BeoSound 5 Forum

Re: No FM or DAB?

moxxey — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:30:40 GMT

PhilLondon:
The problem, is that the living room becomes a bit too crowded...

Too true. Despite the fact that I was 'sold' on the basis that B&O = fewer cables, my place seems to be a cable 'mare, especially with all the link cables and so on. Add more kit, you get more cables and, don't forget, we have to hide that BM5 somewhere, too.

Re: No FM or DAB?

PhilLondon — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:14:08 GMT

The bit rate for net radio is relatively low, so would not use too much bandwidth. BS5 will come with a choice of 8000 internet radios. Most ADSL connection in France, UK are illimited. They simply have a fair usage policy that is usually very large.

Beosound 5 is presented a a stand alone product, but in fact it should be seen as a complement to your existing "traditional system" (CD, FM).

The problem, is that the living room becomes a bit too crowded...

Re: No FM or DAB?

propaganda — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:44:41 GMT

I agree. The omission of FM or DAB detracts from the utility of the BS5.

No FM or DAB?

frog — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:18:17 GMT

I'm a bit troubled by this as a lot of people have metered downloads from their ISP. Streaming will start to eat up bandwidth at some rate which may catch people out.