Hello all. I am new to the forum and made a post on the "Flash your B&O" thread. I was asked some questions about my Beolab 90s. I did not want to "hijack" the theme of that thread with my answers. If I am in the wrong place with this, I hope you will forgive me.
People who have read the BL90 white paper and/or the Technical Sound Guide will note that the first page states "Note: Not all features described herein will be available at first release." There have been software upgrades and features implemented, but there is still work to be done.
The speakers are really good and the sound staging is excellent. There are features that I look forward to...........
The ARC (room compensation) is yet to be fully implemented. The speakers can create filters and compensate for the room acoustics so that locations in the room can receive the optimum sound. At the moment this is PC based which requires a B&O tech to set it up and the options are limited. Eventually the speakers will do this through using the microphone (supplied). We will then select one or more "pre-set" to provide the sound in the locations we want.
The beam direction and speaker distance compensation are yet to be implemented. We are not yet able to adjust tones or many of the "advanced controls. The list of features and their state of readiness are available at Geoff Martin's Blog.
He instructs that he is not permitted give us the expected dates for release of features, but will keep the list updated as things change. Originally the final updates were supposed to have been released by July.
The Android App for BL90 has not been released yet (I have an Android phone and tablet). I can control the Beomusic functions ie the playlists and tracks, the source and volume, but have to borrow my wife's iPad or iPhone to change any speaker settings such as beam width.
I was asked what connections the speakers are using. Ours are connected via Cat 6 data cable to each other (for the speakers to work together), directly to the internet (for upgrades automatically) and via an Essence Mk2 to my NAS/network and my other B&O components (see my signature below). The installation was all organised by the B&O team in Adelaide with additional advice and help from a man that came from Melbourne. There are multiple ways to connect to these speakers, but to handle the data and speed required the data cables were the recommended solution. There is a little glitch which it being addressed tomorrow requiring a "switch" and a subnet to further speed communication through my network. The glitch is a brief stutter in the music 15-20 seconds into a track. The speakers have only been installed for 4 days so they are a work in progress (at home and in Denmark)
Don't get the wrong impression; I am very happy and these are the best speakers I have ever heard. They will only get better with the implementation of the features.......I am an "early adopter" and I have to be prepared to wait. It is nice to know that the upgrades are free and are not being rushed without proper testing (I hope). But like a small boy waiting for Christmas; the upgrades can't come soon enough.
If people are interested I will update this thread to let you know how things go and of my experience with these acoustic marvels.
Are there any other BL90 owners who would like to add their 2 cents?
