Geoff Martin wrote:

I should have mentioned in this sentence that there is another Speaker Type called "Other". This is basically the same as the "Line" type, described above, but WITH volume regulation.

I love it when the designers actually put some thought into the features! 🤒

Yes, I must say that I am incredibly impressed with the way they are actually listening to the dudes here on BeoWorld.  It's incredibly refreshing!

Geoff Martin wrote:

stefan wrote:

Is V.OPT0 possible in V1? Does this feature affect the center speaker. Will it be disconnected/muted? Or will it play just stereo/center including volume control in videomode?

 

Sorry - missed this one.

All of the rules that used to determine which speakers did what in TV's before V1 have been thrown out.

So, now, it's up to you to decide how you want your speakers to behave.

There are some automatically-chosen parameters when you do your set-up (i.e. the TV decides what the best bass management strategy is based on your Speaker Types in a given Speaker Group) however, these, too, can be over-ridden using the Advanced Settings menus.

In the new menu structure, any speaker can be anything you want. So, for example, if you connect four BeoLab 5's to a V1, and you wish to tell it that the left internal speaker on the V1 is a subwoofer, you can do this. This would certainly not be smart, but you can do it if you choose to do so. Similarly, you can say that all loudspeakers connected to a V1 (including the internal ones) should play the Left Surround channel. Again, this might make for a boring movie, but it's possible.

For details on this (and more!), I would suggest that you consult a little document I wrote called the Technical Sound Guide. It's available at

http://www.bang-olufsen.com/UserFiles/File/ug/BeoPlayV1/Technical_Sound_Guide.pdf

If something in there doesn't make sense, then please feel free to ask for clarification!

cheers

-geoff

Thanks again Geoff. Read the sound guide before, very innovating and interesting thoughts about sound setting imho.. I had the chance to have a look at the V1 in a Beostore. Amazing Sound menu with hundreds of options / configurations.

Must be a powerful DSP  integrated in the TV.

Unfortunately we can`t listen to all these options in the store, because most dealers will present the V1 as a standalone product and it would take much time to test all configurations. Maybe I should ask my dealer for a V1-two-years-home-demo....:)?🙂

And yes, sometimes I like that ISYBYSM principle....🙂

BTW: Does anybody know if the Beo4play is a modified Beo4, because you`ll find source MEDIA, which is not present on any other Beo4s, even not in the new Beo4navi (1710). If yes, are there any other differences?

Stefan

stefan wrote:

BTW: Does anybody know if the Beo4play is a modified Beo4, because you`ll find source MEDIA, which is not present on any other Beo4s, even not in the new Beo4navi (1710). If yes, are there any other differences?

Stefan

I think the Media button is for connecting to NAS drives and the likes perhaps. And I think the regular Beo4 will get it also in the future. 

Michael wrote:

stefan wrote:

BTW: Does anybody know if the Beo4play is a modified Beo4, because you`ll find source MEDIA, which is not present on any other Beo4s, even not in the new Beo4navi (1710). If yes, are there any other differences?

Stefan

I think the Media button is for connecting to NAS drives and the likes perhaps. And I think the regular Beo4 will get it also in the future. 

Yes, I know , source MEDIA is for the new mediaplayer integrated in the V1. You can access all drives in your network, also your Beomaster 5 if present.

And you can also reassign source MEDIA to any other video source like V.MEM....

But afaik it is not possible to update regular Beo4s, so maybe in future Beo4s  features like source MEDIA will be integrated.

What about other differences?

Stefan

I prepared a USB with gapless tracks (FLAC) to try in a V1 at my dealer. It took more than a second of silence to go to the next track... I also tried to fastforward a track, but couldn’t find, how to do it. 

I assume we’ll have the same problem with a NAS.

Any news if this will be fixed?

stefan wrote:

But afaik it is not possible to update regular Beo4s, so maybe in future Beo4s features like source MEDIA will be integrated.

Dave wrote:

John, you would make a wonderful critic / reviewer!

 

Something to think about...

Hi Dave

It's really most kind, and very much appreciated to read your comment - thank you! 🙂

It's a lovely change from the days past when I used to contribute to Pink Fish Media and got attacked for making 'overly long' posts, and for not toeing the Naim party line in general...

I'm very sorry to hear of your continuing difficulties re the freighting of the Beovision 9 - perhaps it is time for some legal advice/action?

You'd be very much within your rights - an insurance contract is an insurance contract and the freight company can't simply try to deny any legal liability and wipe their hands of it.

If you took them to court, they will likely settle out of court, but if it went to court, you could also claim damages for emotional upset and loss of use of the Beovision 9 etc.

Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help

Thank you again for your most kind comments

Kind Regards

John... 😐

As my dealer in the US has still not received his and has not been able to do any experimenting, I'd still appreciate some input to my post above. When I spoke to my dealer yesterday, he said that he'd spoken to Chicago and that a custom cable might be available to connect my BM 7000 to the V1 via data link. Not totally clear on what that might imply from the control standpoint.

On another matter, the "table stand" for the V1 is shown here http://www.bang-olufsen.com/UserFiles/File/ug/BeoPlayV1/beoplay_V1_table_stand.pdf but in the media center that stand is called a floor stand. Has anyone seen the REAL table stand???

Confused in Virginia...