If anyone were likely to sue anyone over this concept it'd be Bose...better sound thru litigation. They have a history of suing both competitors and the press, they had a famous suit against Consumer Reports because CR said they didn't like their speakers.

jk1002 wrote:

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 .....

• Dani Blatter is it going to be a stand alone product, or will it be capable of integration in multiroom systems e.g. masterlink?

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  Bang & Olufsen Hi link, Essence is not connected via NetworkLink or MasterLink - its connectivity is rather based on the mobile ecosystems such as Airplay, DLNA and music services. Best regards, the Bang & Olufsen Social Media Team

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Based on this you could do multi room if you stream itunes from a mac or pc. Also, the remote control would not be able to restart an airplay stream.

DLNA if the server is available, spotify connect and internet radio but not a stream from an airplay device.

i am using an old ipad to house my music so the remote could have been nice, same for multi room.

badgersurf wrote:

 

i do like the idea of a simple control to turn on the system at a point you left off, 

Pause? 

Where is the "Bikkel" when you need it!? 😁

essence wrote:

Mr10Percent wrote:

 

I am still amiss as to why people think driving there system from a mobile device is a good thing? Maybe I'm too old and just no longer see the point.

 

 

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Oh yeah, we forgot to tell you - sorry. We are now in the digital age.

 

In Essence. LOL

I was killing time and found this thread and thought I'd resurrect it because of how similar it is in sentiment to the Beosound Moment thread -- but this time about the BS Essence.

Also, check out BillC's comment in the latter portion of the thread as he seems to have predicted a "Beotablet." 😁

Millimissen,

I went in to their website and it looks pretty cool!

I have an option of buying a second hand Essence in a box for about 400€, but I am not sure if the price is because it is something wrong with it, and it is far away, so no chance to try it out.

But this Beep, if I understand correct, connects to the rca on my BV7 and streams to it, and the AUX on the Ouverture and even directly to for example a pair of BL8000 with the special cable for connecting RCA and the litte box for activating the speaker.

I like this Beep idea!

Since I only have "old" B&O stuff (nothing with wifi), a Beep seems like a good choice.  🤒