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What do these remind you of?

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Chris Townsend Posted: Thu, Sep 24 2015 11:44 PM
http://www.whathifi.com/news/roberts-launches-r-line-family-wireless-multi-room-speakers

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Razlaw replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 1:24 AM
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

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TWG replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 6:22 AM

Wow, Bang & Olufsen should sue them. Sometimes it's enough!

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bramble replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 7:40 AM
The leather straps are different Big Smile

The designer of this must on a 12 or 15!!!

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Ben_S replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 7:44 AM

That is pretty outrageous to be honest but not wholly surprising.

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vikinger replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 8:29 AM

If they are ICEpower inside, the insult/compliment will be complete.

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vikinger replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 8:50 AM

It's funny how Roberts have managed to keep a quality image in the UK yet their products are sold everywhere.

The problem for B&O now is that every Beolit 12/15 spotted and admired by Joe Public is likely to be mistaken for one of these when he goes around to his electronics shop!

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Chris Townsend:

http://www.whathifi.com/news/roberts-launches-r-line-family-wireless-multi-room-speakers

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Paul W replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 11:37 AM

It's not a B&O design you silly boys, it's designed by the interior designer Cecilie Manz. B&O can't pretend it's their design when Cecile designed it. But the 12 and 15 are a ugly as Hell.

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Paul W replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 11:38 AM

And then it's made in some outsourced cheap factory in China. So, it's as B&O as... well, that Roberts.

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bramble replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 12:00 PM
Paul w ..... Get it all out!!! Big Smile Brilliant

Say it how it is.

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Dave Farr replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 1:01 PM
One of the comments to that article - which doesn't actually say how they perform, was quite good:

Hallo, hallo, hallo...

"Hallo...? Is that Roberts?"

"Yes, how can I help you?"

"I represent Bang and Oluffsen..."

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Mark replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 1:42 PM
there is an interesting line between beauty and the beast ....

we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.

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Simonbeo replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 6:06 PM

bramble:
Paul w ..... Get it all out!!! Big Smile Brilliant

 

Say it how it is.

How it is ?

 

the Beolit was designed for B&O just as  Pininfarina designed some great cars for Ferrari, Lancia, Alfa.

the actual designer of the Dino , Gamma Coupe etc was Aldo Brovarone and not Pininfarina , his employer. I know , I've met him and he signed the PF book for me.

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Simonbeo replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 6:08 PM

To answer the original question, they remind me of an American wishing machine crossed with a Beolit, by somebody who has seen neither in the flesh !

 

 

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Simonbeo:

How it is ?

the actual designer of the Dino , Gamma Coupe etc was Aldo Brovarone and not Pininfarina , his employer. I know , I've met him and he signed the PF book for me.

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"I'm kind of bemused about their relevance"

I was going to ask this myself..........................

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Simonbeo replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 8:42 PM

If you're going to quote somebody , kindly quote including the whole wording.

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Bv7Mk3 replied on Fri, Sep 25 2015 8:42 PM
Ice boxes lol....a hint of Beolab but not so nice looking!
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BeoGreg replied on Sat, Sep 26 2015 11:28 AM

Not that ugly, very very practical.
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Simonbeo replied on Sat, Sep 26 2015 11:46 AM

And the materials used for the main casing, which are very nice for plastic, are unlikely to have been used on the Roberts "copy"

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