Why does everyone hate the B&O stereo?

[lawdog]

it is a name, that is marketed. I can assure you...B&O did none of the engineering to this system.....they just licensed their name. And should be ashamed of it.

They allegedly tuned it, and that's it. I think it's embarrassing that Ford can market it as a "B&O system" when no component that I know of, not the HU, not the speakers, not anything, was manufactured by B&O. The only thing I'm not sure about is the white sub surround/driver.

When you see what comes out of it (the paper cone crap speakers), it's a miracle it sounds as good as it does. I mean, they couldn't even get some speakers from the Harman parts bin? Pathetic and misleading, at best.

 

[Turbo95max]

I think its all a matter of expectations. With the name B&O and the amount you pay for the truck, people expect more. So people get disapointed and just say "It sucks"

I feel the same way about the LED headlights. They are good decent headlights, but are they the best out there? No, so you just get a blanket statement that "it sucks"

For the record, I think the B&O and LED headlights are fine. Not top of the line, but good. I also didnt have high expectations for either one. I also wouldnt simply refer to something as "it sucks" because it provides no useful information as to why it sucks.

 

[911 Crazy]

Obviously you have NOT " read the other threads"...or you could answer your own thread

You assume I can read. I need pictures.

 

[Oldfart]

You assume I can read. I need pictures.

Please try to limit your humorous responses!!

 

[911 Crazy]

Please try to limit your humorous responses!!

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[Ron Lanza]

At 61 and many years of loud guitar playing a many rock concerts, 43 years working as a jet mechanic. I can't hear shit !! So I couldn't tell if its good or bad. But i like it ..

 

[isis]

I’ve lived on motorcycles my entire life and prefer my music live. If it sucks, I can’t tell the difference anyway.

 

[Xtinct]

Something about this whole thread just smells funny. I myself never understood why a company would call themselves B.O. I was hopeful that the 2019 B&O sound would be good, unfortunately the first thing I did was swap out the speakers with JL and the sound system instantly sounded 3x better. The fact that it is so hard to swap in a new sub/amp means you paid a premium for a poor system and actually paid more to make it harder/more expensive to replace.

 

[micreorge]

I love my B & O system. Way better than anything I’ve ever had. But I don’t have much to compare to. I love the bass though.

 

[David1986]

I had the Sony in my 13 Raptor and now the B&O and they both sounded Great to me. My B&O sounds better than the Sony, however it's been a couple of years since I had my 13, so I could be wrong.

Outside of this forum I would bet that the majority of owners like the B&O system. There is always going to be options that not everyone likes or would invest more in. I wouldn't own a Raptor without the B&O system, twin panel roof or the console shifter. The next guy doesn't want any of those options.

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