Beosystem 1200 – made up of Beomaster 1200, Beocord 1200 and Beogram 1200 was Bang & Olufsen’s B&O’s first designed system. The design ‘kinship’, which emphasised the interdependence between B&O’s various products, became a characteristic of B&O for many years. Beosystem 1200 was one of the first products selected by New York’s Museum of Modern Art for the museum’s permanent collection (not exhibition) in 1972.

The 1200 series represented the logical continuation of the line of development and design which put B&O at the forefront of manufacturers of entertainment electronics.

In 1969 the Danish Society of Industrial Design awarded Bang & Olufsen and Jacob Jensen the ID prize for the Beomaster 1200 radio/amplifier, Beogram 1200 turntable and Beocord 1200 cassette recorder for unusually beautiful and user friendly design. The jury emphasised in particular the Beomaster 1200 receiver which pointed in a new direction for the design of radios.

Beosystem 3300: blending science and art
Bang & Olufsen designs are always refreshingly different – a pleasure to look at as well as to hear. Which could be why the company has earned itself over the years coveted places in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Beosystem 3300 was the latest addition to a collection which fascinated people from all over the world. You could hang it on the wall among your other works of art; or place it where you like – those sleek, modern shapes would always look good.

But Beosystem 3300 had a great deal more to offer than an ultra-modern appearance. With records, tapes, radio and compact discs it was a top quality music system that really knew how to perform, according to the 1988 catalogue.

Beomaster 3300
The radio-amplifier was the heart of the system, connected by Datalink to the other equipment and passing on the commands you gave via remote control, or by a light touch directly on the panel.

You could preset up to five radio stations. The amplifier had a power output of 2 x 30 watts and a power handling system which prevented overloading and distortion.

Colours: white or metallic grey

Beocord 3300
You had the benefits of the very latest technology with this tape player. Such as Bang & Olufsen’s patented HX Pro recording system which enriched the sound image by giving vastly superior reproduction of the treble range.

You were certain to approve of the wealth of useful features, too. For example, if the record finished while you were recording, the tape stopped automatically and restarted automatically when you turned the record over.

When you pressed STOP after a recording, a four second pause was inserted between tracks with the automatic search system. Clever stuff – all designed to make life easier and more fun.

Colours: white or metallic grey

Beogram 3300
It is always better both for your records and for sound quality to play a record the way the master was made – in a straight line from the edge to the centre. This tangential arm record player did just that, giving a far more precise reading of the signals in the groove. The MMC4 cartridge made a vital contribution too; it was a feather-weight, with a stylus pressure of only 1,2 grams, giving outstanding sound quality but minimising wear and tear on your records.

There was more protection too – invaluable for all-night parties. The electronically controlled tangential arm was suspended so that it isolated mechanical vibrations from the cartridge. The suspension chassis was also thoroughly engineered to neutralise vibrations. So you could keep on dancing – the record player could take it!

Beogram CD3300
It’s a fact that not all compact disc players are ideal for all types of music. Some of them seem to highlight certain parts of the frequency range. But you could be confident that Bang & Olufsen’s CD players didn’t discriminate between rock and roll and classical. They smoothed over faults in the CD very cleverly too, because not all compact discs are perfect. So it was just as well that Bang & Olufsen CD players were and still are!