Looks great.  Solves the biggest issue with my Eclipse gen1 - what happens when the screen dies?  I wish they had this 5? years ago when I bought my Eclipse...

Hi Beoworlders,

If you are considering buying the new Beosound Theatre, please can you let me know which audio products you would want to use it with?

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This could be an existing Beosound music system, a Beogram turntable, non-B&O speakers, or something completely different... I will then cover how to make all the connections in my next YouTube video.

Kind regards, Steve.

Could the new Theatre be setup as centre and ceiling alone so you can add fronts?
The Beolab 12 range look to be quite the match concerning looks.

Beosound Theatre + TV on top will replace my BeoVision 8 and a Technisat receiver.

Additional speakers:

For me BeoLab 9 BeoLab 4000 or 6000 or 3 (all existing). BeoLab 9 in front and another pair rear. I am still considering a 55" or 65" TV. Looking into a very special crystal ball I think the price tag for a full mounted system is approximately something like a BeoVision Eclipse. For Sound only the BeoSound 5 and 9000 will continue working. For good pictures a new apple TV and an existing Bluray-Player (replaced by 4k?) will do their job.

PS: A small black box reserves my BeoLab 9 for BeoSound 5 or 9000, when one of them is switched on. Thanks to my dealer around the corner 300 m from my home.

Thanks Peter and L1no,

Yes, these options will work.  Beolab speakers are always best, as the Theatre has the sound signature (magnitude and phase response) of all Beolab speakers back to the original Pentas coded into it.  This allows it to actually improve the sound of these speakers when they are plugged into the Theatre, by removing some of their design issues.  This also shares the bass between all speakers according to their capability, which makes for a VERY powerful system once Beolab speakers are added.

Passive speakers (eg. Celestial, Palatial, or other brands) can be used along with a power amplifier, but you will lose this extra ability to share bass.  I will cover all these options in the next video in a few days time.

Kind regards, Steve.

@L1no

The BL12’s would work well there….and will look also very good  ?

 

@Peter the biker

That will be an amazing upgrade - already looking forward to see pictures ?

 

MM

In the last 8 years I have direct swapped from Avant 55 with motorised floor stand to an Eclipse Gen 1 with motorised arm bracket to an Eclipse Gen 2 using same motorised bracket.  Connected to 3 pairs of BeoLab 17 and a BeoLab 19 all via WiSA.  Only swapped so quickly as the Avant 55 screen went red and required a board change under warranty and the Eclipse Gen 1 screens showed ghosting where Sky News ticker banner is, and no LG C9 screen could be sourced.

I was planning to swap again to Eclipse Gen 3 to get the LG G2 screen, but may consider Theatre with 55” screen on the motorised arm bracket, but I don’t like the look, (don’t like the BeoLab 28 look either) and I have found a workable TrueImage Atmos via Apple TV outputting LPCM, or my Panasonic UB820 sending 7.1 over LPCM for UHD Discs.

Due to the limitations of my room the Soundcenter is always set to FL, CF, RF, and cannot add any speakers to take over the Front role.

1 of my BL17 is set to CH (above the Eclipse when it is powered off but just behind above the Eclipse when it travels out) and this really aids the Soundcenter centre channel.

Other BL17 are set to:

SL, SR, LB or LSH, RB or RSH, depending on source.

I have tried many locations and settings for the BL19 and have returned to all 9 speakers filtered to the sub.  I did for a long time run with only the speakers in the Soundcenter filtered to the sub and the BL17s unfiltered as I liked the extra base round the room… bit like how this will now be with the Theatre.

All the above being said, I have SMS the hero that is John at Manchester Bang Olufsen for an audition of a Theatre as soon as they have one in the store and setup to decide on whether now is the time to swap and to what.

Here is another video from Berlin:

https://youtu.be/fkJT-uIfaM8

You can skip the TCL add stuff, if you please.

N.B.
Towards the end you also can see some pics of the (mobile) app, that is used with the Theatre/LG combination.

MM

app setup / settings looks decent enough to my eyes.

I wonder if that means there is no / very little B&O menu section that shows up / can be shown on the LG panel itself. (I'm not overly familiar with the Eclipse / Harmony generations to be honest).

Anyway, I dont especially mind doing most of the settings on the app.

not sure if that way will appeal to everyone though.

Guess we'll find out in a few weeks.

Interesting question, indeed.

Looking forward to learn more about this!

I am not very keen on having to have my iPhone/iPad on the table, when using the combo for video.

But…..there is the physical remote as well - I guess all the basic stuff will be accessable via the Beoremote One.

MM