S Duncan

That's the A9, try cranking it up and listen to Dark side of the moon by pink Floyd, it's an excellent speaker for what it needs to be, it's not a traditional hi fi of course, I use 800 mk2, a beocenter 2,boeogram 3300 turntable and a beolab 19 to get my rocks off the old fashioned way which of course beats any Stan alone speaker

To be absolutely honest fella I didn't realise the post was this old I was just surfing the net stumbled upon your discussion and it looked interesting and I wished to contribute as Bang and Olufsen owner and enthusiast. I hope no one minded. Simon

Hi i am a Bang and Olufsen enthusiast from the UK i have Beolab 8000 mk2, beolab 3 ,beo center 2, beosound overture, Beosound stage , beosound2, Beoplay A9, Beoplay E8 and H95 headphones and a beogram 3300 turntable with other accessories all in perfect working order in 2 seperate systems with 1 x beolab 19 sub woofer and 2 x beolab 11 subs. Yes its expensive.......the quality and craftsmanship of the materials is second to none and its made in Denmark not assembled in a factory line in the far east which obviously cuts labour costs hugely. I have owned Rotel, Nad, Accoustic energy spks, Heybrook spks, Arcam amps n cd players etc......not Klipsch however i am to believe it is very very good hi fi indeed. My B n O sounds fantastic and far superior to the kit ive had since leaving school in the 80s in England. Bang and Olufsen sell high end audio NO argument there at all. What they do not do is lean to a consumer with a purist audiophile agenda in terms of tweaking with accessories or connecting to other manufacturers .I bought B n O and full stop as i wanted their sound alone which is clear as a bell at very high volumes , packs a punch with plenty of soundstage many would be suprised who have not tried it. From a please the Wife angle the aesthetics are second to none and its so easy to use , no industrial sized cabling 1 inches thick.................. Bang and Olufsen are in a different market to Wilson and Klipsch to a large extent and so forth . It depends what your after im a music nut not a sound engineer i have hundreds of cds and vinyls and it satisfies the sound quality i require, it fits perfectly into any home even their old kit is timeless in design and its absolutely fantastically constructed.I am a metal worker by trade and what Bang and Olufsen can do with aluminium is no ones business. Happy listening all and Klipsch does look like top audiophile gear lads n lasses, all stay safe.