Beoberg wrote:

Thank you very much! I ordered a set of black ones at the blink of an eye

BeoVision 11 - 40, BeoLab 9 (main), BeoSound 5/BeoMaster 5, ML/NL converter, BeoLab 4 (desktop), BeoLit 12 (kitchen), BeoPlay H3 (on the go)

Bought two White while crossing the Island of Fyn. Or rather, I instructed my girlfriend sitting in the passenger seat to buy, buy, buy....

epkgael wrote:

Interesting to hear what tour dealer says 😐

My dealer just shook his head and said, that he couldn't even buy them (from B&OPlay) at that price.

He adviced me to buy one from DusinHome, if I need one - that is, what he would have done ;-))

It seems that a product like the S3 was not meant for the traditional Bang & Olufsen dealers, but for online resellers etc

The mobilephone provider Telia (in DK) sell them for 2000 DKK three shops down the road.

DustinHome must have gotten these really cheap - probably because they ordered a lot.

P.S. Nothing wrong with the sound and the build-quality (at that price level) - they sound/it sounds really good.

If anyone needs a stationary bluetooth speaker (for the kitchen, bath etc) - buy it!

MM

Hi Dave

So is the verdict that a pair of speakers can't be wireless linked in line in mode?

I see that you been in contact with the support but is this your final conclusion also?

This whole thing seams very strange and makes med sad as I just ordered a pair for this use!

I wanted to use it with my Iphone, thus howver the phone does not support APTx bluetooth and the sound with bluetooth would be shitxxty to say the least. My plan was to connect my Aiport express to the back as a backpack (the airport express have a very good analog dad built in) and use airplay to get loseless audio in stereo sound. I am confused why they actually show "iphones" in the manual as an iphone connected with normal ad2p bluetooth connection would sound as good as a homemade can speaker to be frank, why no airplay?!

With what you say now this is just to forget? If so I would need to return them. :-( I been reading the manual and it is not fully clear but i think the manual confirms your findings? What transmission technique do you think there is in-between the speakers? APTx or BnO own wireless protocol?

krstec wrote:

Hi Dave

So is the verdict that a pair of speakers can't be wireless linked in line in mode?

I see that you been in contact with the support but is this your final conclusion also?

This whole thing seams very strange and makes med sad as I just ordered a pair for this use!

I wanted to use it with my Iphone, thus howver the phone does not support APTx bluetooth and the sound with bluetooth would be shitxxty to say the least. My plan was to connect my Aiport express to the back as a backpack (the airport express have a very good analog dad built in) and use airplay to get loseless audio in stereo sound. I am confused why they actually show "iphones" in the manual as an iphone connected with normal ad2p bluetooth connection would sound as good as a homemade can speaker to be frank, why no airplay?!

With what you say now this is just to forget? If so I would need to return them. :-( I been reading the manual and it is not fully clear but i think the manual confirms your findings? What transmission technique do you think there is in-between the speakers? APTx or BnO own wireless protocol?

maybe :-)

While i am against Apple in general a second hand iphone is one of the cheaper way to get a phone with a decent headphone jack audio quality. Now, these speakers are definitive marketed for the "general" iphone user i would claim freely, why this just does not make any sense. I am wondering if there maybe could be airplay built in the speaker but due to software delay is not enabled?! (why design a specific wireless only bluetooth chip in this speaker when it is cheaper to use same electronics as the other ones)

Or maybe i am just wishing here upon something that will never come true..

The S3' are tiny speaker made for convenient use with bluetooth.

They are what they are - and good (very good) so, nothing more!

Please don't 'overact' these small speakers.

They certainly aren't meant to replace other BeoLab speakers.

See them as a very good offer for those, who need a handy bluetooth driven stationary speaker.

MM

Thanks for the tip on the S3's. You did however force me into buying four in white😉

I'm going to try them in my Sonos setup by buying two Sonos Connect. I'm a little anxious about the autosense as well as possible delays, which would disturb the synchronization.

I'll report back when it is up and running. If it does not work as expected I'll have to return them.

I'm excited to see if they are better than a pair of Play:1's.

Br

Anders🙂 

AndersKjergaard wrote:

Thanks for the tip on the S3's. You did however force me into buying four in white😉

The same did i, 3 for the kids and one for me 😁

Can't wait to hear them 🙂