Mark-N wrote:

Can you confirm the availability of Tunein, as it is not listed on the Shape product page?

 

David wrote:

- lets hope its more stable / reliable than the Essence

The Essence started out very reliable for me.  Over time with the software updates it seemed to get worse and worse.  The bluetooth remote hardly works now and I had to go with the IR eye, which works better, but I lost the ability to change sources with the remote.  Network drops are pretty frequent now, which causes the bloop bloop noise (notification sound) actually on all my devices.  I also have to more frequently unplug my Essence to reset it to get it working properly again. I have to wonder:

A) Was this to get me frustrated with the Essence and go buy the Core?

B) Will the same thing happen with the Core?

 

Sounds to me like B&O has no idea how to do regression testing on their s/w.

Hello, yes Tune-in is built in and works perfectly

So far the core has been fine, but the essence remote sucks !

bearing in mind that is one of the main reasons i wanted one (such a great idea, and a lovely piece of wall furniture!) i am getting close to taking it back.

it doesnt seem to be able to start music - i have to use the app on the phone, but from then on will pause / skip / volume control fine, but if i pause the music for more than 2 mins eg answer the phone, im back to square one again and having to get my phone out, start the app and then its random if it will start palying again or not, and sometimes need the app to be restarted.

(all this is from streaming music from my synology by the way)

i currently have the whole house installed with Sonos which in some of the rooms with B&O speakers is a bit clunky (eg in TV room BL8000's connected to pre-out of an amp, so i have to switch the amp on first) so was hoping the core + essence would streamline things, but getting started is just as clunky, and only if ( and i hold my breath every time i touch it) the essence remote works do i get a smile on my face the rest of the time the damn app is so clunky im starting to yearn for Sonos again as the app there, whilst a bit ughly, is at least extremely stable

if you have a house full of the newer WISA speakers (or the Shape for that matter) You would hope things work better, by my essence remote still wont talk consitently to my Beosound 2

so my thoughts after today are :

Beosound Core 5/10

Beosound Essence remote 1/10

B&O App 0/10

im determined to not give up just yet, will keep repositioning / experimenting but the complete lack of the apps functionality / stability and the unreliable / inconsistent essence connectivity are really depressing me

@ Stevegee - completely agree with you on the BS2, but i dont need a core to run these, what i WANT is an essence remote to be in my hand as i walk round so i can control them in var rooms, but thats looking a long way off at mo 

@ Stevegee - completely agree with you on the BS2, but i dont need a core to run these, what i WANT is an essence remote to be in my hand as i walk round so i can control them in var rooms, but thats looking a long way off at mo 

David wrote:

im determined to not give up just yet....

How on earth has it got to this, when you're buying a premium brand?

Things should work simply, easily, and intuitively when you're paying considerable amounts more than mass-market offerings, surely?

🙁

Mmmh, so it was the right decision to postpone my decision to buy a Beosund Core.
It's so sad to see that Bang & Olufsen doesn't seem to be able anymore to deliver ANY products without flaws! 🙁
Is their quality testing completely gone?
Unbelievable... 😭

David wrote:

it doesnt seem to be able to start music - i have to use the app on the phone, but from then on will pause / skip / volume control fine,

[...]

(all this is from streaming music from my synology by the way)

It's all about link --> this is the normal behaviour of any Digital Media Renderer like the BS Core, BS Essence mk1/2, BS35, BS1/2 or the BeoPlayX.

From the BOGO FAQ :

BeoSound Essence is acting only as a DMR. This means that:

• There is a need for another entity (e.g. BeoMusic App, another DLNA app or PC) to keep “feeding” BeoSound Essence with the tracks to be played.
• BeoSound Essence Remote cannot switch on BeoSound Essence to DLNA mode and get music directly from a NAS.

Your phone/tablet, the BS5 or the tablet of the BS Moment are "intelligent remotes" (Digital Media Controller), so they're able to start a song from a NAS. The Wheely is not a DMC.

On the other hand, it should be able to start the radio (and may be the last played Spotify's song). Did you check this too?

And what about the pairing loss?

CB wrote:

On the other hand, it should be able to start the radio (and may be the last played Spotify's song). Did you check this too?