Maab wrote:

Two early questions for the people in the know:

-is beosystem in included?

-can the speakers be used as a dedicated center channel for a separate surround system (bl5s would be standing on the sides)?

I do not understand your first question, but regarding the second question: The Avant has 3 mono speakers (Left, Center, Right) of which each can be configured seperately.

To be vague. Sort of like it. Like the shape, stand, 6 HDMIs, green display light, remote. Not sure about the speaker and where is the built in blu-ray?

   Will wait for the MK2 in 6 months before I decide!!!!

Jonnie

Beoboiinoz wrote:

I'm liking it a great deal.

It shades my V1-40 (which you'd most certainly expect) in terms of style, and to my mind in some ways eclipses the BV11 for a sense of classy style also, with the motorised floor stand, and the mechanical magic of the speakers dropping down and extending.

Probably the biggest attraction for me, is that for the size of the panel (55") in a 5 x 4 metre room in an apartment, the motorised stand frees up space beneath, such as to create a visual 'trick' that disguises the size of the panel and makes it appear to 'float' in the room - very much as the 7 series did.

From a viewing distance perpsective, 40" panel size is OK for SD material, but a bit small for HD material, unless sitting up reasonably close.

For HD material off Bluray, and sitting at around 3 metres back from the display as I do, a 52 -55" panel size is almost ideal.

However, the issue with a 52-55" panel is the sheer room dominating size of it when it's turned off - which is an aesthetic issue with such a panel size either on a cabinet, or in a square TV such as the BV11, when placed in such a relatively small room.

Conversely, with it's floating' look on the motorised stand, I can see the new Avant giving me the best of both worlds; superb picture, sound, and simple non room dominating aesthetics when not in use, and as such it wets my appetite for some new B&O 'toys' a great deal!

Kind regards

John...

BV7 looks way better in every way.

jonniebravo1963 wrote:

To be vague. Sort of like it. Like the shape, stand, 6 HDMIs, green display light, remote. Not sure about the speaker and where is the built in blu-ray?

Will wait for the MK2 in 6 months before I decide!!!!

Jonnie

Gatex wrote:

BV7 looks way better in every way.

A lot of people do not like the wide BV7 speaker and the BV7-55 is huge and very heavy. 

The new Avant looks awesome when off, less impressive with the speaker on display, but your TV is mostly off :)

Maab wrote:

Two early questions for the people in the know:

-is beosystem in included?

-can the speakers be used as a dedicated center channel for a separate surround system (bl5s would be standing on the sides)?

Maab wrote:

 

Well, when I looked at the 12-65, the dealer said the beosystem 4 was included in the TV system. I was wondering whether the new one does as well.

 

 

I never owned a B&o tv, and it shows it...

From what I understand the Avant is like the BV11 and V1, the surround processing and such is done internally to the set, no outboard processor needed.

moxxey wrote:

Gatex wrote:

BV7 looks way better in every way.

A lot of people do not like the wide BV7 speaker and the BV7-55 is huge and very heavy. 

The new Avant looks awesome when off, less impressive with the speaker on display, but your TV is mostly off :)

I agree.  And personally, apart from the odd documentary, or perhaps sport program, I don't really watch a lot of broadcast TV - I call it the national sedative.  

If there's no sport I want to watch, or documentaries, I tend to watch movies, or watch natural history programs from YouTube etc, or listen to music.  

For anything other than TV, I usually have the room dark, so I'd never notice the centre channel aesthetics most of the time anyway.

I also think it's going to look different in the metal than in photos, and again, aesthetics are always personal and subjective.

I like it a lot, but that's just me... :-)

Kind regards

John... 🙂