S3 speakers arrived today - unpacking and first play!

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@Anders, @Normann

Looking forward to read about your experiences with the S3 in your surroundings/setup.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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?

Yes and no! Sometimes they have worked as a stereo pair when one (and not necessarily the master speaker) has been connected by the line-in. Other times, not. There seems to be some sort of stability issue.

I think you'll need to try them yourself to see what your experience is. I have not yet tried them in the multi speaker mode.

Dave.
Hallo lieber Millemissen,

Danke für Deine Nachricht!!

Ich habe Dich nochmal angeschrieben mit einer "unverschämten" Bitte.😉

Gruß aus Dortmund, Stefan.

x16szr wrote:
Hallo lieber Millemissen,

Danke für Deine Nachricht!!

Ich habe Dich nochmal angeschrieben mit einer "unverschämten" Bitte.😉

Gruß aus Dortmund, Stefan.

@Stefan

Sorry - Ich kann zwar eine Nachricht (über Beoworld) senden, weiss aber nicht wo ich die Antworten lesen soll 😠

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Ach so!! 🙂 ich hätte Dich gefragt, ob Du mir evtl. diese Möglichkeit auch gewähren würdest?! Ich hätte auch gerne 2 weiße S3. Ich würde bei einer Bestellung die Ware ja selbst bezahlen und Dir Deinen Aufwand für den Weiterversand an mich entsprechend erstatten. Dieses ist eine ganz vorsichtige Anfrage an Dich!! Wir könnten uns telefonisch abstimmen. LG Stefan
We've gone bilingual all of a sudden. Please share.

Dave.

Thanks for your answer Dave!

There says a lot in the FAQ on the b&o site that is not in the manual, where it explicitly states that line in should be auto sense which you maybe have seen to :-)

From the FAQ

How do I switch between high power standby and low power standby on BeoPlay S3?
You can switch between the two standby power modes by double pressing Image. In high power standby, BeoPlay S3 will have sense on all inputs and can wake up, and the product indicator will signal an action. This is also the default setting. In low power standby, the speaker will not have Bluetooth or input sense and there will be no product indicator signals. 
Anyhow, my two units will arrive during the beginning of the week. I bought them in white so will check the serial number and do the test and report back here on the forum. If it works with an airport express "backpack" to line in true wireless me would become very happy :-) 
Regards 
Yes, I've done all that - whilst on the phone with b&oplay support. As I said in another post, they seem to have a mind of their own!.

Despite my frustrations, I still love them. I hope they behave as you'd like. Any feedback is welcome as so far, I don't think any other owners have commented on their experiences with them.

Maybe I have a rogue or development pair!

Dave.

Dave Farr wrote:
We've gone bilingual all of a sudden. Please share.

Dave.

Yes - and I don't know why.

Anyway, it is nothing of common interest.

Just a require, if I could help, when the S3 (at DustinHome) were ordered from Germany, since the only deliever in DK.

I have written, that we will have to correspont directly on this!

So, now....back to the theme of the OP - you did not miss anything ;-)

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Hello once more,

i'm not sure, if I get a message from you...

I'll be happy you write an email to deissenroth@gmx.de.

Thanks a lot.

Greetings.
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