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  • in reply to: Beoplay H95, a review #24062
    andy_js
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      I will also say that mine sounded much better after listening to them for a while so I believe there is a break in period regardless of what some people say.

      in reply to: Beoplay H95, a review #24061
      andy_js
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        I find my H95 considerably more comfortable than my H9i which had the silly round ear cups which are only suitable for those with the tiniest of ears, but my trusty (and crusty) old pair of BOSE QC15 are the most comfortable i’ve ever worn.  With modern BT headphones that are quite heavy I don’t think it’s really possible to get the same level of comfort.

        in reply to: BeoSound 1 discontinued? #22909
        andy_js
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          I bought the BeoSound 1 when it was released without really getting much of a chance to listen to it.  It was the ideal form factor for my use and had Beolink multiroom support so I’d have bought it no matter what.  The first time I used it in my kitchen I was quite let down.  But I do recall several occasions where it sounded noticeably better and it was always after a software update.  The original sound was very muddy.  Now it has a decent amount of clarity.  It’s my most used speaker.

          in reply to: BeoSound 1 discontinued? #22765
          andy_js
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            That’s a shame.  I think the BS1 is the perfect kitchen speaker and was looking at buying 2 new ones.  The sound quality wasn’t the best but with its other features I thought it was still quite desirable.  Of course mine was only £930 new which made it quite a bit more palatable.

            in reply to: A9 and Mesh networks #22547
            andy_js
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              My BeoSound 1, 2 and Stage all have trouble with my wireless network when mesh mode is turned on.  There is definitely an issue with B&O and some mesh networks.  Mesh mode completely breaks Beolink multiroom for me so I just keep it disabled despite losing some of the benefits it is supposed to provide.

              in reply to: Beoliving Intelligence MKII? #17833
              andy_js
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                I wonder if you still need to upgrade to the Pro version before you can write your own plugins.  That is a shocking limitation of the current version.

                in reply to: New Beosound2 #17804
                andy_js
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                  I have the MK1 BS2 and think it’s wonderful, though I’m not sure I can justify replacing it at the new price. It’s over a grand more than what I paid for mine!

                  My MK1 BS1 though is sounding a bit rough these days and I would consider replacing it, so I hope that an updated version is in the pipeline.

                  GVA was not something that appealed to me so I’m glad to see that function has been removed.  Who wants a house full of microphones anyway.

                  in reply to: The Halo still a viable choice? #15349
                  andy_js
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                    The BLI is a joke.  You have to pay for the PRO version before you can write your own plugins.  Way to knee cap any community driver development B&O.  I have half a mind to write a replacement that can run on a raspberry pi.  As none of the communication is encrypted (a bit brave considering the state of IOT) it is easy to reverse engineer their APIs.  I have a partial software reimplementation of the BeoSound Moment that their app is more than willing to talk to.

                    in reply to: Eclipse/Harmony/Theatre audio via Beolink #10217
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                      That’s a shame. I’m eager to upgrade to an OLED TV but I’m not sure if I’m willing to do it at the expense of that feature. If I am I might as well look at some of the other brands, such as Sony or Samsung which have just brought out their new Quantum Dot OLED TVs.

                      If B&O really wanted to make it work properly they could. All they have to do is delay the audio that’s sent to the TVs speaker so that it’s in sync with the other speakers, and delay the video so that it’s in sync with the audio. I’d be surprised if we were talking more than 100 milliseconds in total. I mean TVs already have the ability to delay the video they show so that external speakers are in sync. I wonder what their excuse is.

                      Never heard of Speaker Link but I will keep an eye out for it. Hopefully they will add it to older products (like my BS1 and BS2) via a software update so they can play in sync with the new TVs. One thing I have learned over the years is that B&O cannot be trusted with software, so I’m reluctant to buy anything new until the software has actually been released and is working reliably (ha!).

                      in reply to: Eclipse/Harmony/Theatre audio via Beolink #10197
                      andy_js
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                        Any updates Sandyb?

                        in reply to: The best choice for your first B&O speaker? #9989
                        andy_js
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                          I would vote for the BS2 because I really like the way it sounds. Very clean, very clear, but also with a little bit of warmth. It’s everything that I expected from B&O and if it was your first speaker I think you’d be very happy indeed. The only downside is that it has become very expensive since I got mine.

