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Bang & Olufsen (B&O) is a Danish high-end consumer electronics company that designs and manufactures audio products, television sets, and telephones, originally from Denmark, founded in 1925 by Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen, who designed a radio to work with alternating current, a product of significance at a time when most radios were still running on batteries.
The company was initially called Bang & Olufsen PowerHouse. [3] In 2001 the company was renamed Bang & Olufsen ICEpower and the company's first commercial product was released – the A series. In 2002 the company began collaboration with Sanyo Semiconductor; a major manufacturer of integrated amplifier chips.
The BeoCenter 9500 is an integrated home music system by Bang & Olufsen. It consists of an AM/FM receiver, CD player and cassette recorder. Its features a mirrored exterior of polished aluminium and smoked glass. The BeoCenter 9500 has no buttons: it is controlled by touching the glass with a fingertip. BeoCenter9500
Bang and Olufsen typically unveils new audio gear at IFA and this year is no exception. Following last year's $1,000 BeoPlay A6, the company has two new speakers that project sound 360 degrees.
Limited to 95 examples, each $11,000 component is restored from a 1970s original.
In March 2015, Harman acquired the automotive division of Bang & Olufsen for € 145 million (US$ 156 million) for the unit as well as technology license fees. [14] The purchase did not include Bang & Olufsen's consumer-electronics business. [15]