7-55 is an LCD TV. Any of the new Beovision OLED based TVs would be an extraordinary step up. As in night and day difference. BeoLab 50’s are in my top 3 speakers I have ever heard. I can’t imagine the 28’s competing on the same level. But I still have yet to hear them. The 28’s do look very interesting and are very much B&O, more so than the 50’s, IMO. I think the 28’s is the coolest B&O product since A9 and BeoLab 90.

7-55 is an LCD TV. Any of the new Beovision OLED based TVs would be an extraordinary step up. As in night and day difference. BeoLab 50’s are in my top 3 speakers I have ever heard. I can’t imagine the 28’s competing on the same level. But I still have yet to hear them. The 28’s do look very interesting and are very much B&O, more so than the 50’s, IMO. I think the 28’s is the coolest B&O product since A9 and BeoLab 90.

My dealer says $ 16 - 17 k range.

Razlaw wrote:

I have a 7-55 with 50s. I would like to get a 65 inch Eclipse or Harmony but do not have enough room with the 50s. I have been toying with downgrading the 50s to 28s to allow for the upgrade to 65 inch Eclipse or Harmony and very much like how the 28s look.

If you replace the 7-55 with the Harmony 65” you will have enough space for the 50’s - I am pretty sure.

I haven’t heard the 28’s yet, but I can hardly believe that they can replace the 28 soundwise.

However, if you are looking for a somewhat slimmer setup, the 28’s surely/probably will do the job.

It must be hard to have to replace the 50’s once you have had them.....unless you are getting the 90’s ;-))

MM

Emil Jensen wrote:

Have just seen them at the dealer,

Some answers.

Both speakers can be master/Slave you just choose in the app.

They have the Mozart platform chip as the Level and Emerge, so upgradable in the future.

The opening is used to narrow and wide mode, so not just for show.

They do Wide mode like the Beolab 90, not like the 50.

They are a bit more expensive then Beolab 20.

They do look better in person, but it is very different from what we are used to from B&O.

 

I did pick up the Emerge on my way out, nice little speaker, my Beoplay Portal Grey Mist is first in stock the 6 of may, had hoped to get a pair today :(

Tak Emil.

‘Both speakers can be master/Slave you just choose in the app’ - that sounds very interesting.

When this is due to the Mozart platform, it could mean that we also might be able to adress the other speakers on that platform individually.......in order to make pairs.

How are the two 28 speakers connected to each other....or rather how were they connected, when you were there?
And did they play as a music system, were they connected to a BV?

Congrats on the Emerge - will we hear more about that here?

MM

Millemissen wrote:

If you replace the 7-55 with the Harmony 65” you will have enough space for the 50’s - I am pretty sure.

I haven’t heard the 28’s yet, but I can hardly believe that they can replace the 28 soundwise.

However, if you are looking for a somewhat slimmer setup, the 28’s surely/probably will do the job.

It must be hard to have to replace the 50’s once you have had them.....unless you are getting the 90’s ;-))

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

@Raz

The Harmony 65” is on 4 cm wider than the 7-55.

MM

Millemissen wrote:

Emil Jensen wrote:

Have just seen them at the dealer,

Some answers.

Both speakers can be master/Slave you just choose in the app.

They have the Mozart platform chip as the Level and Emerge, so upgradable in the future.

The opening is used to narrow and wide mode, so not just for show.

They do Wide mode like the Beolab 90, not like the 50.

They are a bit more expensive then Beolab 20.

They do look better in person, but it is very different from what we are used to from B&O.

 

I did pick up the Emerge on my way out, nice little speaker, my Beoplay Portal Grey Mist is first in stock the 6 of may, had hoped to get a pair today :(

Tak Emil.

‘Both speakers can be master/Slave you just choose in the app’ - that sounds very interesting.

When this is due to the Mozart platform, it could mean that we also might be able to adress the other speakers on that platform individually.......in order to make pairs.

How are the two 28 speakers connected to each other....or rather how were they connected, when you were there?
And did they play as a music system, were they connected to a BV?

 

Congrats on the Emerge - will we hear more about that here?

 

MM

So first off, they are sold in pairs and packed in pairs.

Then you start the setup with google/b&o App,

then you choose slave/master and which is right and left.

And calibrate the sound with using the phone as microphone.

Very easy it seemed.

The ones I heard just had power, and then setup with Wifi.

I do not know what technology they pair up with? Google? WiSa? don't know.

Will install the Emerge monday in the office, but I can already say that the quality seems much higher than M3/5 (Cannot comment on audio quality yet)

Curly wrote:

Emil, this is great. Did you take any photos you can share with us? And how do you think the bass performance compares to BL19 or BL20?

Raz, I sent you a direct message about your 50s.

Sorry no pictures, 

Again did not listen in a proper environment,

But I do personally prefer Subs bulit in speakers compared to have one Beolab 19

But in generel I do think that Beolab 20 still is a great speaker. Beolab 20 and 28 is not the same, just the same price range.

Razlaw wrote:

I don’t want to get rid of the 50s. But with a Harmony the gap between it and the 50s would only be a couple of inches. I don’t think that would look good at all. I have thought of a wall mounted Eclipse, but given the size of the 50s, I don’t think that would look good, the speakers being so far in front of the the Eclipse. Beolab 50s Beolab 9s Beolab 12-3s Beolab 1s Beolab 6000s 2 pairs Beolab 4000s Beovision 7-55 Beovision 10-40 Beoplay V1 32 inch Beovision Avant 32 inch Beosound 1 (CD player) Beosound 3000 Beosound 5 Core Essence MKII Beoplay M5