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Hi Thomas,

Thanks for the feedback. The second release gives the source selector but it’s still very limited (maybe you also deleted Music and Radio as there is redundancy with the buttons on the bottom menu bar?)

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I can’t understand why they rushed to release this beta as the source selector is missing. For me it’s a no-go.

Putting the multi room controls on the player is a welcome move as this app is mainly useful for multiroom, there are less clicks.

New issue : no more volume control of BLC NL/ML. There was a special volume wheel for it because there was no feedback of the actual volume. They need to add this kind of special control but it’s more complicated with a slider… I just hope they will do something, because the temptation to do nothing may be high for a discontinued product…

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Wow, UWB is used to actively adapt the sound to your exact position (iPhone only). Have to hear it!

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Thank you so much @ToniE, you saved my radio with your trick with the search, I didn’t find my preferred stations on the global search, now I have everything!!

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If nobody has ever tried… My dealer (who is multibrand) proposes me to test with his demo 55C3. I’ll keep you informed, but if somebody knows that it’s not possible, don’t hesitate to react!

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I’ve got new feedback from B&O headquarters.

For them, it’s not possible for 2 reasons, but the reasons doesn’t seem to be valid :

1. Mechanically the cutout is different : of course, but as I said, as the newer panels are smaller, they can fit, there will just be a gap…
2. Eclipse Gen 1 doesn’t support eARC : here I can’t understand, as the only way to connect the soundcenter to the C7 panel is to use the HDMI2, its only ARC HDMI input ! The Eclipse mkI already used ARC, and eARC is retrocompatible with ARC speakers…

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It’s possible to reorganize the favorites :

touch the « 3 lines » logo on the upper right corner of the stations list, then touch the « modify » button (or reorder, I’m translating myself from the app in French) and then play with the order of the stations by moving them with the « 3 lines » button on the right of each favorite.

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Hi Lee,

it’s been a while since I last saw you on this forum! Thanks for the help, but the HDMI is in its correct place (HDMI2, eARC). I also tried changing the hdmi cable for another one, with no success.

The RJ45 cable is a bit directional as there is a 90º connector on only one side (screen side, to let some space for the cover).

Now I’ve managed to get the soundcenter working, I don’t know how. And I suspect the OLED panel has been physically damaged, which could explain the power supply turning on and of after quickly displaying just a half line of pixels.

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After some thoughts, as the tv is clicking « on », displaying what looks like just a half line of pixels, and clicking « off » forever, I think that the problem is the power supply unit of the LG panel.

But something makes me think it can be another thing : I cannot use the pure audio functions of the sound center (airplay seems to be working on my phones as the Beovision speaker is selected and I can change the volume, but there is no sound at all…)

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Yes, the soundcenter is connected to the LG panel via HDMI ARC which is designed for that, as it means Audio Return Channel.

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Millemissen wrote:

To me it is the first portable Mozart-based speaker/soundsystem. MM

No, that was the Level!

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Acoustical power (W RMS) have nothing to do with electrical power consumption (W)… that’s why you get the same acoustical power with less power consumption by going from class A amps to class D (ICE Power)

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Steph wrote:

Sorry, it has wi-fi 6 ? Nice design, it seems to be powerful ??

No, it doesn’t have Wifi6 (aka 802.11ax), only wifi5 (or 802.11ac, which is more than enough to stream audio), UWB has nothing to do with Wifi, it’s another standard, the one that let you precisely locate an AirTag in your home for instance.

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Hi, 2.1.50867 here for Essence mk II and A9 mk II !

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Reordering works as expected, but it’s not very ergonomic : I thought a long press would allow to reorder station (like on your iPhone home screen), but you have to click to the radio menu, and then modify to access to reordering.

Listening to B&O radio on a (B&O) headphone just works, nothing to complain about.

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Try to change the line input sensitivity under the sound settings.

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Millemissen wrote:

P.S. Still a mystery to me what Matter support for the Mozart products will mean/bring us for our daily use MM

Simple : Matter is a standard, so if everything goes well, you won’t need any box like BLI or anything to control it (and create automations) via any home control system (Apple Home, or others)

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Please also note that there is no way to reorder radio stations under B&O radio. If the order is important for you (you use it with a Beoremote and the numbers for instance, you must take that into account. If you already know all the stations you will add, add them with the last first, and all the stations until the number one.

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The Edge and A9 mk4 were also on private sale last year… For me the A9 could just be upgraded with a Mozart board in the near future, it’s one of the best selling Beosounds. The Edge could be close to (at the Edge of? ) EOL as it’s more complicated for it…

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The changelog seems quite limited for a big version step up (from 1.x to 2.1)!

On my side it seems that the volume wheel on the B&O app has finally been « recalibrated » so that the volume is not high just after the middle of the wheel.

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