Not especially. I just wanted opinions, good or bad. I know there is internet radio and the 'mood wheel' but my interest is purely ease of use and, especially, reliability. I think the design is really clever and typical B&O but if the reliability doesn't warrant the price then that's a major consideration. I'm looking to potentially down size and going 'all streaming' would be a priority, hence my interest in the moment. 

I think I need to go in store for a hands on with a moment and then decide. 

G. 

Without risking repeating only what I've read about the Moment, I agree with Hiort. The Moment is basically a glorified ipad / music player.

If you're happy with AirPlay today what more can a Moment provide?

Personally I also use predominantly AirPlay with an AppleTV which works perfectly, no desire to 'upgrade'. Perhaps to an Essence at most.

The BS Moment is a soundsystem, that can be used directly with it's own connected speakers or with a connected BeoVision.

It's sources can furthermore be used from a remote NL-player, as can it play the sources of other devices on the NL-network.

It can be controlled directly via the interface and/or with a B&O remote (physical or app-based).

This makes it much more than a 'glorified iPad' - the fact that the user interface is on a screen not unlike a tablet (or iPad, if you want) does not justify a comparison with an ipad connected to an APE connected to a BC9300.

The purpose of the BS Moment is to offer a simple interface for playing music (online/offline) and radio programs using the MoodWheel and PatternPlay and secondly via searching for content to play in the secondary screens.

No iPad or tablet can do this.

These can be used to serve your needs (listening to Spotify/iTunes), but they can't replace the BS Moment functionality and integration in a B&O setup.

MM

I have just bought one, awaiting delivery......for what its worth, my thought process was this : using an iOS device to route music through my Apple TV and to my speakers (all connected to the TV), or even just using the Music app on the Apple TV......was convoluted to me, took a few mins to get things going.....

the Moment is a better experience for me.......Deezer, plus my CD library (ripped to FLAC), radio, and my turntable all brought together..........whiel it may sound silly, a dedicated music tablet / system has value to me......playing with different apps on my iPad was too fiddly to me, and streaming FLAC files around my flat isnt rock solid, and i can avoid both of these now.......

but its not perfect, in an ideal world, you'd be allowed to chose different streaming services, and Deezer's highest quality service only works with Sonos, though thats not been a massive issue for many, been more about software, which has had an apparently successful rewrite......

very much looking forward to living with mine.......

The software will be upgraded on Wednesday.

The experience will be transformed and the potential realises.

Feedback from Version 2 beta has been amazing.

Thanks for all your comments. Very much appreciated. 

My next move is to visit a store and see for myself properly what is does . Key question for me is, does it serve my needs more than an iPad? Certainly the design appeals but I need to be sure it delivers on performance for the price.

Thanks again.

G.

can't argue with that, though in my case, and having used most of the major services, they're broadly interchangeable to me.....been using Tidal last couple of years, more to try out the HiFi premium quality for size......but hey, as long as the catalogue is huge enough, any of Tidal, Deezer, Spotify, Apple Music will do for me........