Bang and Olufsen Beosound 8

GERRED23 December 2010

I have just purchased a BeoSound 8 from Bang & Olufsen of Watford and the sound quality is amazing. I have spent the last two days trying to find one before Christmas. They say they will have more BeoSound 8 in black being delivered on Christmas eve so if you after one get straight on the phone to them, do not waste two days trying to find one like I did.

jonnybhairspray06 January 2011

Have been listening to the BS8 for just over a week now. The look and feel are down to personal taste but my Wife and I love it. It just looks great in any placement. We listen to a lot of music between us, everything from AC/DC through Muse to Melody Gardot. For it's size, the BS8 sound is unbelievable. The only drawback for me is that the limited EQ settings of my 4th Gen Nano, have me messing with the settings between albums in order to bring out the best sound. My wife doesn't feel the need to do this so perhaps I'm just being fussy. In addition to using the dock, I have played with connecting the BS8 to my PC via the RCA connectors and via the USB mini connection. The USB connection sounded incredible. Both connections allow you to make full use of the EQ settings in WMP11 or ITunes. The BS8 is more than capable of producing incredibly clear top end, punchy midrange and exceptionally deep lows. It really does sound astonishing for such a small system. I haven't heard the B&W Zeppelin or the new Phillips dock so I can't comment. I have heard the Bose dock (the bigger one) which did sound very good but it didn't compare to the BS8. It is a lot cheaper. The B&O remote is really nice to use and the supplied wall brackets are standard B&O quality. The only gripes I have are that the 3 position sound switch is a bit of a pain to get to and that there is no headphone connection. I listened to Madonna's Paradise, Jet's Cold Hard Bitch, Metallica's King Nothing and even ELO's Mr Blue Sky. The BS8 produced an emotional response in me to all of these tracks. That response was 'Thank God we haven't wasted our money'. Go to a dealers and audition one, My review is intended for those who are genuinely interested in the quality of this system. If you don't like B&O or you think you could spend your money on something other than a dock or it's overpriced blah blah blah, well you know what to do.