So I see from your response on the other thread.

Horrible outcome.

Almost every day, when watching something on the TV, I'd wander into the kitchen and join my BS2 whilst cooking.

I'd warned may times about the death of B&O multi room, though hadn't quite realised this additional wrinkle.

No more purchases for a few years until absolutely necessary, or until things evolve in a clearer direction.

With Apple seemingly working on surround processing for their speakers, I woudlnt be surprised if B&O ditch this as well.

But I wouldn't want to give MM sleepless nights so soon.

1990 wrote:

Sandyb wrote:

I get it with TV's - as all future B&O type TV's (they're not Beovisions any more, not in any meaningful sense) will have a speaker part a la Stage, which is Airplay equipped. And in this case, a broadcast or movie playing on this setup with sound coming from the Stage lets say, I'm guessing a Balance (for ex) can join via AP.  Although licensing restrictions may apply depending on the content - SKY TV's app on iOS and OSX places restrictions on what can be airplay'ed.  Another wrinkle - not entirely under B&O's control, and you could easily find yourself stuck.

Alas, you cannot Airplay from the HDMI sources of the Stage/Harmony/Eclipse. The trouble with Airplay is that you can only start/stop streams from an iOS/macOS. No other sources than a streaming app.

Multiroom from the LG-era onwards will be an audio-only affair.

This is bad news if it's true. Spotify connect looks to also missing in new products. I use Spotify as my music streaming service and have recently switched from mac to a windows surface as my work laptop where there is no way to cast to Airplay, nor Chromecast for that matter, within the Spotify windows app - only spotify connect speakers show. Without the network link how could other speakers join the 'experience' without having to open the streaming app on the phone and select the pre-configured speaker group? I've tried airplay streaming from the ipad to the Essence 2 and it's really quite a cumbersome experience. Rob.

I wonder if B&O collect stats from the BeoCloud regarding use of BeoLink vs AP/CC and what % of customers use BeoLink.

Seems to be a good loudspeaker (I have yet to hear it, though) - and a bad Beosound!

MM

1990 wrote:

I wonder if B&O collect stats from the BeoCloud regarding use of BeoLink vs AP/CC and what % of customers use BeoLink.

They at least should be able to do that from the usage of the App.

I think it sucks, but I understand that a company that is struggling to survive may think that its better to rely on existing technology from the big guys rater than develop themseleves.

Google / Airplay does not (to my knowlede) support my favourite usecase: the "Join" function.

Millemissen wrote:

Seems to be a good loudspeaker (I have yet to hear it, though) - and a bad Beosound!

MM

Indeed!!

This means the planning I’ve been doing for my next home needs some rethinking. I’ll need to get study Roon, Savant, Control4 etc a lot closer than I wanted to.

The biggest reason i can justify keeping with B&O is the support of their legacy.
I love my Beogram sound distributed throughout the house from the BS7000. This feature can't be replicated in any way with other brands.
My 2018 Moment is the center for all my music experience on daily base. This unit seems pointless to me now as it doesnt have AP or CC.

These two features is the ones that i can feel my friends and family admire the most from the B&O systems when they visit.
Guess my BL3500 in the dining room will go obsolete before planned

I understand that it is costly to keep B&O's own structure updated while AP and CC does just the same.

All i can say is that i am personally sad that this is the outcome. I guess the time of the BLC, 1611 and other mystery boxes are over. There isn't going to be a Beolink > CC protocol.

I hate using my phone / tablet for everthing: Thats why i love my Moment.

BUMMER!

Actually it would have been better to call it a Beoplay Balance.....then we would have had a better chance to understand what we get (= a B&O speaker that plays from streaming devices)!

MM

Millemissen wrote:

Actually it would have been better to call it a Beo play Balance.....then we would have had a better chance to understand what we get (= a B&O speaker that play s from streaming devices)!