Hello - I have just bought a new BeoSound 3. I am trying to playback MP3 songs from 2 different SD cards and I have the same problem with both of them:

Between every other song I get a loud but short hiss before the song starts. Is this something you have experienced and what might be the solution?

The MP3 songs are in 2 folders in the root of the card and encoding comply with the guidelines of the user manual.

PS: Why can the BeoSound 3 not handle SD cards of larger sizes than 2GB? (I've tried an 8GB that didn't work with the BeoSound 3).

Thanks

BeoSound 3 only supports SD cards up to 2 GB in size from SanDisk. BeoSound 4 (mk. II) supports SD cards up 16 GB.

I have the Beosound 4 (mk. II) using different SanDisk SD cards at 2 GB / 4 GB / 8 GB without any hiss. I am using my PC and Windows Media Player with 192 Kbps for "recording" the tracks.

Try to format the card and then save some new songs into a folder from your PC.

I've tried formatting several times and added different songs and it still doesn't work. The SD card I use is from SanDisk and is 2GB a higher speed version of 15 MB/s called "Ultra II" but don't see why a faster card should cause any issues?

I have also tried with a non-SanDisk SD card of conventional speed and 512MB but not of the brand SanDisk and I get the same hiss sound.

I can convert new MP3 songs but if the product is soo sensitive to formats etc (and the songs I have added to the SD cards comply with the specifications) it is an odd product. I might have a faulty unit - what a shame.

Well - You might have a faulty unit - I dont think this hiss is normal on Beosound 3. On Beosound 4 i dont have any noise of any kind when playing SD card.

It must be other members who has Beosound 3 and can help you! Or try the Bang & Olufsen homepage:

http://www.bang-olufsen.com/beosound3

and go to FAQ. There is something about SD cards.

Sorry for being obvious, but do these MP3's sound OK on other kit than your BS3?

Hi, yes they are fine on other units. I've simply dragged-and-dropped them from iTunes to the SD card (Mac).

Have sent an email to B&O customer service - let's se if they can cast some light on this. Will post here if useful info from them.

Thanks for your input.

BeoMedia:

Hi, yes they are fine on other units. I've simply dragged-and-dropped them from iTunes to the SD card (Mac).

Have sent an email to B&O customer service - let's se if they can cast some light on this. Will post here if useful info from them.

 

Thanks for your input.

Are these downloaded MP3's or something you have encodec yourself - if so, what did you use to encode them?

Hi, I encode them myself from CD's using iTunes (I have a Mac computer if that makes a difference). I have just ordered a conventional slow speed 2GB SD card of the brand SanDisk which I understand B&O recommends so will se if it makes a difference.

I have 2 BS3's and I don't recall either making a hiss noise like you describe.   I've used many different sized cards and speeds over the years.  I would guess it needs a repair, or (if repair costs are similar to other B&O costs) learn to deal with it

Stan