Abz wrote:

I am so pleased this forum has gotten very active over the past month or so.  Thanks to all the participants, no exception.

Cheers

+1

I was starting to think it was waning a little, and that Beoworld was starting on a downward spiral...

Paul Winn wrote:

Hi Linder,

In terms of small but mighty impressive for me, the BOSE Accoustimass AM5 speakers at £400 with a £200 amp take one heck of a lot of beating. One of my radio stations has been using a pair since 1988. I still think these take a lot of beating in terms of crystal clear treble and bass. 

If B&O were to fit a bas and treble control on the back of the BS8 im sure they would address the problem I have with them and don't laugh, Pioneer are offering this on the back on their active speakers!

Paul, you can change things soundwise quite a bit using the Ipod nano in my case. I.e go into settings and playing around with the various Equalizer options.  Sandy

BeoGreg wrote:

It's not every day that I say good things on a product, so you can believe me. INCREDIBLE PRODUCT.

Well done Struer.

Gregory

 

Thanks Gregory!

-Struer

😕

I agree. It sounds great. 

Hi Sandy,

Yes I tried the equaliseer settings on my Nano. This ime around, I couldnt find the 3 B&O settings that usually appear on the Nano's display - ive got the lateest software which has given me the brand new Nano's features & layout.

I did occur to me that it would sound a lot better using my MacBook due to the manual equaliser settings in iTunes!

Just to stop some of the boys crying, I love the design of the BS8 as i've said before, so it's not al bad ;)

Thank you Abz too for your pieces.

Anyway, Happy Christmas everyone! I'm skiing over Christmas so there's a possibility I may bump into a few BeoWorlders ;)

Paul Winn wrote:

Hi Sandy,

 

Yes I tried the equaliseer settings on my Nano. This ime around, I couldnt find the 3 B&O settings that usually appear on the Nano's display - ive got the lateest software which has given me the brand new Nano's features & layout.

I did occur to me that it would sound a lot better using my MacBook due to the manual equaliser settings in iTunes!

Just to stop some of the boys crying, I love the design of the BS8 as i've said before, so it's not al bad ;)

Thank you Abz too for your pieces.

Anyway, Happy Christmas everyone! I'm skiing over Christmas so there's a possibility I may bump into a few BeoWorlders ;)

What are the 3 B&O settings you mention?

sandy

Hi Sandy,

According the the B&O website FAQ section check this out...

Apart from this, you can make settings on your iPod/iPhone when it is docked in BeoSound 8; Select ‘Settings’, then ‘Speakers’ – You can then choose between the 3 equalizer settings:
'Sound Enhance', 'Flat' and 'Bass Tilt'.
When your iPod/iPhone is undocked, the sound adjustment resets to 'Flat'.

I couldn't this time around since the iPod software update find these as im sure the 'Sound Enhance' would probably of helped.   

Hi guys

I've been reading this with interest and can't help jumping in with my opinion since I now own a Zeppelin (pre-Airplay version) and a Beosound 8.

I bought the BS8 to replace the Zeppelin in my lounge. The Zeppelin then got moved to my bedroom. I stream from my mac over Airplay to them both simultaneously - they are both connected to an airport express and between them they fill my open-plan flat with sound from either end.

When I first got the BS8 home from Selfridges, I was disappointed with the sound and thought it compared unfavourably to the Zeppelin. However, after a couple of days running in, I completely changed my opinion and the BS8 now sounds much richer - the sound seems more 'rounded' somehow. Both will happily go much louder than I would ever inflict on my neighbours.

As for the remotes I think they are pretty similar, but the BS8 one has the advantage that you don't actually have to point it at the dock, unlike the Zeppelin. Must work with rf rather than infra-red. They both do the job they were designed to do.

The BS8 is nearly twice the price of the Zeppelin. Do I think it's twice as good? Probably not. But it's definitely better, and I love it. So it was worth every penny. :-)

Next step will probably be to get a pair of BL3's for the lounge, move the BS8 to the bedroom and put the Zeppelin on eBay. But that will have to wait for a future bonus!

great advice Rickie - Thank you!

No problem Paul. And thanks for the tip about the sound settings when your i-thing is docked - the manual makes no mention of that! I'll have to give it a go.

The Zeppelin does something similar with the base settings (mine is set to -1, and the BS8 to 'wall'), but that has the advantage that it remembers the settings when you take the iphone out of the dock, which seems far more sensible!

One thing I would say is don't judge the sound of the BS8 by the accoustics in Selfridges - it sounds completely different at home!