Just me, or does the Pro look pretty much exactly like the Stage?

If thats true, that part of the collaboration seems a bit odd.

Basically a stage with a crappy Android TV box built in and a few extra HDMI ports.

The HMDI ports are HDMI 2.1 though.

This quote I find particularly interesting ‘ The link Stream TV Soundbar and link Stream TV Soundbar Pro are both built by Bang & Olufsen, with the Pro model sporting a similar housing to the even more expensive , but with nine drivers inside instead of 11.“

Bw789 wrote:

Basically a stage with a crappy Android TV box built in and a few extra HDMI ports.

It looks similar to the Stage but it is definitely not the same, looks like a scaled down version. For example, the Stage has 11 speakers while this one has only 9. I guess it has only has 2 bass drivers instead of 4.

Bw789 wrote:

Basically a stage with a crappy Android TV box built in and a few extra HDMI ports.

And a much lower price, unless I'm mistaken?

This is the official news release from the B&O website.

Frederik wrote:

Bw789 wrote:

Basically a stage with a crappy Android TV box built in and a few extra HDMI ports.

It looks similar to the Stage but it is definitely not the same, looks like a scaled down version. For example, the Stage has 11 speakers while this one has only 9. I guess it has only has 2 bass drivers instead of 4.

Something like that yeah

Yes, hence it looks like an odd decision.

Obviously it doesn't overlap directly with an actual Stage, but side by side, how many US consumers would opt for the Stage?

I know the US is not a big market for B&O, but it (having an incredibly similar product) isnt the move of a company that ever expects to have a decent US presence.  

moxxey wrote:

Bw789 wrote:

Basically a stage with a crappy Android TV box built in and a few extra HDMI ports.

And a much lower price, unless I'm mistaken?

Millemissen wrote:

Not many specs there either, but the Stage is different - e.g. we can connect that to a LG tv in order to use the BeoremoteOne with both and the Stage can be part of the Beolink setup.

Don't get carried away with the BeoRemoteOne will control your LG TV via the Stage. Control is very basic for me, using a Sky Q box and it won't even control my external LG 4K player, either. ie. apart from volume change, it doesn't do much at all. I have to use the Sky control, mostly.

Stage needs PUC support!