{"id":91,"date":"2014-01-08T09:41:36","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T14:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mfna.org\/rfo\/?p=91"},"modified":"2014-01-08T09:41:36","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T14:41:36","slug":"a-love-letter-to-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mfna.org\/rfo\/2014\/01\/08\/a-love-letter-to-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"A Love Letter To Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are some things in this world that stand head and shoulders above the rest. For many, including professional audiophiles, the Danish audio-video manufacturer Bang & Olufsen<\/a> epitomizes this belief.<\/p>\n

My first B&O system was purchased in the 1970s, when I was fresh out of college and barely had two sticks to rub together.\u00a0 Extravagant? Perhaps.\u00a0 But this system lasted for<\/p>\n

\"B&O

Beogram 4000 turntable<\/p><\/div>\n

more than twenty years and served me well.\u00a0 Evolving technology did more to render it obsolete than did age. I had the BeoGram 4000 record turntable with the tangential tracking arm, a BeoMaster 1900 tuner\/amplifier, a BeoCord 8000 cassette deck, and a rosewood B&O cabinet in which to house the whole system. Sound was delivered via a pair of Beovox S35 bookshelf speakers. Nice! I so admire B&O that I even had a pair of U70 headphones!<\/p>\n

Of course, CDs have replaced cassettes, and vinyl records are nearly extinct (there are some purists who still produce them, claiming a “warmer” audio quality than is possible with digital playback, but I digress). By 2000, I was using my B&O system less and less.<\/p>\n

In 2004 I purchased a new home, and as part of my interior decorating, decided to replace my system. As progress never stands still, Bang & Olufsen was now operating its own stores rather than market through high-end audio dealers, and so off I went.<\/p>\n

\"B&O

BeoSound Ouverture w\/ BeoLab 6000 speakers<\/p><\/div>\n

The BeoSound 3000\/Ouverture became my system of choice (and is still the system I have today). Combining an FM radio tuner, CD player and cassette player in one small unit that sits on a pedestal (optional, but purchased) and coupled with a pair of BeoLab 6000 active tower loudspeakers. It comes with a remote that lets me change stations, start and stop playback, and pretty much do everything but change the media.<\/p>\n

So, what does one do when one receives an offer in the email from Bang & Olufsen, promising to take $1,500 off the purchase of any new BeoVision 11<\/a> television with the trade-in of any<\/span> old tv, working or not? Why, one starts salivating, of course!<\/p>\n

I have a small television that I purchased when my daughter was young. It’s not cable-ready or high-def. It sits atop a filing cabinet, unused, these days. Is it worth $1,500 ($1,000 for a smaller BeoVision 11)? It is now!<\/p>\n

So what makes the BeoVision 11 worth considering? Judging from its looks, it’s pretty Spartan; there’s the screen and a panel beneath.<\/p>\n

\"B&O

BeoVision 11 (40″)<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s the specs, of course. As with all things B&O, the quality is in the detail. The screen is LCD, it boasts six HDMI slots, and the panel houses the sound system. Since it’s B&O, do I have to say more?<\/p>\n

I don’t really watch that much TV. But I love technology, and I love B&O.\u00a0 Plus, I received a pay bonus this year, so maybe a treat for me is in order…<\/p>\n

(An additional shout out goes to the web site BeoWorld.org<\/a>, which has an exhaustive catalog of pre-owned B&O products and pictures galore!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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