Beolit 12 is a fail

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Yes it is. They have told all the dealers that they should replace them right away if someone report any kind of problem, specialy with batteries. This is third one I got from local dealer and it turn it self off completely when working on battery. Some of them after few hours but first one I had started that issue after two months! There is also two types of them on the market. First series had on the inside of the back door manual with lot of iphone setting pictures. That one is rly good. But the second one and the curent you will recognize with only four pictures on inner side of doors. Also no little hole for cable. It's bit lighter, cheeper plastic and sound is so plastic like theres no LBA at all. Simply not Bang.

I know there is ppl with working beolits but generaly its cheep problem. No time for extreme testings like before? In China? This problem is widely reported in four countryes atm. God damn it.

So the "mk2" would be more cheaply made then?

bayerische wrote:

So the "mk2" would be more cheaply made then?

Looks like it!

It does appear that they launch a product, then find a cheaper way to produce it at a later date. I noticed that on the Beolab 4000 & even as far back as the C75 speaker which became a cheaper to produce CX100. 

Stonk wrote:

bayerische wrote:

So the "mk2" would be more cheaply made then?

Looks like it!

It does appear that they launch a product, then find a cheaper way to produce it at a later date. I noticed that on the Beolab 4000 & even as far back as the C75 speaker which became a cheaper to produce CX100. 

True, the BL5's where changed too. New models have the thin not grounded power cord, old ones as mine have the "proper" computer-like power cord.

i don't see the pint of the beolit 12 personally

doesn't the iphone have a radio built in already ?

And I really doubt its solid aluminium on mk2 since its not "cold" in hands, rly wierd like some plastic grill.

No problem at all, because Beolit 12 Mk2 costs only 100 €!😜

Raeuber wrote:
No problem at all, because Beolit 12 Mk2 costs only 100 €!😜

I fail to follow. 😂

we have our istuff

we should pity them tbh :)

After reading and then rereading the OP several times, especially the "replace them right away" part ... sounds frankly as though counterfeits have wiggled into the supply chain and this is all a big hush-hush!!!

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