A3

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Hi,

At the weekend l tried out the A3 with my new iPad at my B&O dealer but we could not get it too work  has anyone tried out this combination yet?

I have searched the Internet  for answers but keep getting conflicting information which does not help, but when you check the official  B&O web site it informs the A3 can be used with iPad 1&2 but does not mention iPad 3 which seems strange and very disappointing.

Can anyone help with this mystery .

Regards

Glenn

Apparently it is an iOS issue which b&o can do nothing about

Apparently I have been told by dealer it does not increase volume output when using FaceTime which stops me from buying one

Vince

My dealer in SoHo told me they'll have an adapter (bumper) for iPad 3 in around a week.

So it's not only limited to one platform(soon to change its charging port making this soon to be out of date) but also an older mark of that platform!! Why they couldn't have simply made a Coke can size of travel speaker with a 3.5mm attachment is beyond me. I'm all for B&O making things that are of the time and wether you like it or not Apple products are, but this looks way to bulky and actually costs more than the device your attaching it too!

I just got one of these to help an Ipad on holiday...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Altec-Lansing-Orbit-M-Portable-3-5mm-Speaker-iMT227-/280874144789?pt=UK_AudioVisualElectronics_PortableAudio_Radios&hash=item4165675415#ht_1300wt_1345

MediaBobNY wrote:

My dealer in SoHo told me they'll have an adapter (bumper) for iPad 3 in around a week.

When we were in Struer last week the A3 was demonstrated with an iPad 3. The adapter highlighted is only to deal with the small difference in size between the iPad models.

Location: Hampshire, England

Typed on my new iPad, docked in a A3 no problem at all.

 

Its sitting on my knee playing really decent sounding music while I browse and work.  I'm surprised there hasn't been more comment about them on here.  It's the first B&O product ever where my wife wants one as well for using in the kitchen and garden

vlohjr1 wrote:
Apparently it is an iOS issue which b&o can do nothing about

Well, it can't be a software (iOS) issue as the iPad 2 can be updated to the very latest iOS release (along with the iPad 3). They share the same software.

rednik wrote:
my wife wants one as well for using in the kitchen and garden

~ ditto ~

better place an order soon before the secret gets out and they are in short supply !

I is agonising as you can tell. don t tell me that please..??? i m doomed.. borned under the wrong star, cursed for all eternity.. i ve been promoting the A3 to a very dear friend of mine who owe an ipad 3... I ve been so convincing that he is supposed to go and buy his A3 today... RHAAAA. I m a dead man.... .I better go to work with a helmet and an armor tomorrow.. if i can t get hold of him before he buys it.. he will kill me..

 

what is the issue between the A3 and ipad 3 please ??? is it some sort of a temp bug, or something more serious than that ??? sorry.. i know it s all been explained on previous post... but 1.. i m not fully awake yet, and 2ndo i was blonde as a child.. and 3rd.. i m French.. so what do you expect ??? miracles .. a sudden burst of amazing intelligence ???

 

Beobear aka bernie the nutcase

Don't worry Bernie, B&O are sorting out the problem!!!

Anyway France is beautiful, I would totally love to live there!!!

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