A8 B&O sound system [Archive] - RS6.com

rks838

December 21st, 2005, 16:37

In Audi Magazine's January '06 issue, they say Bang & Olufsen is designing a truly state-of-the-art sound system for the A8, with 1000 watts. The only other car I know to have that many watts is the Ford Mustang with the Shaker 1000 option, but that's only said to be loud, not high-quality. I own a Bang & Olufsen radio, and while it's a little quirky and too expensive, it produces very high-quality sound.

rks838

December 21st, 2005, 16:52

Just watched an S8 video, turns out the Bang & Olufsen system is already in the S8.

Ruergard

December 21st, 2005, 20:47

Yes it's an option to it. Probably sounds amazing!

steffenr

December 25th, 2005, 20:08

an it cost 10000£ :MTM:

jackal

January 8th, 2006, 18:58

Yes, the price is high for top of the line sound and design... You just have to desire if you want to spend the money on it... ;)

CarbonFibre

January 17th, 2006, 23:16

Originally posted by steffenr
an it cost 10000£ :MTM:
Last I heard it was 6000 euro though :confused:

jackal

January 17th, 2006, 23:21

I think he was talking about the danish price... :) Everything is expensive as hell, when its call B&O or as any relation to cars!! :(

CarbonFibre

January 17th, 2006, 23:34

Oh okay. I just assumed he meant the British pound or pound sterling (isn't that what that symbol refers to?). I don't know what the symbol is for the Danish krone (is it krone or kroner?).

*edit: Conversion says 6,000.00 EUR = 44,771.76 DKK.

jackal

January 18th, 2006, 07:59

yes I think he meant pounds, which is about 11 kroner (DDK) for the 1 pound.

But last danish price I saw was about 80.000 kroner... or 7200 pounds

CarbonFibre

January 18th, 2006, 20:25

Sorry I don't mean to nitpick, I was just confused because I'm looking after the price since they haven't announced pricing for the United States yet.

jackal

January 18th, 2006, 22:40

no problem... :)
But Denmark is one of the last countries you should compare the cost of cars and accessories since there's those high taxes there is on them... (180%) :(

Payne

January 21st, 2006, 10:11

I think it has been in the forum already. About year ago I guess..

Anyway B&O surelly can't be bad(altough there are better brands:) ) ..6k euro is I think right enough money. Imagine what you would pay for a good 5.1 sound system in your living room. And here for that 6k you probably get at least 10 speakers and 2 subwoofers, so it looks like a bargain:)))))

steffenr

January 21st, 2006, 11:52

before danish tax you'll have to pay 6000 euro (ca. 45.000 d.kr.).
so it's going to be 100000 d.kr. plus, and the price i wrote earlier was announced in a danish newspaper, so i wasen't completly of.