I agree it’s a missed opportunity. I currently have 2 Essence’ mk2’s Hooked up to my turntable and BS8000 with BL17’s and BL8000 hooked to them plus a third party sub. This is because the Essence has 2 Powerlink ports (For up to 4 speakers) and RCA line in. It cost me 1/6 of what this new core does and it still only has 1 Powerlink port. I would have to lose the sub which isn’t happening.
Stereo HDMI for Video audio is a joke, it always sounds warped.
It also really needs WiSA support for this high price.
The essence works perfectly all the time and with all my modern stuff. I don’t see what I would gain from this.
Setup PDF if you want more details
I noticed the app on the website looks a bit different or is that speaker selector on the bottom left something new?
