StUrrock wrote:

Forget DLNA forget Airplay think CLOUD!

the big players will eventually control all content this way.

the little players such as, B&O, will survive by providing access to the cloud content in a distinctive way.

What are you trying to say with this?

Whether you have local files or cloud based services, you will need an interface on a hardware for managing that anyway.

If the content should/will come from local stored files or from a cloud service (or both) is another story,

This discussion is about finding the best way to control it - to bring it to our loudspeakers and/or BV's.

MM

Hey guys as for B&O going after Beep - there's a  company called Bose that showed their system with a circular wireless controller months ago:

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Ryan wrote:

Hey guys as for B&O going after Beep - there's a small company called Bose that showed their system with a small circular wireless controller months ago:

http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/wifi_music_systems/soundtouch_stereo/index.jsp

http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/wifi_music_systems/accessories/soundtouch_controller/index.jsp&color=bl

This system also comes with a tablet app where you control things in depth.

Now I'm certainly not a big fan of Bose products but let's admit they got a few things right here

1) the controller has a display in it and a way to select from 6 preset streams or playlists (much like the presets on a car radio)

2) the system is designed to support multi-room audio

In any case I find it hard to believe that the company who brought us the Beolink 7000, a product that was 20 years ahead of it's time, is now where they are with this stuff. I like the essence and will probably buy one because it's basically a sexier looking playmaker, but I feel like it could have been a lot more. Maybe something else is on the way.

Thanks for sharing that.

They are indeed doing a couple of things right there!

But the controller isn't 'pretty' 😳

MM

It looks a bit Chevrolet a/c control but is the decimal point in the right place on that price?

that may be compensation for the looks, which are familiar...

The Bose SoundTouch awakes when you come near it with your hand and shows the infos on the LED.

That is what we would call 'magic', if this was the same for the BeoSound Essence!

Indeed it is strange that more companies come up with almost the same idea of controlling music at home.

MM

The BOSE controller is essentially a simplified Beo5/6. Nothing particularly new or original there.

So whats essence then? It has less functionality. It doesnt support the multi room it seems or they missed talking about it and to have few selection buttons for default playlists or internet radio stations is nice.

The multiroom would have been nice .....