New Wireless Speaker Beosound A5?

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Steve at Sounds Heavenly

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Posted May 3, 2023 at 16:02 GMT

Hi,

There isn't a separate setting for this in the app, as the room compensation will automatically adjust for the speaker position.

Kind regards, Steve.

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John

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Posted May 3, 2023 at 16:06 GMT
Edited May 3, 2023 at 16:08 GMT

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Now that I have both the Level and the A5, to my ears the A5 sounds much better. I'm no audiophile, but it's way more open sounding. goes louder, and oh that bass. The A5 sounds clearer too. Also sounds a lot better out on my screen porch than the Level does. I'm going to sell my Level and get a second A5! I'm in love!

Out of the box there was an update for it. Setup was a breeze.

The dark oak is better looking in person than the photos online. I'm glad I made that color choice. I like how the handle moves so smoothly and stays put no matter the angle.

Of course I would never pay for a speaker like this for Bluetooth, so I have no comment there. I don't use it on B&O products.

I cannot wait to get home from work and check out those advanced settings Steve mentions and try Front Mode!

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Posted May 3, 2023 at 16:06 GMT
Edited May 3, 2023 at 16:09 GMT

#1656147

Thanks for your reply.

Do you need an external mic in order to do the room compensation - just the way you do it with AVRs or does the A5 do this automatically like the Devialet Mania?

I you have to do this manually. Can you save more than one calibration for different uses? And is this room compensation also active when in battery mode? I read that this is not the case with the Level. Thank you very much in advance.

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Steve at Sounds Heavenly

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Posted May 3, 2023 at 16:14 GMT
Edited May 3, 2023 at 16:14 GMT

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Hi,

I also prefer the A5 to the Level for sound, I will follow up with a side-by-side test video soon. The room compensation can be run at any time via the app using the A5 internal mic, you can't save this but you can just run it again if you move the speaker.

Kind regards, Steve.

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Posted May 3, 2023 at 21:23 GMT

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It looks like USB-C can deliver up to 240 watts, so there might not be a problem. That is if A5’s charger can manage enough watts. https://manhattanproducts.eu/pages/usb-c-pd-charging-everything-you-need-to-know#:~:text=USB%2DC%20PD%20is%20a,that%20could%20deliver%20more%20power.

I hope they support one of the heavier profiles like some laptops and phones use! The reason for my concern was a reddit post showing the power supply module as 15V and 3A:

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