Bang Olufsen - The Struer Museum Historic B&O Collection - Your own private video tour! [4K]

[@soundsheavenly]

Steve from Sounds Heavenly guides you through a private tour of the B&O historic collection in the Struer Museum outside normal opening hours. You can enjoy having the entire museum to yourself, courtesy of Jette Nygaard at B&O who kindly arranged this visit.

[@jesper445]

Nice video. My granddad (Aage Sigh) was the very first employee at B&O, when they first started out, at the attic of Kvistrup mannor house. He stayed with them for 50 years. A true OG - he had so much info and stories about everything B&O. Currently, my wife is the one in charge of Struer Museum, which im sure my granddad would have loved, had he lived.

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, that is great to hear. I think I met your wife when I visited with Jette from B&O on Monday 20th June-please say ‘Hi’ to her from me!

[@plumpsh]

I am 70 and have been a B&O geek since I was 17 when I bought my first B&O sound system : 1900 Beocenter in matching rosewood cabinet. I will make a pilgrimage too B&O's Museum for sure! ROB

[@soundsheavenly]

Hi Rob. You have been a B&O geek for even longer than me (but only by about 15 years!) The museum is well worth a visit, also the food at the nearby Den Glade Pingvin (the happy penguin) bar is superb! ;-)

[@peterb7059]

Thanks to Jette and Steve for showing the B&O museum in Struer. I’ll pass by the museum, when I’m close to Struer (living in Copenhagen area). It would be amazing to see it with my own eyes - this is different from KZbin (but I enjoy your KZbin videos, Steve, your passion of B&O - the design, the engineering and the quality - and you just see the different models of B&O product and you nearly mention every model with a few exceptions - I’m impressed. 👍 That’s passion 👍). I’ve recently bought Beomaster 7000 + Beogram CD 7000 designed by Jacob Jensen, just like he designed many other B&O products. It is just beautiful products / designs. Many years ago I had the Beomaster 6000, Beogram 8000 and Beocord 9000 together with Beogram CD 50 with remote control (rare as I’ve learned recently). I believe I still have the pickup MMC 1, never used as it didn’t fit the Beogram 8000, but only Beogram 8002. I thought it fitted the Beogram 8000 - my mistake / just wanted the best for my Beogram. 🤣 BR Peter

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks Peter, it was an honour to meet Jette and to get to see the amazing B&O museum. There are some wonderful old (and new!) B&O products there. I do love the B&O 7000 system, I had one a few years ago and I wish that I had kept it. Did you also see my video about the B&O private historic collection in Struer? I think you will like that one ;-)

[@3goldfinger]

I was one of the first to unpack the Beogram 4002 when it came out in 1973 when I worked at Bjørns Radio, Vesterbro, Copenhagen. Heavy it was.

[@soundsheavenly]

It must have been an amazing product to see at that time, it is still incredible (and still very heavy!) now

[@queenie4837]

Oh my goodness, watching this video was like me walking through my old house in the 1980's. I was B & O mad, still am! I still have a gold banana phone and BEO9000 and other pieces designed by Jacob Jensen. Wish they'd bring back an updated CD player. Thank you for this video, it makes me very happy to see all these B & O pieces...x

[@gerardmcmillan8591]

Me too. Love B&O from the 80's and 90's. I have love for the current products but my heart is with the vintage if can even call it that because the design is timeless!

[@soundsheavenly]

Agreed!

[@chrispike5773]

Stunning video. Beocenter 3500 is my fav. Classic era.

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, I love that era!

[@markosoric3216]

Steve hvala na ovakvim snimkama nama koji nismo u mogucnosti posjetiti muzej,ovo je raj za oči

[@soundsheavenly]

Hvala, drago mi je da vam se svidio video! (Thanks, glad you liked the video!)

[@Transrotor2540]

Super !!! Thank you Steve and Jette 👍

[@soundsheavenly]

You are welcome, glad you liked it!

[@Broadmaynewood]

Brilliant video Steve and Jette

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks!

[@creativemodedk]

I have visited struer museum many times it is a wonderful museum for b&o fans. nice video

[@soundsheavenly]

Thank you very much!

[@chatelinolivier2187]

Thank you for this showing us this amazing showroom !

[@soundsheavenly]

My pleasure, glad you like it!

[@michaelh4484]

Thank you Steve and Jette

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, I am very grateful to Jette for kindly arranging this private visit to the museum!

[@elmadi7391]

I am speechless : thanks so much Steve for sharing 🙏

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, I am very excited to be able to share this amazing B&O collection

[@freerkderuiter8822]

Thanks Steve and Jette. So much good stuff here. I love the Hyperbo 5 RG. Good to see the Eliminator too. The Eliminator, as its name suggests, eliminated the need for batteries, so the radio could be directly connected to the mains. So much good stuff here and it was a pleasure and honor to have shared the experience with you and Jette here in 2012.

