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B&O released stereo pairing for a lot of speakers. Any experiences?
According to the (somewhat unclear) text of the email the following products are available (all on the "second" NL-platform, so no Essence Mk2 / M5 / A9 Mk2)
Beoplay A9 4th Gen Non GVA
Beoplay A9 3rd Gen Non GVA
Beosound 1 2nd Gen Non GVA
Beosound 2 2nd Gen Non GVA
Beosound Balance Non GVA
Beosound Edge
Beosound Core
Beoplay M3
I'm not really sure what the feature exactly entails. Does it mean that you can only use the stereo feature with Chromecast? Or do you need to set it up through Google Home and are both speakers from that moment on "unified" into one stereo speaker for all purposes (BT, AirPlay 2, NL)?
I don’t quite understand what “stereo pairing” would mean on a Core. To me, it means making a speaker that would normally play 2 channels into one that plays a single channel. That makes sense when you have just one enclosure. But for a pair of BeoLab speakers connected to a Core, you can already select which channel plays (except for maybe the BL7 range and BL2500s).What do you think it means, Razlaw? Were there more details in the email?LawrenceI received an email saying the Core has been updated to allow stereo pairing with Google. Beolab 50s Beolab 9s Beolab 12-3s Beolab 1s Beolab 6000s 2 pairs Beolab 4000s Beovision 7-55 Beovision 10-40 Beoplay V1 32 inch Beovision Avant 32 inch Beosound 1 (CD player) Beosound 3000 Beosound 5 Core Essence MKII Beoplay M5
Maybe if you have a three-zone living room with two Core-based setups, stereo pairing would make sense for listening from the third zone?
Email mentions new and improved Google stereo pairing and that can form stereo pairs through the Core with the Google Home App. I am not sure what to think it means.I don’t quite understand what “stereo pairing” would mean on a Core. To me, it means making a speaker that would normally play 2 channels into one that plays a single channel. That makes sense when you have just one enclosure. But for a pair of BeoLab speakers connected to a Core, you can already select which channel plays (except for maybe the BL7 range and BL2500s). What do you think it means, Razlaw? Were there more details in the email? Lawrence
I'm not really sure what the feature exactly entails. Does it mean that you can only use the stereo feature with Chromecast? Or do you need to set it up through Google Home and are both speakers from that moment on "unified" into one stereo speaker for all purposes (BT, AirPlay 2, NL)?
I had that email today, too - they write that my M3 now (with the new sw) has the option to pair with another M3 for stereo/2 channel.....using the Google Home app.
Quite mysterious, indeed.
As far as I know it has been possible to pair those for quite a while - but only if you use them with Chromecasting!
Would be great, if someone could shed some light in here.....someone with two M3.
By the way - if it really would be possible to keep them ‘unified’, as 1990 writes - why don’t they tell us?
I would immidiately be in it for a second one in the kitchen......but only then.
P.S. I don’t have high hopes there, however!
MM
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
Maybe to pair two walls of Shape 🙂that can form stereo pairs through the Core with the Google Home App. I am not sure what to think it means.
Location: Brittany - France
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You can group many Chromecast devices, different brands, different models.You could pair selected and identical Google devices.Looks like they opened the stereo pairing to other brands.Some info about pairing vs grouping here:https://gadgetguideonline.com/ghome/pair-two-google-home-speakers-to-create-a-speaker-pair-stereo-pairing/As far as I know it has been possible to pair those for quite a while - but only if you use them with Chromecasting!
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