B&O and wireless....always makes me feel uneasy. Had constant issues with the A6 and now with H95 Bluetooth it's impossible to have connection with several devices without having to re-pair at least one device every time.

The design of the BL28 does not really appeal to me from pictures. The base looks clunky, could have been designed by a trainee. 

Thank you for your reviews on the real speaker! :-)


How's the control dial? Does it "stick out" enough to be used ergonomically and comfortable like the Essence remote wheel or the (new) Beosound 1 or is it just a workaround?

Is DLNA only missing in the technical data list or is DLNA absent on the new Mozart platform?

Millemissen wrote:

I guess anyone with younger kids will be happy that they are somewhat out of reach.

CB wrote:

Millemissen wrote:

I guess anyone with younger kids will be happy that they are somewhat out of reach.

 

I'm sure we can count on the kids to force the lamellas open... sooner or later [:\'(]

On the other side.....when the lamellas are closed (speaker in standby) the cat can not use the front cover as a scratching post ;-))

MM

schatzoy wrote:

B&O and wireless....always makes me feel uneasy. Had constant issues with the A6 and now with H95 Bluetooth it's impossible to have connection with several devices without having to re-pair at least one device every time.

 

A lot of these issues lie in the wifi setup in the house or from neughbours - the issues with the wireless functions in the product themselves have become less lately.

Also I am pretty sure that you can hardwire these speakers to the network - we will learn more about this at launch I guess.

By the way.....I thought of an ‘upgrade’ to the BL6000 rather than to the BL8000/18 designwise, as I saw them in real life.

MM

Millemissen wrote:

I guess you are right on the DLNA support....my fault.

However, that might change - technologywise it should be possible.......if not it sure is a drawback with your listening habits.
NL coming.....I would not agree, that you read that ‘ages ago’. ‘ages ago’ they did not mention anything about NL.
Now they officially have announced it for Q3 - and I see no reason not to believe that.

I could easily reach the top of the 28 for controlling - and where else should they have put control elements, if they have to be there?
I guess anyone with younger kids will be happy that they are somewhat out of reach.

Personally I would connect these to my BV (if I had them).
The integration of music functions is - again to me - secondary. 

However, this opens up possibilities for other users with other habits/wishes.....so I have no problem with them being there.
In general I expect that the integration of the new Mozart platform will enable new functions, that we haven’t seen before.

MM

 

DLNA has been dropped from the new products connectivity list since the Balance is out, so in march last year. Agree that it could be technically possible and B&O have experience on this front, but I really think that it is no longer on their roadmap.

In April 2020 a note from B&O product management circulated in this forum stating that improved NL + "touch to join" was on the roadmap, glad to hear that it is now officially announced for Q3 2021, I have not seen this information personally. From a technology timeline perspective I call hat "ages ago", the time for B&O to launch 3 different connected speakers.

BL 28 height is between 1,37 H and 1,40 H, which means that to operate the control panel easily one must be higher than 1,60m which I think excludes a lot of potential customers worldwide, adults included, and I'm not talking here about people with illness affecting their size.

The integration of music service is secondary to you, like it is for me on such type speakers, I would personally not take the risk of spending so much money in such very good speakers that have "secondary" features putting the whole speakers at risk of failing completely. If the BL 28 had a version without control panel and music services, such BL 50 or 90, I would definitively have a closer look.

You may be right about the Mozart platform, but I'll wait for it to be mature enough before considering it, my Moment experience talking here, for now they are just bringing less to me. In the meantime I'll enjoy my pre-Balance products.

TWG wrote:

Thank you for your reviews on the real speaker! :-)


How's the control dial? Does it "stick out" enough to be used ergonomically and comfortable like the Essence remote wheel or the (new) Beosound 1 or is it just a workaround? 

Is DLNA only missing in the technical data list or is DLNA absent on the new Mozart platform?

I would not call that ‘sticking out’ - the controls are flat on top of the speaker/s.

Functionality is similar to what you see on the Emerge, the Balance.

There is no physical wheel (like on the Essence Remote, BS1/2) - you use the ‘wheel’ in the surface of the top.

Unless you are a very small person, they are fine - I guess most people will use the Beoremote or the app anyway.

I am looking forward to demonstrations at launch - I had too little time to notice all the details ;-(

It seems that there is no DLNA support on the Mozart platform as of now. 
Either that is a decision on purpose (used by too few people they would say) or something that will come in an update. 
If people keep on asking for it, it may be more likely to happen.

MM 

mbolo01 wrote:

DLNA has been dropped from the new products connectivity list since the Balance is out, so in march last year.

When is the launch?

How is the BL28 compared to a BL18/BL2 setup? How is the bass?

I’m looking forward to see and hear them 🙂

Beomanden

Official premiere is on April 29th, i.e. in just a few days.

I experienced them yesterday at my dealer’s. They look good, much better than on pictures. They also have the wide/narrow mode like the Beolab 50s and sound pretty good.

They replace Beolab 20, as expected given the price.