Seems like it will sounds amazing but the looks alone is no no
kind of like aliens 👽 speakers super ugly
it’s among four most ugliest speakers in the world
Tekton speakers, McIntosh speakers , Emotiva speakers and now Bang & Olufsen
😅😂🤣
Bang & Olufsen beolab 90 $115,000 Pair
Imagine a speaker so intellectually conceptualized, exquisitely designed, and so finely tuned that it can deliver an exceptional audio experience in any environment. This is the new acoustic speaker BeoLab 90 from Bang & Olufsen. It will change the future of sound.
@jon_5912 wrote:
I'm assuming you haven't listened to these speakers. The BeoLab 90's are engineering marvels ahead of their time, and at the couple of occasions I've heard them they delivered a rather immensely scaled, stabile, resolved and effortless full-range presentation. I find they're an impressive feat sonically and technologically, and say what you will about the aesthetics part - it's certainly distinct and consciously chosen. Mentioning the BeoLab 90's in conjunction with high-end audiophilia it probably riles up some of the audiophile inclined that they're DSP-controlled active speakers with >8kW total amp (ICE-)power per channel and are able to adapt to the acoustic environment (incl. a range different of sounding presets via its DSP), while looking the way (/costing what) they do and coming from B&O no less. I find it ironic almost that a manufacturer so invested in the design of its products is as well at the very forefront technologically - radically, even - realizing the sonic aspects. Perhaps the general segment of the high-end speaker industry may pay a little more attention here.. |
@sfgak good one 😀 |
This also brings up the classic "Chicken and Egg" question. Did the industrial designers develop a piece of art, present it to the engineers and say: "Here, make it play music"? Or, did the engineers develop their idea of the "ultimate B&O speaker", hand the design off the the industrial designers and say: "Okay, do your thing. Just don’t mess up the sound"? |
@roxy54 i’ve always respected B&Os ability to produce works of art that play music. When we were a B&O dealer way back when, we unapologetically made the customer aware that a good potion of their investment was in the esthetics of the product. This aligned with a buyers taste and priorities, or it didn’t. I’m sure the Beolab 90s are no exception. |
@jon_5912Mr. Bernays’ bio is quite interesting. The comments under the “Philosophy” heading have present day implications. |
I believe the motif is called Danish Modern. Being neither Danish nor modern I am under qualified to comment their esthetics. But, B&O has designed some of the most beautiful pieces ever created to play music. I have a couple of non-functionial Beocenters in my storage loft that I’ve considered hanging on the walls of my listening room as wall art. |
These were released on B&O’s 90th anniversary in 2015. Don’t know why your article from 2022 sounds like they were just released. https://www.stereophile.com/content/bang-olufsen-beolab-90-loudspeaker |
Let's see, if I sell what's left of my relatives into slavery.....just kidding....😏 Actually, Kenjit might give these a nod.....all that's left is to upload an AI into whatever drives these so's to keep you into the 'sweet spot'. But yeah, it would be like having a pair of happy Daleks wandering about the house.... ;) |