Subj : Bang & Olufsen's latest reworked turntable is a masterpiece of re
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Mar 04 2025 17:00:07

Bang & Olufsen's latest reworked turntable is a masterpiece of retro revival, 
in a breathtaking wooden presentation box

Date:
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:54:56 +0000

Description:
A design classic returns and is even more desirable than before  but don't 
expect to see them in stores.

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Beogram 4000c Saint Laurent Rive Droite Edition costs about $35,000 Each 
turntable is a 1970s original, painstakingly restored A very limited edition: 
just 10 pieces 

The B&O Beogram 4000 Series turntable is a genuine design classic, a '70s 
turntable that found a place not just in discerning music fans' homes, but in 
art museums too. And now it's back in a strictly limited edition that you 
probably can't afford, but won't be able to tear your eyes away from. 

The Beogram 4000c Saint Laurent Rive Droite Edition, to give it its full 
name, has been created under the watchful eye of Saint Laurent's creative 
director Anthony Vaccarello. 

This isn't the first time Vaccarello has reimagined a classic: for example 
last year he redesigned the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar and 
accompanying amplifier. But clearly he was just warming up, because this B&O 
turntable is staggeringly beautiful. 

This isn't the first time the Beogram 4000c has been reborn: B&O restored and 
tweaked 95 of them in 2020 and offered them for $11,000 / 9,000 / about 
AU$17,000. But this new edition is even more select, and a bit more expensive 
too. (Image credit: Bang & Olufsen) The Beogram 4000c Saint Laurent Rive 
Droite Edition: exquisite and inevitably, expensive 

As our colleagues at Wallpaper explain, each turntable is a fully restored 
and numbered original with silver-plated metal and a Ziricote wood base. Each 
original turntable is disassembled by B&O in Denmark, and every single part 
is then cleaned  and by "every" we do mean "every", right down to the tiniest 
screws  and if necessary, replaced. 

The hand-crafted wooden frame is new, as are the new finishes on the zen-like 
controls aside the platter, and each turntable gets a new cartridge and a new 
pre-amp too. 

The wooden case is made from solid ziricote, which is a dark hardwood; it has 
"a particularly distinctive grain, creating an object of fascination even 
when the turntable is not in use," Wallpaper says. 

I think it looks absolutely stunning. We're used to seeing a lot of 
retro-styled turntables or retro-inspired ones, but it's quite something to 
see a true original come back and show everyone how it's done. 

The Beogram 4000c Saint Laurent Rive Droite Edition is available now from 
Saint Laurent Rive Droite in Paris and LA, and online from both YSL and Bang 
& Olufsen. 

It's yours for 30,000 (about $35,000 / 30,000 / AU$50,845) but if you want 
one you'd better be quick: there are just 10 turntables in this release. The 
beautiful wooden case for the turntable. (Image credit: Bang & Olufsen / 
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https://www.techradar.com/audio/turntables/bang-and-olufsens-latest-reworked-t
urntable-is-a-masterpiece-of-retro-revival-in-a-breathtaking-wooden-presentati
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