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Most of us live through two cycles in family life. Periods when we have spare funds for buying B&O, and periods when we have to think about whether equipment is robust enough to stand the attention of children or grandchildren.
i've lost track of our new vs second hand purchase cycles and how many times we've had speakers on the floor or high on shelves. I don't think we've had any really bad experiences, but DVD/CD trays and those old VCR slots are just so tempting for little fingers!
What are your experiences, and which floor standing speakers etc should be avoided because they are just too fragile for family life?
Graham
We bought BL8000 and the childeren where in the age of 2 - 6 years. Never had anny problems. We simply told them not to touch the speakers. The BS8000 we hung, because of the glass doors, they surely be attractive to small children. Now they are larger, they can operate the BS3000. The oldest has now itself a 2nd hand Beo system and BeoSound 8 and he is very satisfied with it.
Muzies and Enjoy the Music
I believe it is all down to education and attitude. I have a 4 year old son and have no issues at all with either my Penta III's or any of my systems and it's the same in the kitchen with just one cupboard locked. The amazing thing is he is more fascinated in taking the child lock to pieces and reassembling it than what is in the cupboard.
Agree with vikinger it has taken a little teaching how to load DVD's as I gave him this concession on my BeoVision 1.
But when his friends come around then I read them the riot act on do's and don'ts.
we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.
My kids adapt better to any technology quicker and better than I do. My 3 year old daughter is always pinching my Galaxy phone - fortunately just to play mah jong and take pictures. She does however know that to touch any of my B&O collection is strictly off limits.
Education from an early age is the answer. Let them get away with something once and the battle is lost. She doesn't even change TV channels as she knows that the various remotes are mainly B&O related so she touches none.
My elder son (25) is a Beoworld member so he's always known better. Our 16 year old daughter too, surprisingly is very conscientous about what to touch, where to put things (i.e. not on top of a turntable lid etc) and actively takes an interest in any B&O item I buy.
Which brings us to the original question: How do children influence B&O buying? In a nutshell, 'not one jot'. B&O is my passion and if they don't like it, that's their issue. I may reconsider that as she wants me to buy a Beosound 9000 as she thinks it's cool. I basically can use her to justify what I buy by convincing her that it would be something good to add to the collection - the value will possibly be inheritable in the future and I think she can see the £ signs flashing in anticipation.
Fortunately, she is also responsible enough to tell her friends to not touch anything when they visit. Here in France not a single French friend of hers or ours has ever heard of Bang & Olufsen! They all admire it, especially the older stuff but have no knowledge of the brand! Disappointing to say the least. At least our UK based financial advisor when he visits every 6 weeks or so asks what I've bought since his last visit!
Dave.
I already had for a number of years a Beogram 8000 turntable and a pair of S75 speakers when my daughter was born. Around 1998 when she was two, I put a record on the 8000 and was met by the thinnest sound imaginable coming from the speakers. I went to check out everything and tracked it down to the cartridge on the 8000, it was missing the tip on the stylus of the MC20CL. I remembered I had found a CD on the platter of the turntable not long before this happened that my daughter apparently had tried to play on the 8000, but I never thought much at the time about checking for damage. She had managed to raise the lid and put the CD over the spindle and push the play button at such a very tender young age. Just too bad it was not the CD player as I would have been proud, not bereft of a cartridge.
John
We have two boys, now in the age of two and three.
Never had any issues with the oldest one, but the youngest liked to hit on the glass door of the BS9000 for a couple of months. You could correct him, shout at him, but he would still continue, maybe hit even more. Now he lost interest. The 9000 survived, although I had to adjust the door a little bit at some time. I do not forbid them to touch the equipment, but they know how to behave and not to damage anything on purpose. They now know how to operate the 9000. (at least how to put on the music, choose a children's cd, shut it down etc, using the buttons).
Playmaker was always very interesting because of the light, and the ability to mute it. I now have the Playmaker replaced by a Sonos:Connect, which has the same attractive mute button.
They never had any interest in my BL8000's. Not in the old MK1's, and not in my brand new MKII's.
All in all, it does not really affect my B&O buying, although the budget was much larger before we had them...
Edit: The Beo6 they know that's mine, and they are not allowed to touch it. Too expensive, too heavy, and too easy to drop. Same for the Beo4 basically. They are only allowed to touch and operate the flimsy samsung remotes which will not damage anything when dropped... The B&O remotes are really unusable with children.
