Bang Olufsen - The World's finest private B&O collection? - 1,000 items from 1925 onwards - AMAZING!

[@soundsheavenly]

Steve from Sounds Heavenly visits the World's largest @Bang & Olufsen collection in private ownership at a converted village church in the Danish countryside - where 1,000 items are on display, including 100 Beovision TVs and 500 portable radios! With many thanks to Morten, Viggo and Lars Kristensen from Bremdal Radio (www.bremdal-radio.dk) for kindly arranging this incredible private tour! The full range of cables for B&O products old and new can be seen on Steve's website here: soundsheavenly.com

[@patrickmorgan7913]

I'm absolutely stunned Steve - what a collection! Thank you so much for filming. Keep up the good work!

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, this was really enjoyable to film, glad you liked it!

[@henrycatt5844]

Thank you Steve. What an absolutely extraordinary collection. This video could have been twice as long and it would still be engrossing. Those of us who thought we were B&O collectors now realise that we're mere beginners in comparison!

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, this was an amazing experience and I'm glad I could share it on video!

[@stevealexander1588]

Stunning Steve - I am speechless, that must feel like you have truly been to heaven!!. Steve Alexander

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, this was the most amazing thing I have experienced in a long time - I felt like a child in a sweet shop! I am very happy that I could share this experience on video.

[@jeffwolf8018]

What did incredible priceless collection he has..

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes it is amazing!

[@citrofan081]

Woaw Woaw wow..... What a jewelry store !! So nice to see all that product from the past !! love it .thanks Steve for sharing with us .

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@jeffwolf8018]

What a incredible walkthrough history. Thank you for this

[@soundsheavenly]

Glad you liked it, I certainly enjoyed making this one!

[@SevenLight-z2u]

Wow, wow, wow !! If this place is not a Museum yet in its own right, it darn well outa be !!! What a FANTASTIC collection. Thanks so much for showing us around, from an old B&O rep myself going back to 1983 in the then TV department in Howells of Cardiff- a now closed (sadly) department store belonging to House of Fraiser. Bless you guys. What a wonderful collection. P.s. As a man of faith as i am these days i was a little sad that his building is no longer God's own home ... but then, for BANG and OLUFSEN , and the best High fidelity brand in the whole world, ill let that one slide , 😊 lol.

[@soundsheavenly]

Glad you enjoyed it! Like some of the world’s best museums, this is a private space, accessible by invitation only. For those in the know, it is surely the finest record of B&O history anywhere in the world.

[@divakarsingh70]

Millions of salute to you..steve.....amazing , mind blowing...

[@CHEEKBEATAH]

So cool to see this. I have the Beosystem 8000 with a Beocord 9000 tape deck and a Beogram 8002. Really cool seeing the system with the 9000 in the video. I always thought this unit was a better match. The Beomaster 8000 was no joke back then.

[@soundsheavenly]

You have an amazing system there, many people consider the 8000 series to be the peak of B&O quality 👍🏻

[@carstenschmedes6599]

Thank you for a fine & interesting video/premiere, Steve! 👍📺📻 (I’m Danish, and really proud of Bang & Olufsen). God bless you!

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@freerkderuiter8822]

Thnks for this video, Steve :) Also a big thanks to Morten, Viggo and Lars Kristensen for sharing there collection here. There is so much to take in. Lots of stuff I have never seen in person.

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, I was amazed at some of these items, so many special B&O products that I hadn't seen before!

[@geraldmcmullon2465]

@7:49 the top row of video recorders look very similar to the Philips VCC2000 models. Most VHS tapes I have come across are more recent than the 1980-85 VCC2000 tapes and have less drop out. The very old tapes have the magnetic coating peeling off. Professional services can bake these in controlled conditions and make them playable for video transfer. Hi8 and Super VHS, being much newer still seem okay after 30 years.

[@soundsheavenly]

Hi, yes I think these are based on VCC2000 units

[@alfovebraseth]

That's a lot of B&O stuff, thanks for yet another good video

[@soundsheavenly]

Glad you like it, plenty more videos to follow soon!

[@mauricioavanzi3402]

Sensational !! The only thing missing from the collection is that I have "the desire to own a B&O".

[@soundsheavenly]

Glad you liked it! I have always had the desire to own B&O!

[@miguel2319]

What an excellent collection! In one of your videos you tell about PIN they have some of the sets, how they managed with a large collection! Thanks for sharing!

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@lawrencer25]

Fabulous video. Thank you very much 👍👍👍👍🥂🥳

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@robertmcpartland6217]

Absolutely brilliant Steve thank you so much for the video really inspiring😎👊🏻🤩

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gstevens6948]

Exquisite collection.

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrJoeptoep]

5:57 is that a gold liko cd stand? never seen that.. had 1 with a white and black marble foot.. but always aluminium color.. cool

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, that is a Beolab 8000 in gold, made into a CD stand!

[@donello430]

Man..I think I could spend a few days in there. This video is the closest I'll likely get. Thanks for filming! AMAZING

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, I wanted to stay much longer, this was an amazing experience!

[@johnsimun6533]

Employee; Sir, we are getting ready to close for the day. Me; I will be only a minute more. Repeat a few more times.

[@soundsheavenly]

🤣👍🏻

[@ki001]

Amazing!

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@divakarsingh70]

Really appreciate.....

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks!

[@hoobsgroove]

yeah I've got that stereo TV where he standing next to at 5:16 an at 5:23 with the wooden veneer and metal trim, I think still working it was last time but, I was going to throw it out. worth anything or not? no remote I've got the service manual book that covers all the range of those model TVs probably had to get hold of maybe. no my was the older model original stereo. was it 982. maybe you could do a dive into the designers of different decades would be interesting don't know how difficult it would be to find that information, how these people ended up working for bang and Olufsen and where did they go after that? my dad used to design Norwegian furniture very famous in the uk it was, built at the high Wycombe in the 50s very sought-after today. he save that company but got no credit or royalties from it.

