BANG & OLUFSEN BEOSYSTEM 72-22, A MUSIC SYSTEM CONNECTING 1972 TO 2022

To celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the Beogram 4000 Series turntables, the Danish audio brand has created thirty new, limited edition music systems.

The system is part of the Recreated Classics Initiative, Bang & Olufsen’s platform to “redefine long-lasting luxury through hand-crafted, circular manufacturing of historic design pieces”.

The Bang & Olufsen Beosystem 72-22

BANG & OLUFSEN BEOSYSTEM 72-22

The Bang & Olufsen Beosystem 72-22 system includes a recreated version of the Beogram 4000 Series turntable originally designed by Jacob Jensen in 1972, matching Beolab 18 stereo speakers, and a Beoremote Halo remote control. Each component is connected through a central hub within the solid wood walnut gift box the system arrives in, which can be repurposed for use as a turntable stand, storage cabinet for records, wireless connectivity hub, and Halo remote charging station. The system is elegantly designed with a matching walnut finish and pearl-blasted, Titanium Tone anodized aluminium finish.

The recreated Beogram 4000 turntable in the system

1972 – 2022

Launching almost 100 years after Bang & Olufsen was founded, the Beosystem 72-22 is indicative of the path the heritage brand has forged since its inception in 1925, one that prioritizes product longevity and champions avant-garde design. Dubbed “The Beosystem 72-22” in a nod to the turntable’s year of origin — 1972 — and the year of its recreation — 2022 — the collection recreates a 50-year-old design with contemporary wireless connectivity. The system allows customers to connect the sound of vinyl to the brand’s contemporary speakers, all controlled by the system’s Beoremote Halo or any personal smart device. When the turntable isn’t playing records, content can be streamed wirelessly to the Beolab 18 stereo speakers. At the time of this release, nearly every unit has been pre-sold or reserved for figures in the music, tech, real estate, design, fashion, and finance industries. The Beosystem 72-22 arrives in a walnut box that converts into a vinyl cabinet, turntable stand, and Halo charging station.

The Bang & Olufsen Beosystem 72-22 includes the Halo remote

THE BEOGRAM 4000 SERIES TURNTABLES

The original Beogram 4000 Series turntables were created by Danish designer Jacob Jensen from 1972. The collaboration between Jensen and Bang & Olufsen lasted for nearly three decades and resulted in 234 products for the brand that tested the limits of materials and technology.

Bang & Olufsen Beosystem 72-22 includes the Beogram 4000 turntable

As further proof of Bang & Olufsen’s longtime commitment to obsolescence-proof design, Bang & Olufsen’s original engineering team even built space into the product architecture for future technological upgrades that hadn’t been invented yet, space current Bang & Olufsen engineers were able to take advantage of to modernize the system in the same factory in Struer, Denmark where the system originated.

The Beolab 18 loudspeakers

THE RECREATED CLASSICS INITIATIVE

While the turntable’s reincarnation comes at a time when vinyl is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, the collection was first conceived as part of Bang & Olufsen’s Recreated Classics Initiative. Launched 95 years after Bang & Olufsen was founded, the initiative was established in 2020 as a way of reversing the increasingly limited product lifespans that characterize the consumer electronics industry and to demonstrate the longevity of Bang & Olufsen design.

The box becomes vinyl storage

The first launch from the Recreated Classics Initiative saw Bang & Olufsen’s engineers in Denmark collect, refurbish, and recreate 95 original Beogram 4000 Series turntables from across the globe, modernizing the original hardware to include a pre-amplifier. Bang & Olufsen service specialists dismantled each turntable, cleaned every component, and replaced parts as needed by hand before testing and fine-tuning it. The resulting collection of Beogram 4000c Recreated Limited Edition sold out in days across Europe.

Going a step further for the US market, Bang & Olufsen has built upon the technology used in the Beogram 4000c Recreated Limited Edition to now include speaker connectivity and streaming capabilities as part of the Beosystem 72-22.

The box also doubles as a stand for the system

BANG & OLUFSEN BEOSYSTEM 72-22 COLLECTABLE DESIGN

“The Recreated Classics Initiative is part of Bang & Olufsen’s drive to overcome technology obsolescence and increase product longevity through circular design and re-manufacturing,” says Mads Kogsgaard Hansen, Senior Global Product Manager, Product Circularity & Classics Program at Bang & Olufsen. “For example, The Beosystem 72-22 seamlessly connects a 50-year-old design classic to contemporary speakers and technology, keeping our products relevant well past the industry standard and carving out a space for consumer electronics in the world of functional collectible design.”

The system sits on the walnut case

BANG & OLUFSEN BEOSYSTEM 72-22 PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

Beosystem 72-22 ($45,000 USD /$60,000 CAD) is available only in North America and in Walnut / Titanium Tone finish. Thirty are available.

HiFi Pig Says: A design classic that is very covetable and available to only a lucky few.

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