An offer to embark on a sensory journey … Bang… Bang
Bang & Olufsen has revealed its new top-of-the-range HiFi chain, a break with the previous model. Farewell to the CD playeror tuner radio, hello to a digital system! BeoSound 5 is therefore based on a digitalised musical library and on Internet radio stations.Join the dance and you will live at least two new experiences : tactile and auditory.
Design and creativity : to experience music like never before
When it comes to design, we are talking about the purest B&O tradition: aluminium, glass, highly precise mechanical movements… The Beosound 5 is a high-range product and you will be very impressed with its excellent ergonomics thanks to two wheels, one for navigation and the other for volume. Its non-tactile interface is an interesting choice and the concept of the product is based on this choice: the Beosound 5 «aims, in fact, to make the notion of dematerialised music, physical and tangible, this wheel becomes your physical tie with this digital universe», better yet « the movements of the wheel are perfectly synchronised with everything that is happening on the screen », never experienced before…
«More of the same»: listen again to pieces from your musical library
The MOTS function, or More Of The Same, is the ideal way to make your musical library, user-friendly. You must be familiar with the Last.fm principle or Apple’sGenius function, aren’t you? An algorithm that enables the selection of tracks that show a similar musical style as the one chosen. This ingenious function, especially if you have a large musical library, enables you to rediscover forgotten titles that match your mood of the moment. The MOTS system will scan – for hours or even days – your entire library to analyse each piece of music and all of your library that is useable. You can let yourself be transported from one atmosphere to the next, from emotions to new stimuli. Never seen before …
September 2009
