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Thanks for the device! As a Dane I’m used to drive on the other side of the road, so let’s see if I dare do it 🙂 But I’ll find a way 🙂

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The Beolab 19 is an undeniably stunning speaker and within my financial reach. However, I focused on the Beolab 2 due to my understanding that it offers significantly more power. As someone influenced by the preferences of hard-core audiophiles, I’ve been convinced that a single subwoofer is often not enough—a good system ideally requires at least two. It’s claimed that having two subwoofers makes a noticeable improvement in sound quality, so I was worried that just one Beolab 19 would be insufficient…? 😉

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Yes, the Beolab 5’s are also on my wishlist – I will get them some day, when I have space for them, and then keep the Penta’s in another room or as back speakers in a surround set-up. Just need B&O to update the Beoconnect Core and/or Beosound Stage to enable surround….

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Someone else out there with input or workaround – we need to crack the code for making this magnificent looking piece accept playlists 🙂

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So essentially, you are using a USC stick as a playlist? Smart – so you could have several USBs each with a playlist.

Curious – you mention that the Encore accepts M3U format – but then that there were problems accepting a music server with such files? Wouldn’t that suggest that Encore does not accept M3U?

 

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I’m considering getting an Encore. How do you guys create playlists? I know tracks be added to playlists one-by-one on the navigation wheel, but that is cumbersome, especially when editing playlists. So, can the Encore read pre-existing playlists from music servers (in M3U format?). For me, the Encore would be the perfect music machine, but only if it can read playlists.

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It makes perfect sense for B&O to produce a streamer, as this is likely the primary sound source for most users these days, apart from TV. But seriously, why on earth didn’t they make it wireless and thereby compatible with their own range of wireless speakers? It’s baffling that two key products from the same brand don’t work seamlessly together. You couldn’t make this up!

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Thanks for your reply. This is actually mind-blowing to me – I thought the whole point of a Beoconnect was to ensure you could wirelessly connect a non-B&O TV to wireless B&O speakers, such as the Beolab 18/19? But apparently not…. So, what is exactly the Beoconnect’s purpose?

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I haven’t listened to them extensively, only occasionally hearing them in passing years ago. Regarding the bass, I will probably always seek to enhance the bass in speakers, except when they already have an undoubtedly plentiful amount, like the Beolab 5s. My primary listening preference is for remixes of pop and dance music, which are typically quite bass-heavy. It’s not about the ability to produce bass at high volumes; rather, it’s about achieving noticeable bass at low or normal listening levels, similar to the experience in a cinema or theatre. There’s something incredibly luxurious about hearing that low, yet distinct, rumble. Same as driving a Bentley or Rolls-Royce (I guess) – you might be bobbing along at only 50 mph and do not really need that V8, but is sounds fantastic. 😉

From my research, it seems that HiFi enthusiasts generally agree that any setup benefits from not just one, but ideally two subwoofers (or even more for large home theatres).

I agree with your comments about the “c” projects. While they are a great idea in principle, the cost is downright ridiculous. I would be willing to pay up to approximately EUR 10-15,000 for a set of new or substantially factory-refurbished Pentas with wireless connectivity and a functional display, but that would be my absolute limit. Given that the price originally was less than EUR 3,000 for a pair, that should more than allow for inflation. There are many vintage car enthusiasts around the world who restore cars to their original condition or better—I wonder if the same apply to B&O products…? I would love any recommendations.

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Hi. Unfortunately, I don’t know more about this solution than is stated on the website I linked to above and from speaking to the store last week. You would need to call or e-mail them to find out more.

But yes indeed, they seem to provide the “missing link”. I sense a lot of people, at least amongst my group of friends, would love to buy B&O but are put off when it doesn’t integrate with other brands. For me, it’s quite easy – I will buy the Beolab 18+19 if it works with a non-B&O-TV, otherwise I simply won’t buy B&O at all, and B&O just lost EUR 15,000 of turnover on me alone.

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To my knowledge, the box that converts Beoremote signals readable by the LG OLED is developed by the firm that sells it, not by B&O. As far as I can tell, it is a stand-alone box that simply converts (“translates”) signals, i.e. there are no connections as such except a power connection.

Moreover, according to its website, the company also produces boxes which enables connecting non-B&O TVs wirelessly to Beolab speakers, including in a surround sound set-up. Very exciting – hope the B&O “ecosystem” shows more entrepreneurial spirit like that to address what is B&O’s biggest akillesheal, lack of compatibility with other brands.

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It it possible to include two Beolab 19s with Beolab 18s set-up? Will it improve the bass noticeably? Alternatively, will a Beolab 2 be better/more powerful than a Beolab 19?

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