Thanks for the video. I saved for two years to purchase a 2500 in the early 90s. I still use it today and love the units design, operation, sound quality and solid metal weighty remote. Although I have been using computer tech and modern sound devices I still prefer the 2500 for CD and radio. B&O made great products, especially in design but alas for me their music centre designs in the past 18 years or so have not been so good.
@AndrewPeterson5998 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@Bjornlovesjazz Жыл бұрын
as a child i used to abuse my parents Beo Center , open and close over and over again.. press the buttons hard.. try to push out the glass from the remote.. just being a bored kid out for destruction 🤣 anyway... it still works 30 years later
@lyndapeterson9948 Жыл бұрын
That’s cool 😎
@paulecrosby2006Ай бұрын
It's Olufsen, not Olivsen
@stephenhall351510 ай бұрын
Excellent overview. Thank you. I had grown up with B&O and my family had found most products to be worth the expense up to the end of the 1970s. Being more or less grown up by then I tried early models of this system but soon realized that style over substance had won. In shops the seeming 'minimalism' was attractive but in practice these (including the late ones) could be tricky to set up for best sound and the proprietary non-standard DIN cabling was almost as annoying as the function buttons. So I took mine back and embarked upon acquiring high quality separates. Occasionally revisiting what sells under the B&O name, there are some products which sound well and are made well but other things are just pretentious and probably thrown together in China. The B&O logo on some laptops and in cars is, to me, just trading on what was a justly celebrated company in the late 20th century.
@martinjandijkstra32057 ай бұрын
I recently got my hands on a 2500. Replaced a belt and still working on them to get them 100% working. I agree with your opinion. I think these old systems will beat most the modern smart speakers.and soundbars. Besides the sound I like the design and its smooth and silent operation.
@WhoCapn5 ай бұрын
I’ve always loved B&O. What I wish they never got rid of (Other than stereo systems like this) are the A8 headphones. They were super comfortable, great looking and sturdy. I remember watching minority report and seeing what looked like a wireless version being used and I still think that would be a great decision to remake
@AndrewPeterson5995 ай бұрын
Totally agree
@bzdtemp2 ай бұрын
Their current headphones are super comfy and sound great.
@WhoCapn2 ай бұрын
@@bzdtemp I’ll have to try.
@pretentiouscarrot4292 Жыл бұрын
I found one of these at a job. I do house cleans out and it was in perfect condition! The only thing is that the aux input at the bottom doesn't seem to work. The speakers sound incredible tho
@Kit_Bear7 ай бұрын
That's a headphone jack.
@pretentiouscarrot42927 ай бұрын
@@Kit_Bear I’m stupid, thank you for the response
@gimble4473 ай бұрын
@@pretentiouscarrot4292aux input is on the back, you will need a 5pin din to 2x RCA/phono or 5pin din to Stereo Jack lead, depending on what it is you want to connect
@troyflatland52999 ай бұрын
A channel discussing audio with abysmal audio quality (insanely low volume) is peak irony
@akyhne24 күн бұрын
I had to turn the volume to 57 on my surround system. Same volume as I use on films. Films are mixed to - 23 dbFS, KZbin recommends- 14 dbFS. There's no right or wrong choice.
@sonykroket3 ай бұрын
Still amazing....
@svsv911 ай бұрын
I have this system totally full remote control, antenna etc. Everything work great. It was a gift from a rich neighbor he did not even turned on in years, it was like a furniture form him. What do you think I would ask $ for it? I am in the states.
@Pierredorado30011 ай бұрын
Goes for around 400-500 euros in the netherlands
@svsv911 ай бұрын
@@Pierredorado300 thanks, I hope someone may be interested, eventhough it has years, it sounds amazingly.