RickieH wrote:

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.

Thanks Rickie,

And I thought my experience was loony.  You just confirmed it was rather stellar. lol. 

Paul Winn wrote:

Thank you Abz too for your pieces.

Cheers Paul.  Merry Xmas to you too. Enjoy safe skiing.

Hi Abz thank you very much - it will certainly be interesting DJing again there using an iPhone and DJ software!!!

Thanks Rickie. Yes, I took the BS8 in their little demonstration room. Got to say the young Sales Exec was excellent and a great listener - he certainly didn't have an easy customer. I do remember Michael finding these 3 settings on his BS8 and finding the 'enhanced' settings quite favourable!

Maybe I can get one of my stations to invest in one for our reception a then i'll try it for a long weekend :)

Well, let's add my 2 cents.

I'm using a Zeppelin (pre-Air) in the office, a Zeppelin Mini (pre-Air) in the kitchen and a BS8 in the home office. 

When I last docked my iPhone to the Zeppelin in the office, I couldn't help but feeling it was incredibly 'boomy'. I missed a lot on the high-end, which I do get on the BS8. instead, I got a huge bass, making my music feel like rap played on a ghetto blaster. The BS8 seems to be a lot more balanced than the Zeppelin. I only noticed this boomyness though, when I got the BS8. Before that, I thought the Zeppelin sounded terrific. Now, I think it's terrible.

The Zeppelin mini though, I find really nice. Sure, it's smaller and really cannot play as loud, but the sound is a lot more balanced. Problem with the Mini is that the sound is less 'articulated'. It's harder to really feel there are different instruments playing, everything is more just mixed together. But in a nicely balanced way.

Soundwise, I would rate the BS8 first, the Zeppelin Mini second and the regular Zeppelin a long way back in third place.

Designwise, well, that's all just a personal opinion. I like them all.

Joeri

Paul Winn wrote:

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 have tested the 'Sound Enhance' setting, and it does make music more appealing for weaker recordings.  It sounds pretty much like the loudness thing on some integrated amps. It extends the upper and lower ends.  That said, this is done at the expense of the mids.  Instruments (particularly classical strings) did not sound natural with the enhancement.  It also distorted the lower end with some recordings, particulary Tango with heavy doubl bass.

Hey Abz that's very interesting because my old Century sounded so much better with the loudness switch on as did my old BeoMaster 1900!

Thank you for that!

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I have recently ditched my Iphone for a Nokia 800. Until the software update due in January that corrects its appaling MP3 playback it is a sound phone(I can now make calls without them failing half way through!!!! Novelty or what)

It has a micro USB port for charging and data thus excluding its use on the Beosound 8 ie it can't be mounted on the attachement. But as all new mobiles in the very near future will have this generic charging/data station, it surely won't be long before all the Ipads/Iphones that are mounted on the 8 are replaced or fail thus making the current port out of date. Apart from using the 3.5mm plug that i would have to use, is there a Apple female-micro USB male available?

Chris - YES my new iPhone 4s came with a simple apple plug and play that simply plugs into the 30 pin and then has the mini USB on the other end! This is being provided to all iPhone4s in Europe.

Replacing the iconic iPhone with a Nokia? Shocking shocking shocking!

Do you use Orange network? Ive never ever had any problem with this excellent service provider! 100 out of 100 for service, reception and quality of calls!

Tod Daniel wrote:

Replacing the iconic iPhone with a Nokia? Shocking shocking shocking!

So "iconic" that everyone+dog has one. Something becomes very uncool when you see them everywhere, even 11-year-old kids have an iPhone.

Roll on something different.