I'm guessing Steve is just giving us a teaser.

I have no idea what it will look like either but my guess is it will look amazing and I already know I want one. Maybe B&O will go with some pre launch information like with the Harmony. That approach appears to have generated a great deal of interest and many have already ordered. 

Come on B&O. The more you can tell us now, the more you can fill up those order books. 

Don’t forget - it is summer vacation time now.....you won’t hear much from Struer untill after that.

MM

It looks great imo, people have seen the leaks that got pulled.

I was told no on PUC and a no on PL, but a yes on NL. I took it as a more stand alone product.

Also I was told it'll be priced competitively, for a high end soundbar, and will sound amazing compared and I believe it and it's not just marketing speak. I think it'll hit a lot of USP's we all want and maybe more. I am very excited for it😁

Indeed, I was told pretty much the same I.e. a standalone product. Anyone expecting a fully fledged Beosystem 5 type center channel will have to wait until next year.

With respect to this sound bar, with no PUC, I wonder what the (remote) control choice will be.

 

Sandyb wrote:

Indeed, I was told pretty much the same I.e. a standalone product. Anyone expecting a fully fledged Beosystem 5 type center channel will have to wait until next year.

With respect to this sound bar, with no PUC, I wonder what the (remote) control choice will be.

Will be a shame if I cant use it as a centre channel for my other Beolab's. I would have expected B&O to produce a product that would give them the possibility to upsell more speakers. I guess I will just have to keep waiting if this is true.

 

 

 

 

Let's see how it pans out.

Again, from what I was told the sound bar product is relatively simple, as perhaps evidenced by the absence of PUC / PL. Whether it will be WISA capable, who knows, perhaps.  Despite being simple, it will still have an audience - after all, there are a few who use a BS 35/3500 as a sound bar with TV's, with the facility to also act as a multi room speaker (hence the inclusion of NL). And it may be trying to compete more with the higher end sound bar market, where many can wirelessly connect to a sub to boost the performance and add some flexibility i.e. aimed just as much towards those with no other B&O home architecture.

The other part of what I was told was that a sound centre a la Eclipse, effectively a Beosystem 5 *** centre speaker will come, but not till next year.

There will also be a new remote, which is potentially very attractive, being an enlarged Essence remote form factor, with a screen in the middle...hopefully that really does see the light of day later this year. As compared to the current BR One, it may well be more friendly to selecting / browsing music.

Anyway, lets see, there's always a certain fluidity to these things.

 

Just a better soundbar, then ;-(

MM

Sandyb wrote:

The other part of what I was told was that a sound centre a la Eclipse, effectively a Beosystem 5 *** centre speaker will come, but not till next year.

Worth waiting for, then ;-)

MM

Millemissen wrote:

Worth waiting for, then ;-)

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

Definitely yes - what many have wanted I think

I guess many (and that is just a few, when you consider the target group of B&O) have been waiting for something WITHOUT a buit-in center speaker.

MM