Decided to buy a marble Balance this week.
Had a little play before I take it up to the office. Interestingly, I find my various BeoSound 2's as offering better performance. There's something lacking in the mid-range.
Looks good though.
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Balance arrived
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Looks great! Already Network Link enabled?
Looks amazing! As well as your dining room.
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Looks amazing! As well as your dining room.
I just put it there to set up/test. It will go in to the office.
Surprised the BeoSound 2 sounds more 'rounded' though. That's the strange thing about B&O speakers, they all sound different. For example, the Edge sound is....odd. The A9 is superb, BeoSound 2 best bang-for-buck, Balance is decent top-end and bass, but voice sound a bit robotic.
Thats one expensive essential oil defuser. But you should try some sandalwood ;)
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Thats one expensive essential oil defuser. But you should try some sandalwood ;)
We're not allowed to say negative things about B&O products. Our US friends get very unhappy. We can only say good things....even if we own them! 😁
The opinions of the few outweigh the experiences of the many.
As much as I wanted to like the Balance, I was not super impressed either. I returned mine. I felt the Stage sounded better and was less expensive. It didn’t feel full enough for me
And I agree, the A9 is fantastic. Sold my 2nd gen, hopefully getting a 4th gen soon. Hoping it sounds even more robust.
Cheers Chris, you have already answered the question I would have asked about comparison with the BeoSound 2! I assumed the Balance might have been better but it was never in contention for me because the design didn’t appeal as I am sure you may remember. Good you are able to compare though and interesting result.
And I am puzzled a bit, as the initial feedbacks from some of the early reviewers here in Forum were like Balance was a comparable experience to a pair of BL17s (minus the stereo separation, obviously). Seems like it isn't so impressive afterall? Perhaps it sounds better in your office moxxey?
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