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Item: Bang and Olufsen B&O Beosound 5 digital music player screen only (905)


Serial: 21395905

Part: 2900 

Item: 1290066

 

Condition: Fully functional and in very good condition - some signs of use - some marks on back and small mark on front screen (pictured)


Note: Screen only


Description:

Beosound 5 / Beomaster 5


The unusually-shaped BeoSound 5 digital music centre has been dubbed as “the modern-day jukebox” whose qualities include that of intuitive use, consumer convenience and user friendliness. The player automatically customises playlists according to each user’s genre selected through Bang & Olufsen’s patented MOTS (’more of the same’) technology - an award-winning concept used to create an intelligent algorithm which automatically captures the unique musical identity of a track (the ’seed’ track) and then builds upon a playlist of similarly-stored musical tracks based upon criteria such as rhythm, syncopation, key tonality and vocal harmonies.. 



It is interesting to note that BeoSound 5 is Bang & Olufsen’s first music system whose only sources are an included hard drive and Internet radio.


A case of split personalities


So, what comprises this shiny example of modern, digital convenience? There are two units which make up BeoSound 5: one which is designed to be looked at and ooh and aah’d in all its brushed aluminium and black-screened glory… the player itself, and, another ‘black box’ - the BeoMaster 5 - which is really the heart or brains of the system and which is designed to be hidden away out of sight, in similar philosophy to that of BeoCenter 2’s own ‘black box’. A bit if a Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde character, then.


BeoMaster 5 is intended as the a replacement for BeoMedia 1 and subsequent to the launch Beomedia 1 will be discontinued.


The player itself comprises the striking-looking main control unit head held high on its anodised stand, if that is what the user chooses to purchase. Stacked, rounded aluminium controls are situated at the right-hand side of the 26cm LCD display screen with hidden cables leading to the discrete black box which houses the 500GB hard drive and connection panel for audio and data.


Rotating the main dial on the top scrolls the user through the options on offer, while a lever below operates a ‘light beam’ display used to select modes. The LCD screen displays album art and menu choices; users may turn the wheel to spin through albums, artists, songs, genres and album covers, all moving in a circular pattern around the wheel. A thin blue beam of light emanates from a point next to the wheel to point to other menu options at the opposite end of the screen. Below that is found a third ‘ring’, with a knurled edge, which accesses the unit’s volume control. System settings and around 8000 Internet radio stations are also selected from the wheel. The Internet radio stations are accessed through an aggregation service maintained by B&O. Users select stations by such parameters as country, genre and language, and they’re able to filter stations by data rate to populate the Internet-radio menu only with stations delivering a selected level of sound quality. Minimum data rates can be set from 20kbps to 96kbps.


In creating the player unit prototype developer Oliver Wallington used such items as tablet PCs, computer mice and Lego building bricks and which took just two weeks to come together. 


Key features of BeoSound 5:


  • Graphical User Interface which provides the user the ability to navigate their entire music collection.


  • User’s music files are stored on a 500GB hard drive located in the BeoMaster 5 unit which has a physical size and appearance of the Beomedia 1.


  • When choiced music finishes, BeoSound 5 will continue to play ‘More Of The Same’ (MOTS) - that is, it will find other music on your system that complements that which you have already been listening to.


  • Aluminum wheel which enables the user to scroll smoothly and quickly through tracks and a 26cm LCD with 1024 x 768 screen resolution that displays crisp graphics and album covers. The user may store an entire digital music collection onboard as well as listen to numerous of available Internet radio stations.


  • The player unit may be mounted flat on a wall, on a wall bracket with stand so that it may be angled and tilted, or simply placed upon a pedestal on an aluminum floor stand.


Key features of BeoMaster 5:


  • BeoMaster 5 uses a VIA 2.0 Ghz processor made by VIA Technologies Inc with 1GB of random access memory and a 500GB hard drive running on an embedded Microsoft Windows XP SP2 operating system.


  • The unit has DVI-I, S-Video and YPbPr for TV along with MasterLink, two Power Link sockets, two USB sockets and a 10/100 Mbit/second ethernet.


  • BeoMaster 5 provides power to the Beosound 5 as well as infra-Red and USB mini. Display resolution via DVI-I is 1920×1200 and supports HD 1920×1080p.


BeoSound 5 technical specifications


Cabinnet finish: Aluminum/black

Dimensions/weight: 12” x 7” x 3” / 5.8 lbs(31cm x 19cm x 8cm/2.65 kg)

Display: 10.4”—1024 x 768

Connections: Only connects to BeoMaster 5 (DVI, power, USB)

Power consuption: Power supplied via BeoMaster 5

Features: N.Music, N.Radio, MOTS (More Of The Same)

Accessories: Wall bracket (included); Aluminum/black


Designer: Anders Hermansen

Colours: Black and Silver


Your Music At Your Fingertips


The long awaited Digital Music player from B&O strikes out in a new direction for the Danish Company. Revolutionary control surfaces mean that the days or smudged touch screens are a thing of the past, yet the controls maintain a real sense of interaction with the music.


More Of The Same


This is what makes the Beosound 5 special. Unlike other products on the market, this actually compares the actual music using a complicated algorithm to make an never ending musical play list completely automatically. You can construct your own list but MOTS will still, if you wish continue this on once your choices have reached the end.


A Perfect Pair


The Beosound 5 is partnered with the new Beomaster 5. This is an updated Beomedia and has a storage capacity of 500Gb. All Beosound 5s will come with the Beomaster 5 and it is also possible to have the Beomaster 5 built into a Beovision 9. Up to 28,000 tracks at WMA Lossless quality can be stored on the disc which should mean enough music to play a new track without repeating itself for 75 days.

Later versions had the more reliable 1Tb HDD fitted which could store double the amount of music!


Additional Information:

As a former Bang and Olufsen employee of many years I am pleased to bring a selection of B&O New and Used products to the Lake District in Cumbria. I can personally guarantee that all my items are genuine and in great condition. Please do not hesitate to ask me any questions, regarding my items or if you would like any more info or photos.

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