Someday, someone is going to figure out that I don’t like iPods. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of the convenience of digital music. I like what the iPod has done to music. And I think the design is a cool and refreshing device whose time has come. But it is not perfect. And I am looking for something a little cooler, a little more in tune with the way I listen to music.
And one of my major complaints about the iPod is the way I get the music into the little box. In order to play CDs that I own, I must sync my iPod to a single computer, and spend hours ripping the hundreds of CDs into that machine. Further, if the album is duplicated in the CD database, or if it is stored in a manner that is not to my liking, I have to spend some time editing the entry, genre, album name etc. I just don’t have the desire to spend this kind of time. I wish someone could just take all of my CDs, put them into a memory storage device, with the album covers, and then send me the whole device. Ultimately, this device would be portable and plugable. I should be able to copy these tunes to my car, my home stereo, my office desk, and anywhere else I might want to listen to music. I don’t want to be tied to an iPod. I don’t want to carry my iPod. I don’t even want an iPhone. I want to go as simple as possible…
And while walking around one of the shopping centers in Den Haag, I found a Bang & Olfsen store. For those of you not familiar with this high-end brand of audio equipment, don’t bother price shopping. This brand comes up with some of the best fidelity, and truly unique style of music machines. I loved their vertical CD player.
I walked into the store and told the salesman what I was looking for. He walked me right over to the $8,000 digital music system. I fell in love the instant I heard the concept. They take my CDs, covert them to a lossless format, upload them to a box, and then give me a stereo system that would meet most of my needs. Most, but not all.
I found the organization system great. The concept of matching songs was neat–you pick the first song, the machine picks all other songs that match the beat and style and unending music begins to play in a way you’ve never heard before.
I like this system! But I want an iPod price…
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http://www.bang-olufsen.com/beosound5
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