Beolab 8

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Steve at Sounds Heavenly
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Steve at Sounds Heavenly
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Posted September 9, 2023 at 17:47 GMT
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Hi,

Please don't worry - I checked with B&O and both Airplay 2 and Chromecast are built into Beolab 8 - this was just an error in the spec sheet which will be corrected shortly.

Kind regards, Steve.

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Posted September 9, 2023 at 20:30 GMT
Edited September 9, 2023 at 20:40 GMT
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Will it offer compatibility with older Hi-Fi systems, like the Beosystem 6500, allowing control of CD, Radio, and Vinyl through the remote app?
Yes and no! Powerlink is an analog connection for sound, which means that the BL8 can be used with any Beomaster, Beosound, Beocenter that has Powerlink output port. They then act as a source for the BL8’s – these are then just speakers. In that case you are controlling the source device with its normal remote control e.g. a Beo4. MM
Thanks for your explanation. I am still puzzled by this: But Beolab 8 doesn’t just play with the classics. Its Mozart platform helps orchestrate them like never before". What does that mean? Just marketing lingo without further significance? Also, there is datalink on pin 6 & 7 of the Powerlink cable, is it just to show information on the display of Penta, Beolab 5000 etc or was it able to control volume or devices through it?

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Emmanuel
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Posted September 9, 2023 at 20:33 GMT
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Also... Is it me or do they look a bit like a tuning fork? :-)

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Millemis
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Posted September 9, 2023 at 21:22 GMT
Edited September 9, 2023 at 21:24 GMT
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It means that this product can funtion as a regular Mozart based B&O multiroom speaker (in single or stereo mode) as well as a regular Beolab speaker.

The old - now not used anymore - Powerlink connection had the datalink built in. This is not the case with newer PL connections/cables.

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Posted September 10, 2023 at 02:14 GMT
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Can anyone provide an explanation for how the “beam width control” actually controls the beam width on the Beolab8?I understand ... ... ... It is not clear to me how B&O would accomplish this with a seemingly standard 3-way configuration.
I'm pretty sure narrow vs. wide, using only a single Beolab 8 (as shown on the website animation) can only be done by screwing around with the original signal itself, probably changing the phase and summing with the original?  Maaaaybe there's something that can also be done by playing two of the 3 drivers with the same or modified signal in their crossover frequency range to interfere?  But a better result -- and certainly the follow-the-phone" feature -- would require two speakers, with interference between the two, as you understand.  For those who do not, please see: https://www.tonmeister.ca/wordpress/2015/08/04/bo-tech-beam-width-control-a-primer/
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matteventu
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Posted September 11, 2023 at 05:20 GMT
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AdamS
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Posted September 11, 2023 at 11:28 GMT
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It'll be done in exactly the same way as on the Beolab 90s, I imagine - using DSP.
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Posted September 11, 2023 at 17:59 GMT
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xthx
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Posted September 11, 2023 at 18:35 GMT
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The buttons on the 28 are disabled when they are connected to a beovision/theatre. They return to being operational once the beovision/theatre has been turned off.
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Steph
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Posted September 13, 2023 at 11:08 GMT
#1658760
Very nice little speaker.
I can't wait to read the sound tests of the standalone Beolab 8 and see the comparison with speakers from other brands (Devialet Phantom for instance…).
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