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How exactly does one go about submitting missing radio stations that are in TuneIn but not in B&O Radio please?
Location: Toronto, Canada17 November 2022 at 03:57 in reply to: Multiroom Beoplay A9 Gen 1 and Beoplay A8 with Beosound Moment #40187The cost of the Core it better just to get a whole new B&O product like a Level for not that much money especially if you sell your A8. The Level will sound better and portable too.
Location: Toronto, CanadaEvery few days my moment gets stuck on this screen and the only way I know how to get out of it is by going into the app and telling it to restart itself. I have check for updates turned OFF in the app and it still does this. Is there a way to restart the moment on the unit itself rather than the app?
Location: Toronto, CanadaI think you need to talk to your dealer. I used a dealer on the other side of my country and I got the first order they got straight from Denmark to NY then NY to Toronto and a private delivery company dropped it off in my place all before halloween.
Location: Toronto, CanadaI was in a similar situation as you where I had a Marantz 6011 receiver with pre-outs powering my BL18’s and BL3’s for about 7 years and I was rather happy with it. Marantz is really the best sounding receivers I have ever used.
But I just replaced it all with the Beosound theatre and reported my issues with it here. But to be honest once you get used to the sub menus of the app and get it set up it works very well. Better than I was expecting but I had low expectations based on previous experiences. I’m quite sure they will update the software to make things better.
In terms of experience and setup the Theatre kills the marantz. You don’t have to worry about what you plug into what speaker port. You don’t have to set crossover levels per speaker you don’t have to go through a long setup etc. The Theatre basically does the hard work for you.
In terms of sound it’s complicated. The marantz really made the speakers transparent and filled the room maybe more than was intended, but I loved that. The bass was clean and not boomy and the 5.1 surround was flawless. My only complaint is that the centre channel never sounded clear or loud enough despite a high end B&W speaker.
The theatre accomplishes a lot considering I no longer have an external sub hooked up. 90% of the time I feel like I don’t need one but there is a bit of impact at some levels I feel are missing. The theatre doesn’t seem to make quite as much use of my rears as my marantz did so I usually feel like it’s a forward stage unless something bold happens in the rear speakers. On the plus side the centre channel is always perfect. I don’t know if it’s the processing or the speaker or both. The bass is also there but it’s very clean but I feel like even if I add the sub this is just a typical B&O non-offensive level of bass. I feel it does a great job with movie audio when I throw it an atmos track but not as good at up converting older 3.1 or 2.0.
So in terms of sound difference there is a HUGE price difference between the two but I don’t see the value in that difference. The value for me is more the experience with the theatre as its more Apple like. Everything detects each other and works well with one another. It finds all the other B&O equipment in my house and will unify everything. And of course I no longer have a huge box just to process the sound, its all hidden within the theatre.
So if you just care about sound go with an external system. If you care about overall experience and design all for much more money go for the B&O.
Location: Toronto, CanadaSo, just ordered my Theatre!
Just a quick question, is the B&O app better on IOS or Android, or is it the same? Just wanting to set up a user hub in advanced. ThanksTypically most apps are better on iOS. Basically even Android enthusiasts recommend and iPad over any android tablet. Yes that will be debatable.
Location: Toronto, CanadaSo good news… the buzzing sound I was hearing in my front right BL18 speaker was being caused by the cable. It was a brand new Cat7 cable but that didn’t cut it somehow. My dealer sent me a cable and the problem went away.
Location: Toronto, CanadaIt is my understanding the only way to update the software of the Beolab 17 is with the wireless transmitter? It would be nice if you could do it through the Theatre.
I was thinking the same. Its totally baffling that we cannot.
Location: Toronto, CanadaYes they have their fans for sure. The Mark II’s are more valued.
Location: Toronto, CanadaDo the 18’s up front widen the width of the soundstage?
By a ton. I mentioned in my day 1 post that on its own the theatre sounds very much like a soundbar. A good one but still very central front.
Using the 18’s as the fronts made a huge difference in the sound stage making it much wider.
Location: Toronto, CanadaRoom is about 15 feet by 17 feet. Seating is one end of room. Speakers just to the side and slightly behind the seating.
I would say if the 9’s are too close to the couch they are firing too low right into the back/sides of the seating which isn’t good.
The 18’s are taller and can overcome that but honestly 18’s as rears are a bit of a waste.
I have 18’s as fronts with my theatre and a pair of BL3’s mounted to the wall just slightly above ear level and it fills the sound space really well.
Location: Toronto, CanadaIt’s not great. Tunein has way more options.
Location: Toronto, Canadahow big is your room and how far would the speakers be from your couch?
Location: Toronto, CanadaI ordered a receiver to experiment with. Will help me decide if I want the 18s or not.
The 18’s are amazing they just don’t have much bass. The 17’s have more bass.
Location: Toronto, CanadaNothing new in video but here it is:
Location: Toronto, CanadaI would strongly suggest you move away from wireless if you can. Its sketchy, the speaker uses more power and the quality is lowered a bit.
Wire should always work.
Location: Toronto, CanadaMy A9 Mark II also got an update today.
Location: Toronto, CanadaSo when connecting front L and R speakers to the Theatre the L and R firing speakers of the Theatre are disabled. Is that the intention of B&O or a software glitch?
I don’t’ think its a glitch as it allows me to “virtualize” the up firing speakers when no audio is included in the source.
Location: Toronto, CanadaJust a disappointing note to add. It seems after I connected my front LR speakers the Theatres LR speakers are totally disabled and I cannot assign them to work as centre channel speakers. This is counter to what was being said on here leading to the launch.
I don’t really need those speakers it just seems like a huge waste to have 2 speakers dormant all the time.
Location: Toronto, CanadaWith a BLI, the Halo becomes even more useful in the living room. You can control the lights, thermostat, etc. I can even push a button to make the Roomba vacuum start cleaning.
All true. The problem is I can do all that by voice with a $30 Google home, every iOS device around me, my applewatch, my logitech remote or my $60 hue tap wireless switch (looks like a plastic eclipse). So every time I look at jumping on the Intelligence I can’t throw $1500 CAN at it just to make the Halo less useless. All these features should be built into the halo. I might seriously consider it IF the halo’s battery lasted more than 2 days or if it didn’t constantly drop off the network and not respond. It’s a shame it has so much potential and 2 years ago they said more features were coming but it’s still basically fancy volume controller unless you more than double the price.
P.S. there is a new version of the Intelligence coming out I hear but no idea on whats new.
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Just a quick question, is the B&O app better on IOS or Android, or is it the same? Just wanting to set up a user hub in advanced. Thanks