Posts by rmclachlan (archived)
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BeoLit 12 is in the shops! Initial impressions?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 17, 2012 17:59nor have I - but then I am not sure which product you are talking about.
BeoLit 12 is in the shops! Initial impressions?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 16, 2012 17:12A very happy customer.
Beolit 12 Normal Behaviour?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 10, 2012 10:54Sonos systems do not auto switch off, neither should Beolit 12
Beolit 12 Normal Behaviour?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 9, 2012 13:12Yeah, the old beolits never had this problem way back in the day.....
BeoLit 12 is in the shops! Initial impressions?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 5, 2012 08:19I really like the Beolit 12, pretty fresh, although I can see the retro aspect of the design also. By contrast the Philps Fidelio is pretty derivative of the type of design B&O have been producing over the last two decad…
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 1, 2012 18:27Perhaps this thread should be outsourced.....
BeoLit 12 is in the shops! Initial impressions?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 25, 2012 11:54[quote user="linder"] [quote user="oli"] [quote user="linder"]Beotime works as a remote for Beolit 12. [/quote] Do you mean it can wake up a Beoplayer radio station with the iphone plug on it with a timer set ? Or is it …
Bang and Olufsen Outsourced
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 22, 2012 19:23DKatz nearly all if not all the professional products you mention are low volume, non mass market, non consumer items. I suspect these products do not lend themselves to the type of production which China excels at. A fr…
BeoLit 12 is in the shops! Initial impressions?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 21, 2012 07:10Is Airplay two-way on the BeoLit 12 i.e. using a Beo4 remote you can turn the volume up or down but can you pause or skip to the next track?
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in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 21, 2012 06:53[quote user="folkdeejay"] Thanks for your kind words guys.... 😜 kind of playing devils advocate, but I just don't subscribe to the elitist, price-determines-quality ethos behind many of the posts. I do accept there are …
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in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 19, 2012 19:32This discussion reminds me of the Porsche dilemma in the late 90's. Company was going down the tubes, only had one high end product, 911, which was uneconomic. So they introduced a much cheaper Boxter which part shared w…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 14, 2012 20:02[quote user="Tod Daniel"] I certainly would not call this racism! This is a debate about manufacturing and quality control. And yes, my MacBook is falling to pieces after 18 months even though it is the most well looked …
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in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 13, 2012 10:24I would not use Optical lenses as a mark of craftmanship - these highly technical products are machine made regardless of where they are produced, although they may be hand assembled. The quality comes from the optical d…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 12, 2012 13:09What is particularly "hand-made" about B&O products or in fact any consumer electronics product? Perhaps "hand-assembled" would be a better description. Companies like B&O have to make products at a profit - something th…
Managing content on BS5/BM5 using a Mac
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Jan 2, 2012 15:51[quote user="mjmedlo"] The easiest thing I've found is the use the Mac OS and use the Finder function. . just delete right there on the BM Share folder [/quote] Does that affect the MOTS function?
Managing content on BS5/BM5 using a Mac
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Dec 30, 2011 18:11What is the best way to manage content on the BS5/BM5 using a mac? I can easily add content via Beoconnect, but how do I delete - directly on the mounted BM-Share$ or some other way? Want an easier way than having do any…
Wireless as replacment for Masterlink?
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 30, 2011 14:52Is there not an opportunity for B&O to develop a wireless/ethernet over power linking system so that setting up multiroom, or multi product systems does not involve remodelling & recorating your home?
Wireless as replacment for Masterlink?
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 28, 2011 11:59I have a BV7 and a BC2 in my living room. They are not masterlinked, so I have some issues with the Beo4 not quite controlling the setup e.g. trying to turn the TV off also turns the BC2 off, I presume this is because th…
How do I do this on BeoMaster?
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Feb 14, 2010 11:32With my BeoSound 4 I could use the Aux in to route streamed audio from my Mac & Sonos system to my speakers. How do I do this on the BeoMaster 5 which has no Aux in - do I need a beoport to connect to the BeoMaster by Ma…
Worth keeping BS4 with BS5
in Beo5 & Beo6 · Feb 8, 2010 17:50Considering a BS5 at the moment and wonder whether I should keep my current BS4 to link with it or just use the BS5. Any thoughts?