                          in reply to: New B&O teaser #9988
                          andy_js
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                            I wonder what the point of that is. Are they making it a bluetooth speaker? I personally would really like to see them release a set of speakers I can use with my computer.

                            in reply to: Eclipse/Harmony/Theatre audio via Beolink #9971
                            andy_js
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                              I think Andy’s question is different to music sharing across rooms. Like me (unless I am sorely mistaken) the question is that if a BV Theatre setup is playing a video source (be that live TV, Netflix or whatever), can one chose a BS2 or A9 (for example) in a different room play / join the audio part of the video/live Tv playing elsewhere on the BV Theatre. That is / was possible on BV10/11, BV12, Avant etc (i.e those on the BS4 platform) – those BVs have a menu setting for “share audio from video sources”. Being still on an older BV, like myself, Andy is asking whether that functionality is available on the Theatre. I actually dont know whether it is available on the Eclipse / Harmony either, or whether that option was removed. Its a use case I take advantage of reasonably often – for example if I’m watching the news, or the cricket etc on my living room BV12-65, I often go into the kitchen and just tap my BS2 which will then pick up the audio / sound from the BV12. i.e Network Link took care of everything. I’m popping in to my dealer on Friday, and will try and test out this specific scenario

                              Yep. That’s pretty much what I was asking. I regularly put the news on in the living room and go to the kitchen which is adjacent and join my BS1 to the TV’s audio. The rooms are near enough that if the audio was out of sync I’d notice. All I have to do is a double-tap the top of my BS1 and it Just Works (most of the time). Same with the BS2 I have upstairs. This was for me B&O’s Killer App and the reason I spent what most people would regard as a ridiculous amount of money on a television. The motorised stand and PUC were the icing on the cake.

                              in reply to: Beosound Moment Service Menu #9954
                              andy_js
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                                I recall reading that Spotify Connect was introduced in a Beta firmware version and removed almost immediately in a follow-up.  Maybe support is still there even though it isn’t exposed?

                                in reply to: Eclipse/Harmony/Theatre audio via Beolink #9953
                                andy_js
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                                  You gave me flashbacks to the time I went into my dealer to look at the BV14.  They assured me that I could use my Moment in an integrated setup, but when I asked for them to demo it for me they declined, which tells you everything you need to know.  I never did upgrade to the BV14 and it seems like I dodged a bullet in the end.  Hopefully your experience will be more positive.

                                  in reply to: New Halo firmware at last…. Version 1.5.930 #9904
                                  andy_js
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                                    It would be nice if they actually tested the firmware before rushing it out the door.

                                    in reply to: Beosound Moment Service Menu #9634
                                    andy_js
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                                      You access the service menu by removing the rear cover.  It’s been this way since the Moment was released.

                                      in reply to: Worst Value for Money B&O Product? #7985
                                      andy_js
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                                        For me it’s definitely the BeoSound Moment.  I don’t think I was an early adopter, but from the appalling quality of the software I certainly felt like one.

                                        • For about the first year it DID NOT WORK AT ALL.  Whenever I tried to play something it would give an error.
                                        • After many software updates it was finally able to play songs, but was extremely unreliable and would randomly start skipping everything in the queue.
                                        • It had to be factory reset about once every week because it would gradually get slower and slower until it froze up.
                                        • The Jukebox would randomly disconnect from the SoundHeart and would need to be power-cycled a few times to get things connected again.
                                        • The Deezer integration was SHOCKINGLY bad.  It created entries in your “collection” for every track liked, causing lots of albums to show up with only a few tracks in them.
                                        • It also tried to merge your Deezer and DLNA libraries, which caused weird things like albums to show up with extra tracks (the full album from DLNA plus the liked tracks from Deezer).  As a result I ended up unliking everything on Deezer to make it semi-usable.

                                        The rewrite was a massive improvement, but it’s still only beta quality.

                                        in reply to: Beovison 11 – 404 not found error #6533
                                        andy_js
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                                          B&O will probably need to do a software update to fix this – but they are pretty useless when it comes to updating the software of their products in general – and even worse for older products.

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