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, that is interesting. Yes, I am planning a video on the different designers who worked with B&O

[@drewphillips400]

Did i miss them. No R2R anywhere.

[@soundsheavenly]

Try at 15:35 there are lots of audio and video reel to reel decks!

[@8000Time]

Super!

[@soundsheavenly]

Thank you very much!

[@ttrrooyyttrrootteerr]

Very nice collection. Shame you didn’t show the Beosystem AV9000 he had in the corner.

[@soundsheavenly]

Sorry I missed that, it was a great collection and there was so much there I knew I would end up missing something...

[@sakaspuds]

present day to 80s for me, my personal faves being beocenter 9000 beolab 6000 and beolab 8000 cx100 rl60's to name a few

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, these are superb products, amongst my all time favourites 👍🏻

[@pascalkrzeminski7341]

Superbe collection

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, I enjoyed filming this!

[@hemanthkumarVineyard]

Thank u

[@soundsheavenly]

You are very welcome!

[@brampeters8106]

Dear Steve, If you connect 4 penta’s on it and a subwoofer (b&o) and you put the speaker 2 by 2. The subwoofer alone then the theater app recognizes only three speakers and a subwoofer. One speaker don’t get a connection. I try it several way’s. It’s still the same. Please help. Grz Bram

[@soundsheavenly]

Hi Bram, please use fully wired Powerlink to RJ45 cables and link only two Pentas on each socket on the Theatre, with a separate socket for the subwoofer. Now, the Theatre should see all the speakers. Please ask at soundsheavenly.com if you need any help with cables!

[@ElderPinto254]

speechless !!!

[@soundsheavenly]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ianbailiff234]

Incredible collection. Do you know how much of it still works? Great video Steve.

[@soundsheavenly]

Hi, thanks, glad you liked it! I understand that most items work, some are still being restored and repaired though

[@ianbailiff234]

@@soundsheavenly Thanks for that Steve. Amazing craftsmanship from the staff at B&O.

[@soundsheavenly]

👍🏻

[@johnsimun6533]

I would have to have these setup with a switch to power each one individually, and with a power ramp up, that would be as easy as possible on the components. Certain ones would not be powered, for the impossible parts to be found or created. If a part could be handmade to recreate the original, then done. On the modern ones, if a different component is used, then the original one is saved, where later, it could be restored to original. But imagine the songs that you could hear from there, if you had the time.

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, it would be amazing to hear all these classic products working again!

[@KolfMAKER]

Great video Steve. What an unbelievable collection of B&O products! It triggers 2 questions: a) Is this collection open to visitors? b) In the video a small round 360 speaker is shown, I think from the 60’s. Do you know the model?

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, yes this is an amazing collection! It isn't normally open, except by invitation from the owners. Please check out my other video with Morten and you can see how do get in touch with him. The Rondstraler is the small gold 360 degree speaker, dating back to 1964, this was the fore-runner of the Beovox 2500 cube tweeter and it was used with the Type K speaker.

[@KolfMAKER]

@@soundsheavenly Fantastic that B&O had a product like the ‘rondstraler’ that early. By the way, ‘rondstraler’ also is a Dutch word, with the same meaning.

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, that is interesting!

[@olivierbessler7856]

Waouh, just amazing 🤩 just imagine what would happen if you switched on all the items together 🎉 That’s a great Multiroom by B&O

[@soundsheavenly]

🤣That would be amazing!

[@sakaspuds]

spotted the gold 8000 cd rack, sacrilege :P

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, but still showstopping 😳

[@Mikipedia]

I don't they've ever made something truly bad, even if it was not liked much it was still well designed on many level. The pre war stuff is excellent to see and a true test of quality that they still are in one piece and haven't disintegrated much if at all over time.

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes there are some amazing early products, good to see they have survived for nearly a century!

[@xcntry8908]

WOW !

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, that is exactly what I thought! 😎

[@henriksange5935]

Where is my beolab 1😢

[@soundsheavenly]

I'm sure they must be in there somewhere... There are so many items, I am sorry if I missed them!

[@stumpydog87]

I've died and gone to radio heaven.

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, me too!

[@HariMeraCristian]

Amazing video! What's the name of the song at the begining? 🙂

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks! The intro music is Nightlife by Michael Kobrin, I will add full music details to the video description shortly.

[@sakaspuds]

unless i missed it no beosound 9000 ?

[@sakaspuds]

its behind the door, we see a corner of it

[@soundsheavenly]

Well spotted! There will be one in my next classic B&O video next week…

[@soundsheavenly]

Sorry, I must have missed that in my excitement 🤣

[@-triumphgt667]

The question will be - does he have a Beomaster 4401?!

[@soundsheavenly]

All will be revealed very soon at the premiere...

[@-triumphgt667]

@@soundsheavenly Apparently not and no BG3000 with 12" arm - I knew I had kept the best bits! He did have an Acoustical 3000 which I believe is quite rare in Denmark and I did not see BV3800 which were really for the UK market and again rare in Denmark - though Martin has a pair! Spectacular collection - I did have the top corridor in my house with a long line of pieces - long since gone - but reached only 100+ bits. I particularly like the older wooden cased pieces - craftsmanship that is just not seen now. Peter

[@IITempoGigante]

@@-triumphgt667 they do have a black BM4401 - took a couple of photos of it a few years back.

[@soundsheavenly]

Wow, that sounds like a good collection!