[@freerkderuiter8822]

Let's not forget the Beonists. They do a great job behind the scenes. Back in 2012 we had the tour with Ronnie Kaas.

[@soundsheavenly]

@@freerkderuiter8822 Yes, I am very grateful to Jette for arranging this tour and to Ronnie and the Beonists for their hard work restoring all these wonderful B&O products!

[@olivierbessler7856]

Thank you for this journey 👍🎉

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks for joining me on this journey!

[@m6j159]

Congratulations, Steve - that was an excellent tour - beautifully curated museum❤️👍👍

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, I really enjoyed making this video. More classic B&O to follow in my next video... 😉👍

[@StofferChris]

BTW BTW... 2:12, it's not a VHS, it's a Video2000.... Another mistake by B&O... Chosing formats :)

[@sanchezgedgare]

I recently go there, Jette Is so kind

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, Jette is great, she is a real asset to B&O!

[@samuelsalins8309]

Amazing products.

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, this is an incredible place to visit! The private museum that features in my next video is even bigger than this one...

[@marcus9905]

Enjoyed watching this video on my prized b&o TV, which I couldn’t see in the video. See a few Avants, a Beovision 1 but no Beovision 3.

[@soundsheavenly]

I think there was a Beovision 3 in the corridor, but there will certainly be one in my next classic B&O video in a few days time!

[@ajitdahiya9971]

A great show

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks! Plenty more classic B&O coming soon!

[@stumpydog87]

I love it.

[@soundsheavenly]

Thank you!

[@Belinea1610]

Omg Steve i would have the same feeling like you said, like a child in a candy store 🤩🤩🤩

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, this was an amazing experience!

[@donoester6744]

Thank you Jette and Steve for the tour. :) 16:29 The "eliminators" was a product you could buy to elimininate the anode batteries (90V I think) batteries that were used in radios back then. The goal was to save costs of replacing batteries. The eliminator is a transformer with rectification and smoothing of some sort. Of course the battery manufacturers did not like this. You walked by an advert depicting an electric chair - that was the battery manufacturer "Hellesen's" word of warning against plugging your radio to the mains power, which probably had some validity as the eliminator might not have been an isolation transformer type. Eventually, more modern radio sets arrived with transformers or with series-strung valves designed for mains operation and anode batteries was a thing of the past. Maybe someone can shed some light onto what is actually inside B&O's Eliminator - I'm very curious to know.

[@soundsheavenly]

Wow, thanks, that is great to know. I will see if I can find out more about the Eliminator and share this in a future video...

[@8000Time]

Super !!!

[@soundsheavenly]

Glad you liked it! More to follow very soon!

[@alexadams1836]

1.01, I see avant 32 dvd, avant 28 vhs, beosound overture, 1.27 later beosound with it's matching beolab 2500s . I had a beocentre 7700 with the master control panel, such an awesome piece of kit. Surprising not to see any redline speakers in the useum.

[@soundsheavenly]

There are some great things here!

[@hardtoke]

6:01 Beovox S60 or S75 4 way speakers with Seas woofer, Philips mid ranges, Peerless tweeter. I've got the S60s still rocking today

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, those are still great speakers!

[@mikehunt4018]

The Beocord is a v2000 it could play and record on both sides of the video cassettes like a audio cassette it was a phillps system in a nice B&O shell I had one it was my first B&O which my parents bought me when I was a kid (should have kept it 🥺)

[@-triumphgt667]

Still have one - very very heavy!!

[@soundsheavenly]

Wow, that sounds quite a special product, thanks for sharing this!

[@1001hifi]

2:50 Bang&Olufsen Beocord 6000 (5000) reel to reel tape recorder designed by Jakob Jensen in 1969 as part of the future Beosystem 6000 (initially Topline System).

[@soundsheavenly]

👍🏻😎

[@-triumphgt667]

Most of these pieces were in a Time Tunnel in the Farm. The museum is fantastic with lots of rare pieces. The Beocord 5000 open reel is a mock up that was never released unfortunately - the Beogram next to the Beomaster 6000 should either be the Beogram 6000 or is a 4002 fitted with the CD4 decoder. The Beogram behind the 2400 is a 4000 which is strange as these are unlikely to be sold together and a 2400-2 and a 4004 would have been the sensible choice as it was the first iteration of the Beolink type system, albeit in proto form. It amuses me that I have owned almost all the pre 90s equipment in the top floor - did you visit Frede at Veno whilst you were in Struer?

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, that is really interesting. I spent some time with Frede on my previous visit, unfortunately I didn’t have a chance to see him this time. Frede is very talented and he has a great B&O collection that he has restored.

[@divakarsingh70]

Just great 👍👍👍

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks!

[@1001hifi]

2:12 It's a BeoCord V8800. A rebranded Philips Video 2000 system.

