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Maybe B&O will finally have an earbud that has good voice call clarity.
My old dealer would give me 15% off pretty much all the time, but that might have something to do with them no longer being a dealer.
With no local dealer, I’ve never been able to get a discount by calling far away dealers (they position lack of sales tax as a “discount”). Although I’ve only ever made small purchases.
I’ve doubt that it can be disabled. ABL attenuates the bass at high volumes to protect the speakers so, if there were a way to turn it off, you’d risk damaging your drivers. Hence, many B&O speakers are known for being “screechy” at high volumes. The screech is an indication that you should probably lower the volume. Do you have a very large room or do you just enjoy music at “club” levels?
You missed the window on the BS2 mp3 player. A few years ago (2014?), they were selling for silly money in Japan or China. I recall seeing a “sold” ebay listing for ~$1000.00. Alas, I didn’t bother with trying to sell mine because it was slightly damaged, and I have misplaced the dock somewhere (at some point I started using the travel charger exclusively). Lately, I’ve seen one listed for $200, but not if it was triggering any bidding action.
According to an earlier post in this forum (search Beolink Multiroom – as I can’t seem to copy the URL), B&O Radio will be available on all connected speakers in Q2 2022. I would assume the Core counts as a connected speaker.
I have this issue with TuneIn stations disappearing, too. I’m looking forward to B&O Radio.
If you click the “products” tab on the main site (beoworld.co.uk), there is quite a bit of historical information on many products.
I have to agree about the Edge in terms of recent products. It just seems like design got a bit too far ahead of utility. Although, I have never seen one in person so perhaps the beauty is overwhelming in person.
The original BS2 (mp3 player) was “crazy” expensive and <gasp!> no display, but I used mine regularly for many years so I guess it wasn’t that expensive in the long run.
The one product I sort of wish I had never bought was the BeoLink Wireless 1. Lots of frustration (worked great until it randomly decided not to), and then I doubled down and bought a couple used ones, and still couldn’t get them to work reliably. I’m afraid to sell them since they don’t work, and I guess I probably missed the window on selling them.
Given my closest dealer is a long day’s drive away, I doubt I will buy any more expensive B&O (>$5K). Otherwise, I buy on-line and use the generous return policy.
It used to bother me… buying something I might return, but I now justify that the returns must factor into B&O’s cost of doing business in the US. Perhaps it’s cheaper for B&O to re-sell my returned item as “open box” vs. supporting a nearby retail store. Then again, I’ve only returned 2 products since my local store closed – a gen 1 A1 as it could not reliably stereo pair with its sibling, and a Level as I preferred the BS1 I bought around the same time.
