BeoSound 8
14 May 2011I’ve been without a decent stereo for some time.
I had a big, loud sound system when I lived in Canada. But when I moved to the UK many years ago it made no sense to bring and transform all those 120V components, so they went to live with friends.
In the UK apartment sizes are smaller. And, through work, I had the opportunity to buy a micro-size, but decent quality, compact CD unit. So that’s what i got, and what I used the whole time I was there, eventually running my iPod – when I was given that – into the unit.
I decided to sell, rather than bring and plug-adapt, that little stereo to Australia. Until recently, all I had was a small, portable, rechargeable iPod dock that’s made for taking to the park or beach.
The shape and style of our current living room mean that a big stereo system would not work. As much as I’d love a high-end, kick-ass sound system, everything is, in the end, a compromise. But I’d not been able to find anything that would meet all the competing criteria: compactness, quality, easy integration to my new iPod, some portability, possible wall-mounting.
Then on our recent trip to Brisbane I saw an ad in the inflight magazine for the Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 8. Wow, I thought, that looks pretty cool. I’ve long drooled over Bang & Olufsen’s dual dedications to sound quality and unique design. This is the first iPod dock unit they’ve done, and the reviews I found elsewhere looked good. I was seriously considering it.
The day after we returned from Brisbane I opened my latest credit card bill, and found a flyer inside. My bank was running a special promotion where you could buy the BeoSound 8 in interest-free payments over 12 months.
Who am I to stand in the way of a universe that obviously wants me to own this sound system?
So I bought one a couple of weekends ago. It looks great, and sounds amazing. The remote is freakishly fun.
I have all my tunes again.