[@soundsheavenly]

👍🏻

[@skodbolle]

13:29 is the Hyperbo 5 RG Steel inspired by Peter Bangs desk chair :D

[@soundsheavenly]

👍🏻😎

[@skodbolle]

2:12 That is not a VHS it is a V8800 (Video 2000) lightyear's better than VHS ever was :D

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks for the correction!

[@duc900ati]

Fantastic museum, also good to see other classic Danish designs from Dansk Design and the Kay Bojeson monkey.

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, the Struer museum is an amazing place, well worth a visit!

[@ElderPinto254]

talking with my wife i need to go here.... people never talk about there remote controls they are the best ones

[@soundsheavenly]

Absolutely - every B&O fan needs to visit here!

[@MrProvinspoul]

2,14 is not VHS, is video 2000 V8800 player.

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks for the correction!

[@1001hifi]

13:14 Hyberbo 5 RG inspired by the design of a Marcel Breuer desk chair.

[@soundsheavenly]

👍🏻

[@dsp1970]

Didn't see a Beosound 9000 or beolab 9's ?

[@soundsheavenly]

Great products but not quite vintage yet! They will feature in a forthcoming video next week!

[@thomashansen5221]

Where is beocenter 2, beolab 4000, beovision 10 ?

[@soundsheavenly]

These are great products, but maybe not vintage yet... They will be covered in another video on my channel in a few days time!

[@BomBoo-rn8gj]

6:13...That's us. Any help with an owner's manual, got lost in a recent move?

[@soundsheavenly]

Please join as a member at www.beoworld.org as that gives you access to hundreds of B&O manuals!

[@BomBoo-rn8gj]

@@soundsheavenly I just joined. Where & How? Can't find any offered anywhere.

[@soundsheavenly]

If you are a Gold or Silver Beoworld member then you get access to the user and service manuals from the main page of Beoworld.org

[@garyleivers9194]

0:48... Beolab 3. Trust they are using your innovative trigger cable !!!

[@soundsheavenly]

🤣 I forgot to check, but I hope so! 😇

[@ScottGrammer]

As an audio repair tech with 45 years experience, I would like to say that B&O translates to "damn near impossible to repair."

[@soundsheavenly]

It depends which era of B&O we are talking about?

[@ScottGrammer]

@@soundsheavenly in my experience it was mostly 70s and '80s audio gear.

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, these products can be tricky to repair but thankfully they are very reliable

[@StofferChris]

You simpply move to fast and change the direction to make us able to write both the product and time, but I got into the video approx 1:25, and got this listed so far... Kind of showing how fast you are going... BeoLit 20 BeoPlay V1 BeoSound 8 BeoVision 9 BeoLab 5 BeoVision 5 Beolab 5 BeoLab 2 BeoLab 1 BeoVision Avant BeoVision Avant BeoVision LX6000 BeoCord VX7000 Beovision 4 BeoLab 7.2 BeoLink 7000 BeoLab 6000 BeoVision AV9000 BeoLab 6000 BeoSuound Overture BeoVision 4 BeoLab 7.2 BeoVision AV5 Have had, or still have some, also duplicates of several, of these nice products... But... Anyone, please complete the list... Greetings from Denmark!!!

[@StofferChris]

And BTW, I think, that one of the most beautiful B&O products they ever made, dispite their chiose of format and add-ons, was the AV5... And for those of you who don't know it, it is from the days with CTV, but, this one just was way beond time, and futuristic. Had one, and I'm just sorry they didn't make it in the 16:9 format instead of 4:3... And that they chose the CD-I system on top, disaster... Even though it was smaller than the Avant, It just was SO much prettyer... You just loved to watch the action, when you turned it on... Curtains open, and the two speakers comming out... And the sound... Wow... Didn't matter if you listened to radio, CD or used it as a TV...

[@soundsheavenly]

Sorry for moving so fast, there was a lot to see! Thanks for that great list of products 👍🏻

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, I loved the AV5, a real piece of theatre when the speakers moved. A B&O classic!

[@StofferChris]

​@@soundsheavenly No need to be sorry... And I don't know if I got em all right, but I tried, using my memmory... You in the B&O museum, must be like bringing a kid into a candy-store, and telling it not to, want, touch or drewel, at any time... Love your video, and your enthusiasm.... I've never been to the B&O museum, yet, dispite I live in Denmark, and lived for almost 17 years nearby, driving by, every day for work... A few months ago, you could have bought the worlds largest collection of b&o products so far... From a Dane... A former Grundfos boss, sold his collection, www.tv2ostjylland.dk/tv-midtvest/saelger-verdens-stoerste-private-bo-samling Sorry, it's in Danish....

[@leoham4756]

the sad thing is: golden design & golden tech will like chimney sweepers come to dust

[@soundsheavenly]

Maybe...but I think true design will always attract buyers.