hmmm... or creating a nice, little multiroom-setup with an A6 and a BS1 instead of getting one A9? endless possibilities, lol

egges wrote:

hmmm... or creating a nice, little multiroom-setup with an A6 and a BS1 instead of getting one A9? endless possibilities, lol

Love that ideal, make your money go further with the wide array of options from B&O. That being said, an A9 as the sonic and visual centerpiece of a room is stunning!

If you like the A9, get a MK2.

You can use that as an airplay receiver for your files and you would have a line-in connection (with autosence) for your turntable as well.

If that is all you'd need, a MK1 would do the job.

With the MK2 you gain the possibility of having TuneIn and streaming services integrated (and bluetooth and Google Cast) and - for (your) future use - the multiroom/NL option.

By rhe way - AAC is a lossy format! How are your CD actuallty ripped?

MM

Hello,

I have decided that if I do buy an A9 it will be MKII for sure.  I have spotted some good deals on MKI but I think for the sake of long term ownership the MKII is my safer option.  Plus the multiroom features are important to me.  Also, the Smoked Oak Edition would be likely be my choice too, if available.  

My CD collection was all ripped into iTunes with Apple Lossless format.  I do have a small percentage of mp3 but 95%+ are lossles apple format.

Thanks again!!

Keep us posted, Critter, and please do post pictures when you have your setup running. Many times I wish I had more rooms for B&O. The A9 will be one of B&O's all time icons.

Millemissen wrote:

With the MK2 you gain the possibility of having TuneIn and streaming services integrated (and bluetooth and Google Cast) and - for (your) future use - the multiroom/NL option.

But the MK1 allows you to use the old remote etc etc. I don't really need any of the integrated features - just stream from either the computer or iPad.

I've seen the odd MK1 appear for £1200 here and there, which is cheaper than a BeoSound 1 in the UK. On balance though, I think I'd probably plump for a BeoSound 2. It has all the above internal features, is fairly portable, looks good, cheaper than the A9 and sounds better than the A6 for sure.

Hello again,

I don't own one of the older remotes so being able to use one of those isn't too big of a deal for me.  Also, the added blue tooth and integrated multi-room functionality are kind of important to me though.

Also my house is pretty large and filling it is my desire.  I will either go with one unit that can do that or with several smaller units that can be spread about.  My living room alone is 24 feet X 24 feet and has vaulted 18 foot ceilings....it's a big space.....too big really.

I plan to listen to the A9, BS1 and BS2 and A6 models when I visit the store in the near future.  Aesthetically I prefer the look of the A9 and A6 to the BS 1 and 2 models but certainly all are very attractive devices to me.  I tend to listen to pop, jazz (love me some Diana Krall), rock and folk music predominantly so it will be interesting to see how my listening preferences sound on those four speaker systems. 

I hate the thought of a ten hour round trip to just listen to the speakers, sometimes I think I should just go to the website and order an A9, but in the end it's probably worth the journey to listen before spending such an amount on speakers.

Critter

On the other hand - listening to these would be best in your own location.

The listening room at the dealer will probably be very different from your own room.

How about ordering the A9 online....for a start - since this seems to be tour favourite.

Or get the dealer to lend you one ;-)

MM

Hello,

Yes I would love to have a dealer loan me some speakers for an in home test, testing in my home would be the best scenario.  The biggest problem for me is getting to and from the dealer to see the speakers or pick them up and then return them after the loan is over.

There used to be a B&O store in the Dallas Texas area and I wish that there was a dealer there because that would be only 1 1/2 hours away from my home instead of 5 hours to Houston, TX.  Does anyone know of a store in the Dallas, TX area that sells the line of B&O speakers?

If I were to purchase an A9 online from B&O and was not happy with it in my home do they allow for easy returns?

Thank you for your help Millemissen!

critter wrote:

Also my house is pretty large and filling it is my desire.  I will either go with one unit that can do that or with several smaller units that can be spread about.  My living room alone is 24 feet X 24 feet and has vaulted 18 foot ceilings....it's a big space.....too big really