It looks like the successor to the Beosound Core has arrived:
https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/int/accessories/beoconnect-core
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Beoconnect Core with HDMI (e)ARC
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Finally! ?
So many questions.
What’s doing more / differently compared to the BS Core, other than being based on Mozart platform instead of ASE?
The site states that’s the bridge between legacy and current products but it is not clear as it’s referring to turntables and speakers, not music systems.
Would it avoid the need of intermediate converters?
What about controlling a non-B&O / non-LG tv set with BR1?
Would it work for volume control only or more?
I presume it is supporting stereo sound only.
It would mean e.g. a pair of BL18 but what if a BL19 is added to the mix?
Is there an improved DAC compared to BS Core?
Olivier
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This could be what I’ve been waiting for, but all those questions definitely need to be answered! It’s hard to believe it ought to cost £1k, but I’m not surprised.
Ok, so it’s a Core with Mozart and HDMI ARC.
If it’s also HDMI CEC, it can allow control of any TV with BR1, but B&O don’t say that so I would not bet on it… Maybe that could also come in the future.
The only problem I have with it it that it raises again the price for Core, and it replaces the Core where a lot of people don’t need HDMI (for audio use only). I would have preferred that they had kept the Core for people who don’t need HDMI.
Yep, no processing (from a TV) of anything more than plain old 2.0.
Wasn't expecting much more, but shame it doesnt do some surround processing nor have WISA to allow connecting more than one pair of BL's.
Oh no!
A (Mozart) Core with a HDMI/eARC connection.
With only 2 channels support ?
Where did the most important speaker for tv viewing - the center - go?
Not that I expected TrueImage processing built-in - but this really is too ordinary.
And the CEC support - will that bring control of the tv/the connected AppleTV….
….as Mbee asks?
Or is the future two remotes on the table?
Only a visit in a B&O store can clarify that…I guess.
P.S.
I’ll stick to my trusted Essence MK2 boxes for 2 channel music/radio listening and my Theatre for tv/movie watching with great multichannel sound.
MM
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
Disappointed that it doesn't have WiSA transmitter built-in, given the price (£999 / $1150). And that there's no surround support - it would have been nice given the addition of HDMI ARC.
But what disappoints me the most... No optical or aux output whatsoever.
I do think that B&O is going a little overboard in hyping it as a solution for a home theater. It's certainly no Beosound Theatre. Still, the added HDMI connectivity is a nice feature for the slight price increase. For me, I could see it as a solution for a non-B&O small tv that I have in the kitchen. I currently have it connected to a Beosystem 3 for connection to 2 Beolab 4000 speakers and an Apple TV. That's then connected to an NL/ML converter to integrate with the rest of my B&O. This small box could replace all of that and allow control via CEC of an Apple TV connected directly to the non-B&O tv. It has its place for a simple setup solution.
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