[Chase @ Aug 22nd 2007 1:15PM]

I love their design ethos, and their speakers sound pretty amazing...but yes, very expensive...but compared to a lot of audiophile quality stuff, then it seems priced right - compared to some $15,000 turntables that exist out there - think about that...it plays records....for $15k....beyond that, however, is that the tuner was included as an addition...sure it can record from the built in, but it has to be able to record from other sources...a lot of DVRs don't have a digital tuner built in....the tivo series 3 for $800 has dual-tuner capability, supports digital, but you'd have to buy 2 cablecards to do it...looks like poo...and has no dvd recorder...granted the B&O unit will be wayy more expensive, I think it will sell well in the mid-level "prosumer" audiophile category.

[sr1329 @ Aug 22nd 2007 1:37PM]

Real audiophiles don't buy crap like B&O. Take a listen to some overpriced B&O crap and listen to some real audiophile stuff in same price category and you'll see immediately why B&O is for people who like to look at their stuff, not listen to it.

[Chase @ Aug 22nd 2007 4:54PM]

@sr1329 you might want to re-read what i wrote...i was comparing it to audiophile grade equipment...not placing it in the same category. That is also paralleled by my stating "mid-level "prosumer" audiophile category" - meaning its better than most, just not really quite there. Sure, it is expensive and you are paying for style, but that has value for some (myself included). They also, however, have pretty amazing customer service...they're one of the few companies i know that support their products up to 10 years past their discontinuation...that's pretty amazing... Try getting customer support for your RCA dvd player from 1997...prob not going to happen.