From their futuristic audio and hi-fi systems to their elegant television sets and attractive portable models, Bang & Olufsen by Tim & Nick Jarman provides detailed information on the company and its key models throughout its most creative period. Bang & Olufsen contains everything you will need to know either to become a collector or to fully appreciate and get the best out of the equipment that you already have.
This fascinating story of this small Danish company, which created some revolutions and survived others in a fast moving and exacting industry and which emerged as a leader in both technology and style, is told through the products that it made. Luckily, these products have endured to such and extent that they remain available for collectors to preserve as important artifacts of our industrial history and also to enjoy as practical sources of entertainment.
The basic skills than any collector of electronic equipment will need are fully discussed and helpful advice is freely offered. A unique System Builder section at the back of the book also help[s the reader to quickly discover which of the many models can be used together to form useful and efficient systems.
Throughout this book you will find specially produced original color photographs of preserved Bang & Olufsen audio and television equipment, complete with detail views so that you can see every important control and styling feature and really get to know each model.
