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They look fantastic! I could easily find a home for them :)
Dare I ask how much that 8 speaker set-up retails for?
Hi is that Marcs store in derngate, when I lived in bromham bedfore dealt with him for 20 years
Super Guy know his products
malcolm welborn
w5bno123: We are installing a 20 tile shape tomorrow and we can’t wait! I will post pics of installation process and final finish. Regards Stuart Ealing
We are installing a 20 tile shape tomorrow and we can’t wait! I will post pics of installation process and final finish.
Regards
Stuart
Ealing
....and the sound result, please ;-)
MM
There is a tv - and there is a BV
We installed our 20 tile BeoSound Shape in Wilmslow today.
Seanie_230:No idea. I think at a guess £4K
I think at a guess £4K
Closer to £5,000 or just over for 8 depending on choice of cores, dampness etc.
B&O products are V1-32, BS2, H95, E8 and an Essence remote.11-46 now replaced with Sony A90J 65”, Sony HT-A9, Sony UBP-X800M2 and Sony SRS-NS7.
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That installation looks amazing. Too bad most houses aren't built with faux walls to hide the real wall. I'd be curious to see a "normal" real-life installation.
Very interesting to see the detailed installation pictures and the laser lines.
That arrangement, although appearing wonderfully irregular, had units at the extreme left and right at the same height from the floor. Is this important to achieve a good sound stage or is that not considered to be an important sonic result with these units.
Sal:That installation looks amazing. Too bad most houses aren't built with faux walls to hide the real wall. I'd be curious to see a "normal" real-life installation.
KMA
B&O product history since 1991: Ridiculously long to list in a signature.
KMA:Within the Shape itself cables can be hidden & routed behind the covers.
That's a nice touch. I didn't know that, thank you!
KMA:I'd imagine it looks pretty much the same – except in many cases one cable cover for the power cables coming down from the Shape's lowest point. Within the Shape itself cables can be hidden & routed behind the covers. KMA B&O product history since 1991: Ridiculously long to list in a signature.
I'm assuming one can daisy-chain power between units, -- or does each unit have to have a separate cable? Effectively, can only one unit be plugged into the wall?
Hi Sal
I'll make sure we post photographs of our first in home installation
Opman
Opman: Hi Sal I'll make sure we post photographs of our first in home installation Opman
Thank you, I'm looking forward to it!
We put our 8 tile Shape with four speakers into the store today and for circa £4250, I was very impressed. This set up is supposed to be similar in performance to BeoLab 17, but to my ears was much more impressive. Doesn't have the acoustic lens sound of BeoLab 18s, but I think it will be far more popular than my initial thoughts after meeting the Shape in Denmark earlier this year. Three new products in the store, and I'm feeling very positive!
SHEFFIELD:We put our 8 tile Shape with four speakers into the store today and for circa £4250, I was very impressed. This set up is supposed to be similar in performance to BeoLab 17, but to my ears was much more impressive. Doesn't have the acoustic lens sound of BeoLab 18s, but I think it will be far more popular than my initial thoughts after meeting the Shape in Denmark earlier this year. Three new products in the store, and I'm feeling very positive!
BeoNut since '75
elephant: SHEFFIELD: We put our 8 tile Shape with four speakers into the store today and for circa £4250, I was very impressed. This set up is supposed to be similar in performance to BeoLab 17, but to my ears was much more impressive. Doesn't have the acoustic lens sound of BeoLab 18s, but I think it will be far more popular than my initial thoughts after meeting the Shape in Denmark earlier this year. Three new products in the store, and I'm feeling very positive! Where is your store btw (as in actual address) ?
SHEFFIELD: We put our 8 tile Shape with four speakers into the store today and for circa £4250, I was very impressed. This set up is supposed to be similar in performance to BeoLab 17, but to my ears was much more impressive. Doesn't have the acoustic lens sound of BeoLab 18s, but I think it will be far more popular than my initial thoughts after meeting the Shape in Denmark earlier this year. Three new products in the store, and I'm feeling very positive!
Where is your store btw (as in actual address) ?
