New Beoplay Beolit 15, this year?

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maartendevries (archived2)
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Posted November 12, 2014 at 08:27 GMT
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Bang & Olufsen is planning to release a revised version of the Beolit 12 under the Beoplay brand. This device will be called Beolit 15 and will work with Bluetooth 4.0?, assumming this will replace Wifi. The design is likely to remain unchanged, mayby more or different colors will be introduced...

I think this is a good move from B&O, having in mind people on the forum here reporting problems with wifi-dropouts with the current Beolit 12. 

Pictures can be found here:

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The user manual can be found here

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mickhoog (archived2)
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Posted November 12, 2014 at 08:43 GMT
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Thats interesting because only a couple of months ago I purchased a BL12.  I asked the dealer if there was going to be a replacement for the BL12 in the immediate term and he said no.

I love the BL12, but this is true it's a move in the right direction.  

The thing I love over the A2 over the BL12 is the fact that it connects to your phone very quickly, however, you can't use the iPhone lightning to USB in the A2 in the same way you can with the BL12.  In the BL12 it plays music and with the A2 it just charges and you still play via BT. 

It would be good if it had a party streaming mode. 

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supercarrambler (archived2)
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Posted November 12, 2014 at 08:51 GMT
#2027567
it does make sense as the design and speaker performance is good.

I wonder if there will be any offers to the early 12 adopters .....

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1983beo (archived2)
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Posted November 12, 2014 at 10:00 GMT
#2027568
On fccnet website short term confidentialy release date May 2015. Si not this year i guess
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BeoGreg (archived2)
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Posted November 12, 2014 at 10:03 GMT
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In the tawainese manual they say : color : champagne, blue, rosa.
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Tonker (archived2)
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Posted November 12, 2014 at 10:07 GMT
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Mines up for sale as it's never really worked, and it's been replaced by the utterly reliable Bluetooth A2.

It's a shame as pound for pound it punches well above its weight. Recently I've purchased yet another router to drive my A9 with, but after spending nearly £2,000......no*h*ng *uch h**pens re**ably. B&O are clearly aware of this hence the Bluetooth adoption😡😡😡
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kuyttendaele
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Posted November 12, 2014 at 13:04 GMT
#2027571

Too bad that they left out Wifi/AirPlay.... OR they're still waiting for the new Airplay specifications which allows direct streaming to the device 

My B&O Icons:

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Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beosound-Essence.png Beosound-Essence.png
Beosound-Emerge.png Beosound-Emerge.png
Beosound-Balance.png Beosound-Balance.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-S3.png Beoplay-S3.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-H9i.png Beoplay-H9i.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-E8.png Beoplay-E8.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
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kuyttendaele
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Posted November 12, 2014 at 13:17 GMT
#2027572

Mmm seems that AirPlay Direct uses bluetooth... *fingers crossed*

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beosound-Essence.png Beosound-Essence.png
Beosound-Emerge.png Beosound-Emerge.png
Beosound-Balance.png Beosound-Balance.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-S3.png Beoplay-S3.png
Beoplay-M3.png Beoplay-M3.png
Beoplay-H9i.png Beoplay-H9i.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beoplay-E8.png Beoplay-E8.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
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Tonker (archived2)
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Posted November 12, 2014 at 13:57 GMT
#2027573
My A2 has been in since 07.56 with no interruptions 😐
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BeoBoy68 (archived2)
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Posted November 13, 2014 at 05:25 GMT
#2027574
The new Beolit 15 use same Bluetooth 4.0 like the BeoPlay A2.

I am excited to compare the sound between BeoLit 12 and BeoLit 15. 😎

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