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Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

Tod Daniel — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:12:40 GMT

Moxxey, that's awesome nice shade of yellow! Pretty cool!

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

elephant — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:39:48 GMT

nice & neat

I like it

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

moxxey — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:34:29 GMT

Here you go. A quick and dirty photo from the iPhone (so, excuse the quality):

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

stotty1111 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:58:39 GMT

SWISS_2:

One can even tweak the BS 4 to record more music on SD cards larger than 2G.

How do you do that ?

Dealer can upgrade to 8gb, depends on chip fitted(I think) - mine was a later model so just software! Took about 15 mins!

Hope this helps

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

moxxey — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:13:30 GMT

elephant:

I am confused !

I was talking about the BS8 :) ie. if you bought a BS8, you could stream your ripped CDs to the BS8 from a NAS drive. I was trying to say a large CD collection mean you shouldn't completely rule out a BS8. CDs aren't a barrier to hearing your music.

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

moxxey — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:10:56 GMT

elephant:

Paul Winn:
WOW Moxxey you must post a pic of the BS8 with yellow covers. I am crazy about yellow :)

I agree that Moxxey MUST post pictures ... I want to see what "funky" means

I will. I have the yellow and red speaker covers. Was going to get the orange, but the shade (of orange) wasn't what I expected.

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

elephant — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:12:00 GMT

SWISS_2:
I like the fact that you can then read the album and the track title on the display when it plays, very easily.

As shown here :-)

SWISS_2:
3. You can listen to different radio, DVD, CD, or SD music sources AT THE SAME TIME, in different rooms, using the BS 4.

I think only two sources at any one time: the main room and all masterlinked rooms ... the masterlink I think only supports one audio signal.

SWISS_2:
4. We have our BS 4 on a 14 mm glass flatscreen shelf, in between two Beolab 4000 speakers, free floating if you will, on a wall mounted cabinet system. The flatscreen is next to that system,

sounds wonderful, can we have a picture ?

as you can see from the above my setup is not as good !

SWISS_2:
One can even tweak the BS 4 to record more music on SD cards larger than 2G.

How do you do that ?

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

SWISS_2 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:17:23 GMT

rfc1;

We used a BC2 before upgrading to a BS 3200. Last November I upgraded to a BS 4. I am very happy with the performance for a few reasons not mentioned above:

1. The recorded sound of an album of an SD card sounds remarkably distinct. My unit is connected to a Master Link and Beoport to our Home Theatre PC, and recording music to an SD card, and then playing it back that way is amazing. One can even tweak the BS 4 to record more music on SD cards larger than 2G. I like the fact that you can then read the album and the track title on the display when it plays, very easily.

2. In addition to recording a CD to SD, you can record local FM radio and music on this device to an SD card !

3. You can listen to different radio, DVD, CD, or SD music sources AT THE SAME TIME, in different rooms, using the BS 4. My wife can watch amplified televison in the living room, while my son listens to radio or recorded music in the library. I understood this was a feature of our older BC 2, yet we were never able to do this until we bought the BS 4.

4. We have our BS 4 on a 14 mm glass flatscreen shelf, in between two Beolab 4000 speakers, free floating if you will, on a wall mounted cabinet system. The flatscreen is next to that system, yet the digital sound is projected very well across the room.

Watching a DVD copy of MAIGRET ( Bruno Cremer series ) the other night, we noticed that various souunds like church bells, and the ocean were projecting off the blinds, around and behind us. A very nice stereophonic effect, which previously had not occurred with BS3200 or BC 2. ( Our HTPC is HDMI connected to the TV, with the Beoport mini-jacked to the HTPC )

5. The entire control area of the BS 4 is covered by the sliding glass face, and thus never requires cleaning or dusting. Nor does the base, unless it is moved now and then by hand.

I will caution that cleaning AROUND the BS 4 with a duster or cloth should be done with care, as this unit is quite light on its' own when freestanding on glass or granite.

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

Tod Daniel — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:08:49 GMT

Very good point there Chris about that speaker!

Elephant, yes I love orange but Im a HUGE yellow fan too! I once decorated my chill out room in yellow and there was no way that you could be unhappy in it - it radiated positivity!

With lossless, I can't hear the difference between 320KBPS AAC and lossless. I think it must be the way an album is produced/recorded because some of my 128KBPS AAC files sound incredible! Maybe my ears have had too many years locked in radio stations studios with high volumes!!!

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

elephant — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:01:45 GMT

rfc1:
i am swayed to the BS4 , should all UK sold BS4's have DAB as standard?

Be warned; DAB was an optional feature (here in AU), and there are two DAB standards - hopefully the UK stayed on the standard that the BS4 implemented (although I do believe that there is a chip upgrade available ....)

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

elephant — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:59:03 GMT

moxxey:

rfc1:

I like to play my cd's so BS8 is not an option..

Can't you rip them uncompressed or with a small amount of compression, to a NAS drive? I barely put a CD in my BS4 and, if I do, I find they sound flat.

I am confused !

First you said

moxxey:
Perfect for playing CDs

now you imply that they sound flat compared to captured files - my experience is the opposite although I do capture at high settings I am still lossy

And don't forget we want to see funky yellow pictures !

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

sergi0 — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:55:15 GMT

I will vote for the BC2. I recently buy a second hand unit and I am delighted by it. The socket unit could easily hidden somewhere. Bad point to not have HDMI output, but I will not connect it to a TV so it suits my need.

I get a Beoport, then a Beomedia 1 and it also plays flawlessly my mp3. Like you I was hesitating between the 2 products, but I was deceived of the form factor of the BS4, it is too big for me.

sergio

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

elephant — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:51:01 GMT

Paul Winn:
WOW Moxxey you must post a pic of the BS8 with yellow covers. I am crazy about yellow :)

I agree that Moxxey MUST post pictures ... I want to see what "funky" means

But Paul, I thought ORANGE was your passion !!

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

Chris — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:31:34 GMT

You can pick up cd's very cheaply now, so ripping not only gives you something like Apple lossless, but the ability to then broadcast that quality and very affordable media around the house.

All you need then is a wireless speaker made in Denmark to then hopefully be released before crimbo.....

Re: Beocenter 2 or Beosound 4.

Tod Daniel — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:33:33 GMT

WOW Moxxey you must post a pic of the BS8 with yellow covers. I am crazy about yellow :)

(Currently sat making a playlist in iTunes & Pioneer Rekordbox ready to rock a party tomorrow night - so easy from a MacBook these days. The Pioneer CDJs think the files are CDs and you have full control of the CD players clever!!!)

Sandy, do check the DAB feature!