&O in Struer and Copenhagen, there is a full (and ongoing!) photo update on my YouTube channel, with videos to follow in the next few days.

I just wanted to leave these two photos below to let you guess the identity of two of the people I met up with on my travels…

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Roundhead,

No problem, I fully understand. I will certainly share as much information as I am allowed to!

Hi Matador,

Yes, that is a good point, they will certainly be aware of the difference so I will see what they say…

Off now to catch my flight!

Kind regards, Steve.

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