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New M5 is a great speaker. I like the sound and I very much like the design. I bought it for the master bedroom and for this it is the perfect fit. You can also use the timer function to get a nice wake up call. The materials used by B&O is extremely nice. I have the light color with silver aluminum top. In addition there are several opportunities to fine tune the sound and also the network delay with the Beomusic app. Bang and Olufsen is on a good way to come up with a real good solution for a wireless Multiroom set up. The app needs some fine tuning. Especially the fonts are very small in some of the tables if you use a smart phone.Better integration of the Apple Music system would be great - such as direct access to radio stations. Not sure why B&O is so restrictive since they offer all the other streaming solutions. If you are looking for a nice wireless speaker in a first class design, I highly recommend the M5. And since I figured out how to setup the system with the NL/ML Converter, the old and new B&O world works fine together 😁😁😁
Better integration of the Apple Music system would be great - such as direct access to radio stations. Not sure why B&O is so restrictive since they offer all the other streaming solutions.
First of all.. congrats on the M5!
But regarding Apple Music... it's not a restriction by B&O... It's pure an Apple Restriction. Spotify & Deezer have dedicated apps for music systems... where Apple Music is, at this point, restricted to Apple devices only...
Karel.
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Congratulations on the speakers and getting them to work.
I heard the M5 the other day compared to a BS1 and BS2. I thought the M5 was a little too deep on the bass with a muddy midrange sound. However this can be due to its configuration.
How do you compare the BS1 to the M5. Is the M5 half as good as the twice as expensive BS1?
Cheers!
You are right. Two different speakers. The BS1 is very clear and nice for all kind of music. Especially when you listen to Jazz or Smooth Jazz, the speaker is great. The M5 is more bass oriented. Up to know you can't change the settings with the play App as you can do on the smaller ones. I hope B&O is adding that feature and you can reduce the bass a little bit. Sound is fine for Radio and pop music. The BS1 is twice as good. The only thing I hate about the BS1 is the charger. This is not nicely done. You have to do it quite often and than you have to little in the plug on the bottom side. B&O should have thought about a nicer way such as a cradle you place the speaker in to charge.
Agree. I said that earlier it should have acted as like a base that you get with a kettleYou are right. Two different speakers. The BS1 is very clear and nice for all kind of music. Especially when you listen to Jazz or Smooth Jazz, the speaker is great. The M5 is more bass oriented. Up to know you can't change the settings with the play App as you can do on the smaller ones. I hope B&O is adding that feature and you can reduce the bass a little bit. Sound is fine for Radio and pop music. The BS1 is twice as good. The only thing I hate about the BS1 is the charger. This is not nicely done. You have to do it quite often and than you have to little in the plug on the bottom side. B&O should have thought about a nicer way such as a cradle you place the speaker in to charge.
Agreed. But this is not the only bad charging implementation. Look at the original A2 or the Beolit 12. Horrible.Agree. I said that earlier it should have acted as like a base that you get with a kettle
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