Bang & Olufsen Just Gave Audiophiles a New Reason to Revisit Their CD Collections

The Danish hi-fi giant has imagined its beloved CD player, while also giving it a distinct Japanese flair.

Hands wearing white gloves placing a silver disc labeled "BANG & OLUFSEN" into a black multi-disc player with other discs.

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By Tucker Bowe

Published May 19, 2026

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Updated May 19, 2026

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In 2024, Bang & Olufsen introduced the Beosystem 9000c, a music system featuring a reimagined version of the Beosystem 9000, one of the brand’s most iconic CD players from the 1990s, with a pair of its most advanced wireless speakers, the Beolab 28.

The music system cost $55,000.

Fast forward to the present, and the Danish hi-fi giant has teamed up with Fragment Design, one of Japan’s most influential design brands, to create a special-edition version of the Beosystem 9000c that looks damn cool and, unfortunately, is even more expensive.

Bang & Olufsen Beosystem 9000c (Fragment Edition)

Person wearing sunglasses and a denim jacket leaning on a tall black speaker with multiple CDs displayed vertically.

Before delving into the collaboration, the story behind the 2024 release of the Beosystem 9000c is worth remembering. That’s because Bang & Olufsen didn’t create them from scratch.

Instead, old versions of the Beosystem 9000 CD player were hunted down as part of its Recreated Classics Programme. Then they were meticulously restored in the company’s factory in Struer, Denmark by many of the same technicians who worked on the originals from the 1990s.

Modern living room with black tower speakers, a black metal table, a glass cabinet with CDs, and a large framed artwork on a gray wall. — This is the standard verion of B&O’s reimagined Beosound 9000c. This is *not* the Fragment Edition model.

Additionally, the restored Beosystem 9000 were upgraded internally and aesthetically, too, bringing both performance and style up to modern standards.

Only 200 versions of the Beosystem 9000c, which come with matching Beolab 28 wireless speakers, which sell for ~$15,000/pair on their own, were released. Together, the system cost $55,000.

The refurbished Beosystem 9000 CD Player and Beolab 28 speakers have been reimagined by Fragment, with black anodized surfaces and exclusive logo details.

Bang & Olufsen

Liquid-like, matte-black finish

The collaboration with Fragment Design, Hiroshi Fujiwara’s Tokyo-based design studio, brings a fresh look to this reimagined system. It combines matte-black surfaces with glossy natural aluminum, with Fragment’s distinctive logo (the double lightning bolts) integrated on the CD clamp and speaker stands.

“I found the mechanism fascinating. The CDs are automatically swapped, and after playback, the disc returns to its original position. It’s the kind of idea no one else would think of.”– Hiroshi Fujiwara on the Beosound 9000c.

Bang & Olufsen claims that it presents an artisanal reworking of its signature material (aluminum) and creates the ideal canvas for Fragment’s iconic black. “For the first time, a highly specialized anodization and hand polishing process has been applied [to produce a distinctive liquid-like, high-gloss finish,” reads the press release.

Person reclining on a black leather chair in a modern room with tall speakers, a bar cart, and striped sunlight on the wall. — The Beosystem 9000c pairs the iconic CD player with a pair of B&O’s most advanced wireless speakers, the Beolab 28.

Aside from the new like, the Fragment Edition of the Beosystem 9000c works just as before. The refurbished Beosystem 9000 still handles six discs at a time and, thanks to a motorized glass panel, the CDs are on full display as they are played. It also boasts a super-fast CD-changing mechanism that can go from 0 to 60 mph in under 6 seconds.

The system comes with its own matching remote, called the Beoremote One (which costs $450 by itself). Unlike the original, the refurbished system can also be controlled via B&O’s smartphone app.

When CDs aren’t being played, the Beolab 28 functions as a high-end wireless active speaker system that supports Wi-Fi (including Airplay 2 and Chromecast) and Bluetooth streaming.

Person wearing sunglasses and headphones sitting on a modern black chair with a geometric black and gray wall panel and tall black speakers in the background. — The Fragment Collaboration also includes a special edition version of Bang & Olufsen’s Beoplay H100 headphoones, Beosound A1 wireless speaker, and Beosound Shape modular speaker system.

Availability and pricing

The Bang & Olufsen Beosystem 9000c (Fragment Edition) is being released as part of a larger collaboration between the two brands, which also includes special-edition versions of Bang & Olufsen’s flagship noise-canceling headphones, Beoplay H100, as well as its Beosound A1 and Beosound Shape wireless speakers.

For those interested in the Beosystem 9000c (Fragment Edition), there are two big caveats. Bang & Olufsen hasn’t specified how many will be released, but we’re guessing it’ll be a very limited run. And the music system will cost $69,650.

Additionally, unlike the other products in the Bang & Olufsen and Fragment collection, the special edition of the Beosystem 9000c is a Japan-exclusive and won’t be released in the States.

Black tall speakers with silver bases and a central speaker stand featuring six CDs mounted vertically, next to a person wearing headphones and a denim jacket.

Bang & Olufsen Beosystem 9000c (Fragment Edition)

$69,500 at Bang & Olufsen

About the Author: Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol’s editorial team since 2014. With a passion for consumer tech and hi-fi, he tracks everything from headphones and turntables to smartphones and wearables. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.

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