"Design" is a very common word nowadays but quite few chosen ones have the true knack to "make it happen". And as rare and truly beautiful (not only design-y) things come out, people usually know it by instinct. Because instinct is a simple mechanism and that's why is attracted and raised by simple things.

For more than 40 years now, man has tried to go as simple as possible in design... there were notable results in furniture or house-design, but once hi-tech set a strong foot in the life of man, this simple thinking was abandoned... yet rediscovered in another shape.

Band & Olufsen have always been known throughout the world as masterminds of simple and highest high-end gear. From their 80's audio gear units up to the latest masterpieces, a lot has changed on the inside yet the outside has retained the sheer monumental beauty veiled in the basic shapes of clear and straightforward thinking.

Be it a loudspeaker or as it is the case in this material, a CD player, Bang & Olufsen have treated things with the same care and love for contour as ever: the result, the BeoSound 9000 is simply breathtaking! Nothing you might expect from a very hi-tech piece of audio gear - no fancy lights, no million buttons and definitely no common design!









































BeoSound 9000 will store 6 CDs thus providing you with a lot of music time; no need to get even close to the unit... "it has a mind of its own" and it will silently do your bidding. The BeoSound 9000 will surely leave you speechless as you'll notice it "knows" whether it is sanding or laying horizontally and adjust its own screen and command buttons before you even need them. The glass covering window will grant your eyes access to the inside of the machine and will let you enjoy the silent ballet of the laser-arm flying over the spinning discs... all in perfect harmony, a modern saga of mechanics and engineering.




















Whether you'll be using the BeoSound 9000 laying flat on a table hung up on a wall, all is in perfect order and safety... and if this is not enough, one more thing never seen in any other players: it will never leave the disc with the writing turned upside down: you load a CD with upright text - you can be sure the BeoSound 9000 will leave it exactly in the same way as it stopped playing! Eh?

Besides wireless connection via devices like BeoPort, the BeoSound 9000 will smoothly embrace your other music devices such as iPod or scan for 60 FM radio stations and even send its music to other gear in your house (loudspeaker or TV) by means of the BeoLink system.




















If someone is looking for the ultimate design, the BeoSound 9000 may be the graal of audiophiles: bringing together the (already) vintage shade of compact discs and the outstanding hyper-technology "beyond the glass", BeoSound 9000 is more than an object in your home: it means a different life style for out of the ordinary people.

Note: Price around $5000.

Photos by Bang & Olufsen.