Essence or Beoremote One BT?
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What’s the better remote purely for volume control of BS Core?
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I would choose a Beoremote 1 every time. It’s very reliable and allows you to select sources as well. If you use TuneIn your favourite radio stations are mirrored on the remote. In time you could use this with other products as you can pair up to 8 Bluetooth devices and it’s also fully backward compatible with legacy IR products. RegardsStuart
Thanks for your input.
How simple is it when you have just one source? Is it as simple as picking it up and clicking volume down?
In that case I’d say the Essence Remote might be ideal.
Otherweise I agree with Stuart.
MM
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
To be precise, Hereford, yes. If your BR One BT is only ever used with a single source device (e.g. Core) you just pick up the remote and hit Volume + or Volume -.At least that is the way mine works with my BS Essence MkII. It does this regardless of how I have started it playing, whether via Airplay, B&O app or Line In.But what I prefer about using the Essence remote is the physical feedback via the wheel of how much or little I have adjusted the volume.Lawrence
And the Essence Remote can pair to Core all by itself? It has bluetooth? I’m a bit cautious because I already made the mistake of buying the wrong Beoremote 1...
I use the essence remote with the core and it works really well. The volume wheel is cool and very tactile. It also has the wow factor with visitors who are unfamiliar with B&O.
... and as you get more sources in your Core, a single press on the Essence remote navigates from one source to the other, change tracks or radio stations, mute or unmute the sound. If you add more NL products later, a single press can also join another experience (multiroom), a long press shutdown all products. In summary, a very simple, efficient and nicely designed wheel that has the wow effect mentioned previously.
Location: Brittany - France
My B&O Icons:
A very reliable option is to connect the IR-eye that borh has physical volume buttons and can be controlled by eg. a Beo4 remote.
I agree that the Essence remote has a wow factor. I wish I did not have to stop using the one I previously used with my Core. But I replaced 20s with 50s and use the volume control in the 50s so can no longer use the Essence remote.
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