Man, you're spot on about connecting with music. I'll take it a step further and say that Kiss in particular owned kid's imaginations because they were so visually striking, but you could only look at them in small doses (album covers, magazines, brief TV spots), so you always wanted more . Not like today where you can see a band that looks amazing like that and instantly Google all the photos and video you want. My point is that spending time with those album covers while listening to the record was the experience, and we've definitely totally lost that.

I absolutely agree 100% @VideoBob !! The interaction we all had back then with the records, cassettes etc.. was fantastic . These millennials have ZERO idea. lol.. I remember when Prince ( I think it was the record “Nikki” was on ) but the big thing was spinning the record backwards on whatever song it was and hearing Prince’s message.. lol.. If I’m not mistaken it said and I’m trying to quote “The Lord is coming soon, so very very soon” Then it went into a long laugh.. So then everyone started checking every album they had and every song to see if anyone else did the same thing.. 😂 Great times and great memories!! Stay blessed brother!!

This was when the world was sane and best time to live in. How I wished I could go back to the 80’s and 90’s and live that again. Great video

I bought a Technics separate system 41 years ago. I still have it and it works as it did when I bought it. Quality.

Living in Denmark you get thown these systems in your neck.. I have the 7000 system and i cost me les than 1000 including a retipted MMC4 and Beo4 remode. The rack i got for free..

So friggen cool and ahead of their time back then. Was a music lovers dream to have. Very very expensive.

“It was the soundtrack of our lives “ -Videobob Beautifully said .

You're right about being involved in listening to music, daydreaming, thinking etc. Acid Jazz, Funk & Brass 🔈🔉🔊

I had a classmate in 1975. His mom passed away at when he was 10. His dad was a lawyer for the mob and was rarely home, so he would buy them just about anything they wanted. My classmate was big into music. His dad bought him a $2000 system. It was very sophisticated for the 70s. About 2 years ago, he told me that same system was worth close to $10,000 today. He said the speakers were in high demand because of the sound. I wish I could remember the name brand of the system.

I had the 5000 system with the control panel, I loved it. I repaired the tape deck and cd. The receiver then packed in so I retired it and sold it off piece by piece. I now have the Beosystem 8000, 150 watts per channel into 4 ohms, linear turntable and cassette deck. now that is a beauty. Your system is lovely though, especially with the stand and Pentas.

Awesome system ! Let the good old times roll !!

Bob, pretty cool! Iwas into high end audio in my teens back in the 70s. My buddy and I would shop the used market and ended up with soma really great equipment. Some I still have. I got away from it on the eighties when life caught up... It was a great time and some amazing equipment! B&O was unobtanium. I did have a B&O cartridge. I think they said it was indestructible. My roommate proved them wrong! I think it was just over $100, which was a lot at the time. Thanks for showing us your system. They are really rare. It would be sad if they were lost to history! Let me mention that surround sound killed high end audio. You first saw surround in the high end stores because their customers were the only ones that could afford it. 5 speakers instead of 2 and a 5 channel amp got expensive! The folks that could afford it stopped buying the high end audio. When surround hit the consumer market, the equipment was the cheapest of cheap! Sad really! I did build my surround speakers (because everyone needs a hobby) that helped dramatically! Thanks for making a really cool video!

B&O stuff is nearly always nicely engineered, with some exceptions. The CD players normally fail because of dirty sensors or the drive belts have turned into toffee. It's fiddly to put right but far from impossible. It has been many years since I repaired them but that's what I remember.

Great system reminds me of when I was a kid. My dad used to have the great Big system with towers speakers, and built-in beta and vhs 😊

This is your second stereo review VB. I like this one better. Agreed with all your points at the end.

I have all the parts for the 5&7 systems, you should Bluetooth your system. If I was you I would space my Pentas father apart from one another, they should be 11 to 12 feet apart for better stereo imaging.

You have some of the coolest toys. Your taste is impeccable. Great video 👍👍👍

The whole system + speakers cost $12,995/- back in 1990. The PENTA speakers had 16x build in speakers and was heavy because each speaker had an Amplifier at the base, basically a monoblock Amp. B&O had many patents MMC cartridge for instance.