We are at:
403, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield S11 8PG
Ecclesall Road is a leafy street with a cafe culture and plenty of restaurants with the botanical gardens just across the road. You'll get to know a bit more via my Instagram - nickhayes62 🙂
SHEFFIELD:We are at:403, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield S11 8PGEcclesall Road is a leafy street with a cafe culture and plenty of restaurants with the botanical gardens just across the road. You'll get to know a bit more via my Instagram - nickhayes62 🙂
elephant:Where is your store btw (as in actual address) ? BeoNut since '75
elephant: SHEFFIELD: We are at: 403, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield S11 8PG Ecclesall Road is a leafy street with a cafe culture and plenty of restaurants with the botanical gardens just across the road. You'll get to know a bit more via my Instagram - nickhayes62 🙂 Thanks Nick ! Between Snuff Lane and Cemetery Avenue ? Sounds ominous 😬
SHEFFIELD: We are at: 403, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield S11 8PG Ecclesall Road is a leafy street with a cafe culture and plenty of restaurants with the botanical gardens just across the road. You'll get to know a bit more via my Instagram - nickhayes62 🙂
Thanks Nick !
Between Snuff Lane and Cemetery Avenue ?
Sounds ominous 😬
Haha, yes like I said, a lovely area😳
Duels: elephant: Where is your store btw (as in actual address) ? BeoNut since '75 Are you coming to Sheffield or do you know it already?
elephant: Where is your store btw (as in actual address) ? BeoNut since '75
Where is your store btw (as in actual address) ? BeoNut since '75
Are you coming to Sheffield or do you know it already?
LOL that's what I was thinking! Just a few miles to go then!!!
Duels:Are you coming to Sheffield or do you know it already?
Saw this few days ago, matching BS Shape very well ...
Vintage Bang & Olufsen
I'm sure there are plenty of M.C. Escher works with hexagonal tiles that folks might want to consider to integrate into their Shape installations.
I like this though, very good although a little too brown and antique looking for my liking! Can definitely see it working though in someone's home!
Sal:I'm sure there are plenty of M.C. Escher works with hexagonal tiles that folks might want to consider to integrate into their Shape installations.
Sal: I'm sure there are plenty of M.C. Escher works with hexagonal tiles that folks might want to consider to integrate into their Shape installations.
In this case it is not M.C. Escher but lady who has very interesting concept shop (www.atelierwanderlust.at), giving vintage objects new live. I saw this sideboard and the first association was BS Shape. It is of course not the everyman taste but I like it ...
I heard an 8-shape this afternoon and wasn't that impressed I have to say. Someone on the forum mentioned it is similar sound to BL17 but that wasn't my experience. I am quite pleased it didn't work for me to be honest as that's an easy decision made and a c£5k cost made. I was going to buy one for my kitchen but I think I'll go the second tv route instead. Anyone else got any observations on the shape?
BAND'OH!:I heard an 8-shape this afternoon and wasn't that impressed I have to say.
So far I've only heard the Shape in a noisy store during the presentation of the Eclipse, so I will refrain from making any conclusions as of yet.
My initial observations are mixed. I've heard a 12 speaker and I believe 4 speaker setup. The setups where placed in very different areas of the shop.
The 4 (or might have been 8) speaker setup left me impressed, as my expectations were quite moderate for this size. Especially the bass impressed me. The sound was full.
The 12 speaker setup on the other hand sounded quite tinny, and I was quite puzzled by this.
I will definitely visit the store again, as the overall idea and product execution really impressed me.
Hopefully there is some sort of room compensation that can been adjusted, similar to the "free, wall, corner" settings of most B&O products.
Beovision Eclipse gen2 (GX) w/ floorstand, Beolab 14.2, 4 speaker Shape and ATV4/Chromecast.
Beoplay A9mk4 GVA, Beosound 1 GVA, H2, H3, H8, E6, Beoplay EQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14a36T_IEBI
video up from B&O Manchester
Mikael:The 4 (or might have been 8) speaker setup left me impressed, as my expectations were quite moderate for this size. Especially the bass impressed me. The sound was full.