The following an excerpt from a current article. I had no idea their products could be so expensive. Another reason to love DIY!
“High-end Danish speaker and television maker Bang & Olufsen is confident it can defy a slowdown in the luxury goods sector partly because “the rich will only become richer”.
The brand, which counts musicians Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz among its customers, is seeking to become a major luxury player despite lacklustre sales among premium goods groups. A three-year boom in luxury demand has come to an end in recent months as customers cut spending on expensive items.
Chief executive Kristian Teär said the fact that the retailer, whose Beolab 90 speakers cost £110,000, had no meaningful competition in the premium space was an advantage that “will make us more resilient in downturns”, although he recognised he had to increase awareness of the brand. “
“High-end Danish speaker and television maker Bang & Olufsen is confident it can defy a slowdown in the luxury goods sector partly because “the rich will only become richer”.
The brand, which counts musicians Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz among its customers, is seeking to become a major luxury player despite lacklustre sales among premium goods groups. A three-year boom in luxury demand has come to an end in recent months as customers cut spending on expensive items.
Chief executive Kristian Teär said the fact that the retailer, whose Beolab 90 speakers cost £110,000, had no meaningful competition in the premium space was an advantage that “will make us more resilient in downturns”, although he recognised he had to increase awareness of the brand. “
At those prices they won't have to sell many sets per year to justify their existence.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but c'mon. Those speakers are ugly to say the least. What happened to the design language of the famous "organ pipes" (Beolab 8000 Mk. 2) or Beolab Penta?
Tom
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but c'mon. Those speakers are ugly to say the least. What happened to the design language of the famous "organ pipes" (Beolab 8000 Mk. 2) or Beolab Penta?
Tom
In the flesh they aren't quite so odd looking at they are quite compact. They should be lauded for being one of the very few speakers with on the fly adjustable directivity but doubt anyone who can afford them would care. Bedroom system for us is Beolab 6000 where they do the job.
Won't comment on VFM.
Won't comment on VFM.
There is a price point at which any objectionable product property loses its strength. It just has not been met yet. ⛳
Almost anything by B&O is expensive; of course you're paying for the image, label and often innovative design.
I haven't listened to anything recent but I remember being underwhelmed by the sound when I auditioned some speakers a few years ago.
Geoff
I haven't listened to anything recent but I remember being underwhelmed by the sound when I auditioned some speakers a few years ago.
Geoff