BeoVision 11-55, BeoLab 8000, BeoRemote One BT, AppleTV 4, 2x BeoPlay A2, BeoPlay A1
BeoNut since '75
My kids have the problem off they only know how
to use a beo4 remote, and when they visit friends and try to use "sky" remote they look at it !!! And ask what it is.
And they think all phones should look like the beocom 2! :-)
Beovision 7 40 mk 5 ,beovision 6x3, beosound 3000, beogram 3300 , 2 x lc2, 2 x beocom 1401, beocom 6000 x 2, 5 x beo4,
, 4 x beolab 4's, form 2, h2, a2,a1 and a beolab 2 😀😀
Interesting thread, no influences on purchases only location. I have a 3 year boy and 5 year girl both of which are capable of opening and closing the DVD on my BV7-40 albeit not unsupervised.
Also have 4 BL6000’s (2 courtesy of the prize draw) on the floor which hasn’t proved an issue either.Only disaster is the BEO5, its fragile enough for adults, my little boy did drop it and cost quite a few pounds for a new aluminium ball, it is now very high up on a shelf.
I do have a BV740 motorised wall bracket, the kids (and me) love turning the TV on and off to see it move into position.
bramble:My kids have the problem off they only know how to use a beo4 remote, and when they visit friends and try to use "sky" remote they look at it !!! And ask what it is. And they think all phones should look like the beocom 2! :-)
No influence from my kids, the youngest one left for university, and we are now alone at home, the youngest one got a BM 1900 and a pair of P45 for Christmas 3 years ago, but never took the like to it, he is using Ipad, Iphone, designer headphones (Beats) and mainly use the player from the fruit company. But when he is at home, he is blasting on my vintage and the Beosound 3000, BL 8000, also using my 5000 stack playing vinyl, Hendrix, Stones mostly, and do love the sound. I do consider his taste in music when buying CDs or vinyl.
My biggest problem is my wife, she just dont understand that I have to have 4 receivers (BMs), 2 BGs, a Beocord, 2 CD players and 4 sets of speakers in the combined living/dining room.
Collecting Vintage B&O is not a hobby, its a lifestyle.
Beosound Stage, Beovision 8-40, Beolit 20, Beosound Explore.
A few weeks ago:On a weekends morning I put a CD with children's songs into my Beosound 3000 and hit play.My now 11month old daughter stopped playing and looked up to the voices and music coming out of the Beolab 1. She just sat there, starred at and listened to those old Bang & Olufsen pillars.It looked heart melting and I guess she does not know it yet, but shel'll like B&O. This confirmed to me (again) that it was the right decision to buy them.
My children have been taught to appreciate the beo stuff and they are looking forward to teaching me about the Beotime when it arrives!
I do worry about the screen coating if they play the wii with friends now that everybody tries the Apple screen pinch-to-zoom.
Beo Century ,Beoplay V1, Beocenter 6, Ex-Beolit 12, Beotime , A8. Beolit 15 , Form 2i , Beolab 2000, Beoplay A3.Beosound 1
Chris Townsend:Only in as much as I want to influence them to be and also own the best they can. My youngest has a Beovision 3 hooked up to his PS3, and my eldest has a Beovision 8-26. When they get a little older and more into music, they will all inevitably get H6 headphones for birthdays. When they go to university I'll make sure the first thing they pack is a Beolit. If they buy a Bose unit they get to pay for their own bloody university!
Symbiosis - covers and early education.
BS A1 2nd gen, BS 1, Beo 1, BL 2, BeoCom 2, 2x LC 2, Form 2, BS 2, Beosound 2, Beplay M3, 2x BS 3, BS 4, 2x Beo 4, BS 5 + CD rip, BM 5, BL 5, BL 6000, Beo 6, BS 6, H6, BL 8000, 2x A8, BV 8-40, H9, 3x A9 Keyring, BL 12 - 3, Serenata, BeoTime, BeoTalk 400, B&O Bottle Opener, BV Eclipse 55 My LEGO
alenvprekrsku: Symbiosis - covers and early education.
Did the sound of your BeoLab 5s blow away your children's LEGO farm house?
SCNR
Søren Mexico:4 receivers (BMs), 2 BGs, a Beocord, 2 CD players and 4 sets of speakers in the combined living/dining room.
//Bo.A long list...
Peter the Biker: Did the sound of your BeoLab 5s blow away your children's LEGO farm house? SCNR
Good one!
NHF