As a Dane, this was the shit in my younger years,, only the cool kids parents had B&O. (Rich)

Loved your video It took me 2 years to find the 5500 series and the 5500 remote and 6000 speakers. It cost me even more money to fix a few issues and bought the new cartridge for the TT. I would not sell this ever because it is really unique when thinking this was so much in advance in the eighties

Much love brother Bob

Very cool Bob. Thanks for sharing man.

My friend in the mid 90s had a massive house with that system and speakers in each room with it linking to the main unit and remote sensors everywhere!! It was amazing.

If I’m correct, B&O is the only hifi brand in the Museum Of Modern Art permanent collection. Not exactly high end but the design aspect is undeniably beautiful and instantly recognizable

Excellent content!😊❤

I thought i was cool with my vintage Klipsch speakers, your system is on a completely different level. Cool video.

Great video Bob🤟😎🤘

It’s necessary experience technology as robust and powerful like that to understand the comparison with today’s flimsy sound systems. Great video!

Love the system - have been working on a Beo myself. Current daily driver is an old Pioneer SX receiver, Tandberg tape deck, RT-707 Reel to Reel, and a Technics linear tracking turntable with a set of Klipsch Heresy speakers. Vintage! :)

Thanks for sharing. I love affordable high end audio stuff

I have B and O.... kegs....I grew up with albums too.... Opening a Beatles album was put of the experience....it is still great.....to have a record of a great artist....the pictures and the liner notes...i have the Beatles on LP and CD...even i listrn on CD or Internet...i still pull out the album... grade school...i cane home with a album every day 😮😊😮😊😮😊

That is very nice system. I haven’t been blessed yet to have a great system like that but even with what I do have, you cannot beat the sound of vinyl in my opinion

Great video ❤

I couldn't believe this system is from 1994 and it still looks sharp

Greetings from Denmark ❤

Those old B & O are great... good on you... I also like the old QUAD systems... nice to see there are still people about who enjoy such classics!

Very nice system there Bob! 👏

Steve Jobs had a Beocenter 9000 I believe. It’s featured in the film The Pirates of Silicon Valley. Sony, Braun and B&O were his influences.

thats very nice sir i remember them hifi.s 👍

Classic B & O... good on you...

Would have liked to see all of the drivers in the speaker sets, also how it's physically connected to the speakers, as well as if the CD player had digital connectivity.

You actually can skip tracks on the record player automatically just skip to the next and it will find it.

Man you love those…. You’ve shared that you love those before! Cool!

Gods vid bob. It’s Danish, had a B&O TV in the 90’s , coolest thing I ever owned UNTIL I discovered they repackage JVC or Yahama components in their gear. Regardless still cool tho IMO. Move the speaker out of the corner it’ll brighten up the sound. Nice one Bob

That’s a cool system Bob. My aunt and uncle had the white one when I was younger. I’m not sure if they still have it. I know they have a couple of other Bang & Olufsen throughout their house and office. Pretty cool 😎

Thanks!

Awesome!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Nice Bob!

Good video

This is a good tutorial on getting younger folks to buy an old school component system that are standing in lines on Record Store Day dropping hundreds of dollars on vinyl, that they’re playing on a garbage turntable. Pantera was part of the “CD era” but I’m sure you’ll acquire all their vinyl including “lost gems” like “Metal Magic” and “Power Metal” (yes they need to reissue them) and I don’t think there was ever a Damageplan on vinyl release….

You actually did talk about your BO systems before Bob :) Doesent matter, it´s fun to see your passion about these "vintage" relics. Remembering my own old days when I got hold of the cd player. Same model that gets destroyed in National Lampoons selebrate xmas.

Hey Bob, nice review of your Bang Oulfsen. you gotta get spin a vinyl copy of Rough Trade Weapons on True North TN43 on the Absolute Sound’s baker’s dozen super disc list on your system. You will enjoy the music cover art.

I think they have matching cabinets or tables to you should get one Bang and Olufsen seems to have invented that blank search to other decks give credit to them on the back my old Sony gives them credit on the back

Engagement also included seed seperation.😁

The Beolink 7000 needs new caps because of "no Contact"

I know how you love TV and movie cars. I think you should do this one as a replica of Rodney Dangerfields red one in Caddyshack complete with that obnoxious musical horn.

