Hi guys,

 

I'm about to buy a Beosound 3 for my kitchen.

 Any other users?

 First I thought about a Beolab 2000, I've had one of these and they're great, but it's pretty big, and of course need the beolink.

I don't have a need for CD playback in my kitchen so Radio and my wife loves her MP3's so that is also covered.

I used to have a Tivoli Audio model one platinum which was OK, but nothing more.

 So how do you judge the sound quality of the BS3?

Will the battery hold for a day at the beach? (this could be a good travel companion)

What is the power of the built in amp, since this info isn't available at B&O homepage?

Thanks

andreas 

Was scathing and dismissive of Beosound 3 - before I actually used one (!)  Battery life was excellent, 8 hours+ at medium volume.  Sound quality quite good, you wouldn't even know it was mono!

Which it had a travel pouch because always worried about marking the lovely case.  Not a bad product at all IMHO.

KingOfSnake:

 you wouldn't even know it was mono!

Agree 100% you cannot tell it is mono. Beosound 3 sounds ideal for what you are after.

 

Craig

The sound of the BS3 is really good. I have my BS3 for almost 3 years now, but I barely used it since I have an iPod. I have some 500GB of music, and what I wanted to listen to befor falling asleep never was on the SD-Card... I think the system with the SD-Card for music is out of date. The only think I use it for now is as an alarm clock...

Great machine.

When we're at home it doesn't get a lot of use but away from home it's awesome. Versatile and a lot of people are amazed at the sound that comes from such a small box. The battery is an added bonus.

Great for for when you go away. Would be good if you could buy a carry case.

 

Peter

So it seems like I'm on the right track buying one.

We enjoy ours, particularly the portability and the surprising sound quality. The build quality is impressive and the new lower price makes the decision to buy one a bit more palatable.

 On the other hand, since it will be in your kitchen, why not link your room to the main system?

But I will also enjoy it at the beach, take it with me to the cabin etc...

What new price BTW?

Not sure what the pricing is there but in the US B&O recently reduced the price of the Beosound 3 from $700+ to $499.

Affineur:

Not sure what the pricing is there but in the US B&O recently reduced the price of the Beosound 3 from $700+ to $499.

 

What?!

 

Man I've been quoted 560 euros with my discount! It's 660 euros here normally...

Should I wait??? 

Anyone know if there is going to be a reduction of the Beosound price in Europe?

I bought a new Beosound 3 yesterday, and the sound quality is better than I was hoping for.

Comparing it to the Tivoli audio I used in my kitchen before, this one wins hands down.

 

Excellent. I played with it last night for about 5 hours using it's battery, and it preformed flawlessly.

However, one annoying thing, the "STOP" button seems to need about 100 pushes before it works... :(

Emailed my dealer, and I'm going to get a little pissed if he's thinking it's time for a service instead of a trade-in and giving me another piece.

It's only 24h old.  

It just need a SW update. no need too worry.

OK, he said B&O is making a better tough-plate for it and I should wait about 2 months...

 

What software version should I have in it then? 

 

The beauty: