Thanks, MM and Henrik. Nice to see that B&O aren’t ignoring the product.

Re-animating an old thread, because it seems the appropriate place to comment. After a couple of years of pestering Beoworld folks about the Shape, I dove in and purchased one. I just finished the installation last night, fired it up this morning for the time, and it’s *glorious.*

I’ve joined the 21st century. This is my first (non-Beoplay) B&O purchase of the millennium. 🤩

BeoFrederic wrote:

Re-animating an old thread, because it seems the appropriate place to comment. After a couple of years of pestering Beoworld folks about the Shape, I dove in an purchased one. I just finished the installation last night, fired it up this morning for the time, and it’s *glorious.*

I’ve joined the 21st century. This is my first (non-Beoplay) B&O purchase of the millennium. 🤩

That is nice to hear - have fun with the Shape.

I wish I had space for one.

MM

BeoFrederic wrote:

Re-animating an old thread, because it seems the appropriate place to comment. After a couple of years of pestering Beoworld folks about the Shape, I dove in an purchased one. I just finished the installation last night, fired it up this morning for the time, and it’s *glorious.*

I’ve joined the 21st century. This is my first (non-Beoplay) B&O purchase of the millennium.

Congrats, glad you’re liking it! 😁

BeoFrederic wrote:

I just finished the installation last night,...

Pictures or it didn't happen.🙂

BeoFrederic wrote:

I’ve joined the 21st century. 

Oh, wait, wait,... your flip phone does have a camera, doesn't it?😁

Of interest if you don't want to post pix, you talked of (1) building a false wall like Henrik, did you?; and (2) NEC code (USA)  -- which might, or might not, allow a DIY with the Arlington Industries pre-wired "TV-Bridge" boxes -- did you go old-school with an electrician and Romex to wallboxes?

I swear I posted a reply about a half-hour ago. Lost in moderation…or patience required.

Millemissen wrote:

That is nice to hear - have fun with the Shape.

Mikipidia wrote:

Congrats, glad you’re liking it!

Thank you both for the sentiment!

trackbeo wrote:

Pictures or it didn't happen. Oh, wait, wait,... your flip phone does have a camera, doesn't it?

Hah! I’m hep and down with these smartphone gadgets. 🙂. Actually, I’m a veteran of Silicon Valley - if I don’t keep up with my tech, my friends will laugh at me.

Pics: the Shape is step one in a larger remodeling project for the library room. I’ll post something when complete. However: here’s proof-of-life:

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It’s well that I did this mock-up; I realized that the natural wall placement for a Shape is too high for audio when seated in listening position. The final installation is about a foot lower.

trackbeo wrote:

Of interest if you don't want to post pix, you talked of (1) building a false wall like Henrik, did you?; and (2) NEC code (USA) -- which might, or might not, allow a DIY with the Arlington Industries pre-wired "TV-Bridge" boxes -- did you go old-school with an electrician and Romex to wallboxes?

1. False wall: didn’t do it, but I still think it may have been the best bet. See #2.

2. Haven’t tackled the electrical yet, so dangling cables. My DIY electrical skills rank below my meager carpentry skills. I am considering

I have never seen that product -- basically a "smurf tube" plus right-angle wall fittings!  Cute idea.  But the 3rd picture shows what I thought was a code no-no, running a figure-8 AC cable in the same raceway with low voltage.  Also the seller dodged a question about approvals, saying only "engineered to meet NEC and UL standards", which of course means they *didn't* get a listing.  I'm certain it would be fine, especially given the low wattage carried and the airspace around the standard AC cord.  But would some supercilious insurance lawyer claim *it* was responsible for starting the fire?  Of course...

Sorry, I should have posted a link to the Arlington product: http://www.aifittings.com/landing/tv-bridge-kits/ .  It has an ETL listing but not UL -- even pre-built, I'm unsure if their flexible cord is allowed behind the wall per NEC either.  The basic idea is that you cut in upper and lower boxes, and the lower box has a pre-molded permanently fixed AC cable that you plug into the wall outlet "over there", meaning you can put the upper box wherever you like and not worry about drilling horizontally through studs behind the drywall to route your AC wiring.  That CableClear tube would use an extra-long cord to reach down and then across to the outlet, but then you don't need to put an AC receptacle into a full-size upper box.

That's great new BeoFrederic, likewise I have recently completed a Shape installation & very much enjoying it. Sound quality is superb. It's also my first experience of the Core, net linked to my BV11. All working very well, very easy to use & setup.

Kind regards,

Julian