moxxey wrote:

I thought you said you cancelled it as it doesn't support many of your devices? Not convinced I'd get one if I was playing my BL50s and it couldn't control the volume.

The Halo just reminds me of a sphere BeoRemote One. Similar screen, idea and materials. Just 3x the price.

beojeff wrote:

I'm in the US and received my first one (bronze table) last Thursday on the launch date. I just ordered my second one (bronze table) yesterday. It seems that the color choice could have something to do with the availability. If you look at the B&O website, it shows the natural and brass table models are sold out. However, the bronze table model and all colors of the wall model are available.

A NL remote control (v.s. IR or BT) such as the Halo or the B&O app uses http and other web type of service/protocol like JSON to query and control a NL product.

To illustrate what I mean, you can use your favorite browser (Safari, Chrome, Firefox, IE, etc...) and type the following URL: 

http://<IP address of your B&O product>:8080/BeoNotify/Notifications

sample: http://192.168.1.111:8080/BeoNotify/Notifications

It will return some raw information about your product status such as its friendly name, the active source or the current volume level, that the NL remote will nicely display on its display.

The NL Multiroom protocol, if we can name it a protocol as I don't know the technical details of it, enables a synchronized distribution of music data stream amongst the relevant products. B&O, Sonos, Yamaha, Denon etc... all have their proprietary solutions.

If B&O removes NL Multiroom from their systems, leaving only AP2 and CC for Multiroom music experience, this will not impact the Halo, nor the B&O App, remote capabilities.

mbolo01 wrote:

If B&O removes NL Multiroom from their systems, leaving only AP2 and CC for Multiroom music experience, this will not impact the Halo, nor the B&O App, remote capabilities.

And how would you then initiate the Join/Expand functions?

MM

Millemissen wrote:

And how would you then initiate the Join/Expand functions?

I guess the Join feature would die with NL multiroom.

On top of the relevant applications the AP/CC Expand function could be integrated into the Halo, this could be part of a product software upgrade that would give the Halo superior integration of the AP/CC layers and a broader control over any AP/CC capable device? A pure guess again

The 2 outstanding features of the Halo:

1: it uses a network protocol (instead of bt).....maybe the most important..

2: It has a comfortable - and very responsive - volume ring.

MM

Millemissen wrote:

1: it uses a network protocol (instead of bt).....maybe the most important ...

Waiting for a BeoRemote One/WiFi.

MM

Millemissen wrote:

Waiting for a BeoRemote One/WiFi.

MM

AND/OR backlit buttons! 

The simplicity of 'join, possibilities of product integration are only a few of the best parts of the B&O ecosystem. Sad to see that go.