Bang & Olufsen update.

Yes, yes, I know its not been 12 months, but I just had to share.

The new B&O hi-fi is an absolute babe!

Now 99% fixed (...there is a slight dry joint on one side still...), so I invested in a pair of brand new Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 speakers.  ...And the result?


Awesome!

I really think these older B&O's sound much better than the modern ones (...and I'm going to get geeky here...) because they use discrete transistor outputs rather than the modern way of just whacking in a ready-made Japanese one-chip amplifier.

The Beocenter 9000 I had for many years (...until a thieving landlord stole it...) used the modern SDK... devices, and sounded, well, Japanese.  Too much 'tizz' and with horrible mid-range phase distortion.

This Beocenter 1900 (Built in 1981, I think) sounds much better.

IMHO

And the cat seems to like it anyway.

And there's no problem with the new-found fingernails as there are no buttons or knobs on it.

So, its connected to the computer (obviously) and I can listen to 'Groove Salad' on SomaFM via the Internet whilst happily coding away.

Now I just need to find a coffee percolator and donut maker powered by USB...