Advice on moment

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Hello all

I used to have my avant 55 in the living room and moment in the kitchen with some speakers connected to it.

Since we moved house the lab5’s are connected to the avant and the moment in the next room with nothing connected to it.

The kitchen has an essence MK2 with some CX50’s and a passive connected to it.

I have all of the sources that the moment had on the essence and hardly play music now.

I think I don’t need the moment at all anymore but wanted to see if anyone can give me a reason to keep it.

I don’t think I use it at all anymore as if I can pull the sources from the essence to the avant what are the benefits of keeping the moment at all?

Anything?

Cheers

Seanie_230 wrote:
Anything?
the ease of starting a source without the need of an iDevice. Note: especially when choosing a Album out of my DLNA-server collection.

Seanie_230 wrote:

Anything?

As a failover in case your Essence is in trouble.

As a NL control point in an other room.

Location: Brittany - France

My B&O Icons:

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Sell it if you don't like it.

The Moment is the end of an era: the last true music interface from a company that made its name by creating incredible user interfaces, surprising mechanical design, and beautiful equipment.  Although the software wasn't truly complete until after the Moment was discontinued, I think its design, interface, and functionality are truly the pinnacle of B&O's incredible history.  (Are you aware that 

My B&O Icons:

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I love my Moment too, because i enjoy their user interface for daily use. I nearly never use the app (i have to be old). I enjoy the design either. My point of criticism is completely diffferent: It would have been great, if there was an "on/off button" for the tablet part. So cleaning the display can get quiet loud 😂

But as laseralex has written: I love everything about my Moment, even its imperfections 👍👍👍

Personally I love my moment too. The flexibility of control with either the app, the interface or good old beo4. The design. The integration with my old master link setup.

My absolute favourite purchase for a long time.

laseralex wrote:

The Moment is the end of an era: the last true music interface from a company that made its name by creating incredible user interfaces, surprising mechanical design, and beautiful equipment.  Although the software wasn't truly complete until after the Moment was discontinued, I think its design, interface, and functionality are truly the pinnacle of B&O's incredible history.  (Are you aware that link?  That iPod and its interface changed the world of music, and then evolved into the iPhone which has fundamentally changed the world we live in.)

I have two of them, and I absolutely adore them.  I love the shape, the materials, the design.  I love the detachable jukebox that can be charged in to positions with very different looks.  I love the tactile interface, the contrasting materials, and the simplicity of the design.  I love the stark contrast between glass and aluminum on one side and warm wood on the other.  I love that the same control ring appears in the same location with the same dimensions and functionality on both the aluminum and wood sides: completely different yet exactly the same.  I love that I can tap the center of the ring and the Moment knows what I want to hear.  I love that one end of the scrolling interface allows me to pick exactly the song or the album I want to hear, while scrolling to the other end allows me to play exactly the mood I'm in without having to pick any song.  I love that my Moment finds me amazing new music I can add to my collection, and also finds old songs I once purchased on CD but haven't listened to in years.  I love everything about my Moment, even its imperfections.

If you don't get joy from your Moment, sell it on to someone who will.

Brilliant! You really can't sell it any better than that. You've even got my interest now and I never really considered a Moment before.

Thanks all for your opinions.

I love the device its just not doing anything that’s all.

I don’t need the cash so perhaps it can just sit there and one day I will move it to another room.

Cheers

Sounds like a good plan Seanie. Since I've never looked into it before, I am assuming you need a pair of speakers to go with it? Or can it work with a BV11, V1-32 or a BeoSound 2 that I've just purchased? All my past kit has been sold so no more dedicated speakers at the moment. If it can work with what I have I am happy to make you an offer if you decide you don't want it after all.

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