B&O’s iconic six-disc CD participant is again and could be yours for simply $55,000
Legendary Danish audio model Bang & Olufsen (B&O) is bringing again its Beosound 9000 CD participant — a six-disc gadget that may lie flat or be mounted vertically or horizontally — because the limited-run Beosystem 9000c. Only 200 will likely be bought and every participant will likely be paired with a set of B&O’s Beolab 28 speakers,. It’s a package deal that may set you again by $55,000. If that quantity doesn’t provide you with pause, you’ll have the ability to purchase one beginning April 24.
If that worth does provides you sticker shock, B&O desires you to know simply how a lot effort and time has gone into making this restricted version potential. The Beosystem 9000c isn’t a brand new manufacturing run. Instead, B&O collected 200 original Beosound 9000 CD players, which it then refurbished in the identical manufacturing unit (and with lots of the identical technicians) the place they have been first constructed between 1996 and 2011.
The timing of the system appears good: In the U.Ok. in 2023, CDs saw their first increase in sales since 2004.
The mission was partially impressed by the success of its first Recreated Classics effort — the refurbished Beogram 4000 turntable that B&O bought in 2020. “With our Recreated Classics series, we are showcasing how Bang & Olufsen’s unique capabilities within sound, design, and craftsmanship are creating long-lasting, circular products,” stated Mads Kogsgaard Hansen, B&O’s head of product circularity and portfolio planning, in a press launch. “We want to demonstrate that a second-life product can be just as attractive as a new product and that a high-quality item such as the Beosound 9000 doesn’t need to have an end date.”
B&O can be utilizing the Beosystem 9000c to indicate off its mastery of aluminum. In addition to utterly disassembling (and reassembling) every CD participant, the aluminum backplate has been given a brand new “Cosmic Black” colour in order that its cosmetics match these of the Beolab 28 audio system. It’s a course of that entails hairline brushing, etching, and pearl-blasting of the aluminum items.
For those that might not be accustomed to the Beosound 9000’s historical past, it’s declare to fame goes past its putting aesthetics. The six CDs are housed behind a motorized glass cowl. Instead of shifting the CDs to be learn by the taking part in mechanism (the best way typical turntable and carousel-style changers do), a silent, motorized CD clamper strikes from disc to disc, the place it begins playback inside seconds.
Cleverly, every disc is then mechanically reoriented after playback in order that the textual content on the CD’s floor could be learn simply beneath the clear glass.
With the inclusion of the Beolab 28 audio system, that are Wi-Fi related, the mixed Beosystem 9000c isn’t only for taking part in CDs — you can too stream music from quite a lot of music providers through AirPlay 2, Chromecast, or Bluetooth. The system could be managed through the included Beoremote One, an app in your cellphone, or the bodily controls on the audio system.
Though the value will put the Beosystem 9000c out of attain for most individuals, you might be able to save about $25,000 by assembling the elements your self. A brand new set of Beolab 28 audio system start at $20,250, however I’ve discovered at the very least one pre-owned Beosound 9000, rebuilt in white, which you could purchase for 25,900 Swedish krona (about $2,400).
