{"id":276,"date":"2020-02-15T00:46:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T00:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codesupply.co\/vitae-nec-adipiscing-quis-semper-quam-tellus-nascetur-mollis\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T21:17:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T20:17:34","slug":"the-delicious-design-history-of-bao-from-its-iconic-lonely-man-logo-to-its-pixelated-rice-error-delivery-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qlmagazine.com\/?p=276","title":{"rendered":"BANG &amp; OLUFSEN WANTS TO MAKE CD PLAYERS COOL AGAIN WITH THE BEOSYSTEM 9000C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The high-end audio brand is trying to bring CD players back with a sleek new system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bang-Olufsen-Beosound-9000-Feature.jpg?w=788\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Bang &amp; Olufsen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s old is new again, and in fact, better than ever: In the same fashion that turntables have come roaring back, Bang &amp; Olufsen is betting big on the return of the CD player with the revamped<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bang-olufsen.com\/en\/us\/speakers\/beosystem-9000c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Beosystem 9000c<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bang-Olufsen-Beosoud-9000-3.webp?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232061\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Bang &amp; Olufsen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another \u201cRecreated Classic\u201d from Bang &amp; Olufsen, the high-end audio brand bills the handsome, CD system as a \u201cbeacon of beautiful sound, and your personal record store window.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bang-Olufsen-Beosound-9000-2.webp?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232062\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Bang &amp; Olufsen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CDs are displayed vertically in the streamlined design, which pairs up with Beolab 28 speakers for next-level audio quality and pays homage to the famed throwback design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the company notes, they\u2019ve \u201cstripped the original Beosound 9000 CD player to its core and rebuilt it from the ground up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bang-Olufsen-Beosound-9000.webp?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232065\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Bang &amp; Olufsen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/gear\/bang-olufsen-debuts-sleek-audio-gear-with-ferrari\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">luxury audio company<\/a>&nbsp;just might be onto something:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicweek.com\/labels\/read\/era-cd-sales-increase-for-the-first-time-in-20-years\/089068\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MusicWeek.com reported<\/a>&nbsp;earlier this year that not only did vinyl album sales increase for the 16th consecutive year in 2023, but CD sales increased for the first time in two decades, nothing that the \u201cannual rate of decline for CD (sales) slowed to its lowest level since 2015, dropping by 6.9% to 10.8 million units.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bang-Olufsen-Beosound-9000-3.webp?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232063\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Bang &amp; Olufsen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bang &amp; Olufsen also bills the stylish launch as bringing the past into the future, a change of pace for a medium that struggled across the past two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bang-Olufsen-Beosound-9000-4.webp?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232064\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Bang &amp; Olufsen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The company calls out the physical nature of holding a CD and CD case, admiring its artwork and ultimately, experiencing more crisp and powerful fidelity than streaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs champions of fidelity, we meticulously recreated this iconic CD player to give you every note, detail and beat of your collection,\u201d Bang &amp; Olufsen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TAGS:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/tag\/audio\/\">AUDIO<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/tag\/bang-olufsen\/\">BANG &amp; 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