What source for new speakers?

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CA
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Calvin
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Posted February 4, 2022 at 04:19 GMT
#2163532

(As a physical media person, I ask every few yers but here we go again)

As far as I can tell, most of the current range is 'bring your own device' speakers. I have tapes and radio and records, although I also have about 200gb of music on my mac server. I have modern B&O televisions and vintage stuff that is breaking, but if I buy some fancy news speakers for the living room what is the expectation?

  • I also buy an ipad and stream music to them?
  • I buy a B&O device not on the website to do the GUI part?
  • I buy something from someone else?
  • I sign up to streaming services @ $10/month?
  • I rely on Siri/Alexa do it?
In the basement it's easy, I have an A9 hooked up to a turntable and if I'm down there for longer I can broadcast from my phone. But upstairs I might be working all day and (despite being under 40) I really don't 'get' what the current 'normal' is when it comes to music systems. My experience of music is a thousand LP records downstairs, radio upstairs although I have a vast collection of mp3s.

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etype76
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Posted February 4, 2022 at 09:25 GMT
#2163533

I'm in the same position, but perhaps behind you in the sense that all my setup is 80's B&O. I haven't posted here in years but your question is not quite clear (no offence.)

Presently, I clearly separate my analogue tastes and my streaming music but I wasn't touring them together. I intend to get either an A9 (as you have) and connect my Beogram 8002 to it via a Creek preamp. Then listen to Apple Music wirelessly. Or I could get 2 Beosound levels and do the same. You could just play your 200gb of music from your Mac, no?

Are you talking about B&O "fancy new speakers"? 

 

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Calvin
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Posted February 4, 2022 at 13:04 GMT
#2163534

My living room Analogue system has been on the blink in a couple ways and the BeoSound 2 was something I'd thought about picking up at the weekend. (or maybe a 2nd A9, I love how you can order the custom covers for them to perfectly fit your decor!)

My living room Mac is hooked to my Beovision4 so streaming music from my mac would entail turning on the tv, opening itunes, changing the volume to stream to the speaker, then turning the television off? Occasionally I have just used the tv/mac to play music (it's a great sound) but that seems like overkill and liable to wear out the screen if I start doing that 8 hours every day working from home

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