BOTF | BeoSound Emerge Vs. BeoPlay M3 | Sound Test | 4K

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How does a BeoSound Emerge sound compared to its little brother BeoPlay M3?

I have made a short little video where we listen to the same number on both speakers and switch between them.

Which speaker do you prefer?

Thanks for the video 🙂

In comparison, the M3 sounds muffled (treble less accurate), but the Emerge also costs twice as much...

Is it just me or is there some distortion in your test? I can hear a strained bass both on the Emerge and M3. Is it the track or the volume?

Should'nt both speakers play in sync ?

Looks like there is a slight delay when you switch from one speaker to another.

Location: Paris France

The track is sounding distorted 

They should Play in sync but welcome to AirPlay 2 and bad wifi... 

 

baronvejrup wrote:

The track is sounding distorted 

....maybe that kind of music must sound distorted ;-)

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

baronvejrup wrote:

Which speaker do you prefer?

Well....hard to say - at least under this condition (and music).

If someone already has an M3, he/she probably should stick to it.....at least untill we know more about the potential of the BS Emerge (NL etc).

If someone has no M3 and need something of that size.....go for it, if you can wait for or don’t need NL.

Otherweise hurry up to get an M3 - for that prize a must have - they are soon EOL.


MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Millemissen wrote:

baronvejrup wrote:

Which speaker do you prefer?

Well....hard to say - at least under this condition (and music).

If someone already has an M3, he/she probably should stick to it.....at least untill we know more about the potential of the BS Emerge (NL etc).

If someone has no M3 and need something of that size.....go for it, if you can wait for or don’t need NL.

Otherweise hurry up to get an M3 - for that prize a must have - they are soon EOL.


MM

I sold my M3 months ago, at the same time bought a Beosound 1 anthracite, and since I’ve always wanted a smaller speaker from B&O with wood (rather than the A1-style aluminium grill), I’m definitely going to get an Emerge, and trust that B&O will launch NL sooner rather than later. In addition, I’ll give a listen to the Level when I can make it happen, cause I am still not sure if I should go for that or the Balance. No rush, thankfully, due to Beolink in the works.

Hard to tell, but I prefer the Emerge only because it looks more B&O to me. I just ordered a Level. The Emerge might be a good option for my office to replace and M5 that is mostly playing ambient music.

I like the design for sure.

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