Posts by MarkMD (archived2)
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Beosound Emerge
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 23, 2021 09:19Steve and John, thank you for your review, I was very interested in how this speaker performed. It sounds very good, but... My biggest takeway is that it is a great speaker at lower listening volumes, not so much if its …
Beosound Level: Differences Google vs non-Google?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 26, 2021 19:04I purchased the Level GVA in oak the day it was announced. I didn't plan on using the Google Assistant and planned on turning the microphone off until I needed to do a room calibration. I am not a fan of placing listenin…
Beosound Balance - Stereo?
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 23, 2020 20:05I am getting ready to buy a Beosound Balance but unfortunately I will not be able to see it in person before I buy. I am hoping that it passes my "Kanna Hashimoto" - "Arigato" test like my Beosound 2. Does anyone know if…
Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 13, 2018 09:18[quote user="Roger"]$279 to replace the power cord? To remove it is a straight pull: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjxILSOfJmQ[/quote] I've read that $279 is the standard out-of-warranty repair cost. If the powercord g…
Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 13, 2018 01:45[quote user="Sandyb"] for those who value the "smarts" of these speakers[/quote] And for people like me who only use Siri to hear her mangle Japanese names and words. "Hey Siri what's playing?" Actually she doesn''t do t…
Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 13, 2018 01:17[quote user="Sandyb"]And i suspect 2 paired still wont achieve that.[/quote] You hope!??? 😕
Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 13, 2018 00:25[quote user="Sandyb"]And the review below is much more lukewarm, and is a proper test from an audio sensitive guy. [/quote] I've read a lot of love for the HomePod and a lot of hate especially in comments. I wonder how m…
Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 11, 2018 01:39The only information that I have to go by is the statement on Apple's Homepod page: Create stereo sound with a second HomePod. Put another HomePod in the same room and they automatically detect and balance each other. Wi…
BeoLab 3 vs HomePod
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 11, 2018 00:41[quote user="Sal"] I have read reviews where the "stereo" sound with a pair of Homepods sounds different than "stereo" that we're all used to. Haven't experienced this myself, but I think we all may be comparing apples /…
Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 10, 2018 14:19[quote user="jimcaj"]To my surprise he said that he thinks Apple should not use the term Stereo, because it’s not, he said. Not in the ‘old’ way of thinking - two speakers right left Stereo hi-fi setup. He phrased it, II…
Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay?
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 9, 2018 23:46I received my two Homepods today and hooked one up for now. - I am not an Apple Music subscriber - I do have my iTunes library in iTunes Match - I mainly listen to my music with iTunes Remote on my iPad using Airplay to …
Beosound 8 Problem... [:P]
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 31, 2018 00:37Maybe Geoff Martin will see this thread and shed some light on this rare find! 😁
Beosound 8 Problem... [:P]
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 31, 2018 00:18I completely missed the fact there wasn't a power cord! So is that a Beosound 8 mk II or an early prototype??? Lucky!!! Now I want one.
Beosound 8 Problem... [:P]
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 29, 2018 21:25Wow... it looks very different from mine without the grills.
Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 28, 2018 22:59So back to the original question: Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay? I think that Apple Marketing will not let that happen! It looks like the main purpose of the HomePod is to increase the Apple Music subscriptions. Where B&O …
Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 27, 2018 23:21[quote user="Aussie Michael"]@mark. I think they are released here next week. 😮👍👍[/quote] Looks like a two week wait for mine! No rush though, it will only get "exciting" when I can stereo pair them!
Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 27, 2018 22:16I don't know of any Airplay speakers that has Home Sharing. That is normally on the device that is playing the music and sending it to the Airplay speaker such as the iPhone or iPad. I think there is a lot of information…
Question about Beosystem 3 and Oppo blueray
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 27, 2018 20:12I use a Harmony remote. It works ok, but not as good as I would like.
Will HomePod 'kill' BeoPlay?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 27, 2018 19:21[quote user="Sal"]This is me and I also don't use Siri. However, the fact that one's true library isn't accessible via Home Sharing, and even if it was, it may not play all of the tracks based on limitations which are ri…
Question about Beosystem 3 and Oppo blueray
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 27, 2018 18:39I have the BeoSystem 4 with an Oppo UDP 203 4K blu-ray player and that is how I have mine setup. I also have a 4K Apple TV connected to the HDMI In on the Oppo player so the blu-ray acts as a switcher. It works great but…