Fluid Sweet Spot?

[Rgbyhkr]

At the launch of the Beolab 8 and the Beosound A5, a future software update was supposed to come (early 2024 supposedly) for a “fluid sweet spot” feature.  The idea was pretty interesting in that it would use UWB built into the speakers in conjunction with UWB compatible iPhones to auto focus a sweet spot to the phone’s location (and therefore the listener’s position in the room).  In theory it’s a great idea but I wondered how well it worked in practice and the real world limitations of sitting further off axis from dead center and how well the software and hardware could compensate for that (especially compared other sitting in the exact center of a stereo pair).

When searching the web and here though, I see no mention of anyone commenting on actually using the feature,  Furthermore when perusing the firmware notes for both devices, I don’t see specific mention of the fluid sweet spot, so it makes me think that perhaps this feature has not rolled out yet.  Is that correct?  If so does anyone know what the status of it is – specifically is it still coming and if so any idea of when?

Jeff

Location: Atlanta

[Severed_hand_of_skywalker]

They never released that feature. They’re kind of pretending they never mentioned it to begin with. Who knows if they will but if they don’t, that was false advertising

Location: Toronto, Canada

[matador]

Rgbyhkr wrote:

to auto focus a sweet spot to the phone’s location (and therefore the listener’s position in the room).

What crazy world we’re living in…

 

Location: Paris France

[Rgbyhkr]

Severed_hand_of_skywalker wrote:

They never released that feature. They’re kind of pretending they never mentioned it to begin with. Who knows if they will but if they don’t, that was false advertising

They still talk about it even though the “fluid sweet spot” term is not used.  I took a screenshot of the Beolab 8 page on their website just now:

Always hits the spot

Beolab 8 does more than adapt to your room. It adapts to you. Using ultra-wideband technology, it directs the acoustic sweetspot to wherever you are. As long as your phone is on you, the sound is too. No need to readjust your speaker, or your room.

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Location: Atlanta

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