News

Today marks exactly 90 years since engineers Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen set up Bang & Olufsen in Struer, Denmark, in an effort to explore their passion for high-quality audio reproduction. To mark the ocassion, the company has launched what it describes as one of its most ambitious projects ever, the BeoLab 90 – a floorstanding loudspeaker capable of pumping out 360° sound. You can read more about how the speaker was developed and our exclusive visit to B&O's HQ in issue 405, which goes on sale on 26th November. Earlier in the year year Bang & Olufsen launched theLove Affair Collection, a range of stylish products created in the art deco style to celebrate the passion and dedication to craftsmanship and quality that the company has come to provide.

Stylish new speaker from Denmark

Introducing B&O's new portable wireless speaker

Just when you thought all speakers looked the same, along comes Bang & Olufsen with the BeoLab 90. Okay, so it’s not the first loudspeaker to break with convention, but with its combination of pentagons and rhombuses it’s certain to stand out from the crowd. The BeoLab 90 utilises Active Room Compensation to measure the effects of the acoustic behaviour of the four walls around it. It does this by employing a microphoneto measure the effects of different positions within the room so that it can select a suitable compensation filter.

New entry-level bespoke equipment supports

This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Beach Boys' classic albumPet Sounds. To mark the occasion, the band is planning to release a special 50th Anniversary boxset in June. The deluxe collector's edition comes on four CD/Blu-ray discs stored in a natty-looking hardback book. The collection will include stereo, mono and high-resolution recordings of the album, plus instrumentals, 5.