Hey my sweetheart Bob 🤩🤩AWESOME PRESENTATION ‼️

hey Bob off topic but I'm a big fan as you know and I wear glasses. I can't wear contacts anymore because in the early '90s I slept with them in, and it gave me a corneal ulcer and I almost lost my right eye. do you wear contacts I'm just wondering because I know you have prescription sunglasses. thx. Because I love your pair of eyeglasses, I want them, I know theyre expensive. I believe they're Cartier

Bob, what UPS unit are you using to provide clean power to that awesome system? I'm a clean power nut. 😜

That was the shit back in the day. You couldn’t even be entertained if you were a kid back then as their products were out of reach for the common folk if you will 😂

I have a MX7000

Bob, ever check out Moondog records? At Decatur and Alta. Lots of vinyl and Metal! Anyway neat system. I’m a Marantz guy though myself.

can you know control the volume with out a remote? i just acquired the a/v 7000 amp and want to connect a record player to it but there are no controls on the front panel

For the longest time, I have wanted to get back in playing real records on real old school devices. All my old stereo systems have fallen apart and now I just use Spotify like everyone. But it’s not the same. I miss the whole ritual of actually listening to music, and not this background noise. Thanks for this video, I think I need to invest some money to get back in the game. 👍

Hi. I have this system from a relative. But no remote, it was broken. Now I can get sound from the radio when I switch on the unit but if I put a CD on, it switches to cd automatically but that is it. No sound. Same with vinyl : switches to phono and the needle drops but no sound. Do I just need to buy a remote? I don’t understand why I get radio sound but nothing else. Thanks for your help.

Some pretty broad statements regarding turntables Bob . I’m not sure you’re well versed on how good modern turntables are .

You went and found the best most expensive HiFi system in the world , its only dance related people that find that place .😀😀😯😉😈😈😈😈😉😎💀💀💀💀💀💙

This is an amazing system but I am going to argue your point abou nothing being available like this today. McIntosh, Rega, Cambridge Audio, SME, Mark Levinson and and a lot of others sell models that are as visually interesting as this one. Doesn't mean I'm not very envious of your system though.

Not rambling spot on.👍

What's connects to the music , connected to led Zeppelin or behemoth , or both ., or cool and the gang .💀💀💀💀😎😎😀😀😯😉😈😈😈😈😉

But yeah you have to have a house those things put out a lot of sound I know I've had a few rack systems since I've become an adult and both of them put out so much sound I was never able to turn them up even halfway. When I was living in California I had a system and a house with a lady we were buying the house together I think I cracked that Pompey up to like halfway it was just ridiculous but the thing about those older items they're getting harder to find sometimes you can find one at a yard sale at a really good price

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I remember when I would open a cassette it always smelled like candy

But yeah no more rack systems now it's some little Bluetooth speaker some headphones everything went personalized but yeah back in the day we had those rack systems I mean and yes you pretty much wanted to be in a house or a really ghetto apartment where nobody cared but the speakers were taller than your children I mean these things were big but the sound that they put out you can't beat it I mean a rack system will blow anything today out of the water

I had a neighbor that lived next door this was probably the early 80s. And he had this Technics system rack system he had the cassette he had the phono which we know as a record player AM FM cassette record player and man he had these huge speakers everything was Technics he had the equalizer dude he would play those records the sound would be I mean you want to talk about fidelity you want to talk about highs and lows and mid-range I mean there's just nothing that could beat the sound of a record he would use the gold high biased maxcell cassettes and so he would buy the records and transfer them over to cassette to play in the car

The video is INVERTED .. otherwise it wont make sense

Record is bent

No disrespect to your wonderful video. Regadring the comment about younger people not appreciating music, It took you one to two minutes to take the album out, take it out of the sleeve, etc. The new generation just press one button and they are streaming high quality digital music. So while they are listening to music, you are fooling around with sleeves and record players. Again, no disrespect but records are on life support right now.

WOW! I am speechless! (Hawe LUXMAN C03/M03)

I can say this system sounds amazing. The one upstairs system sounds killer also.