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Jeff:Are you referring to the Century or the person? Jeff Beovirus victim, it's gotten to be too much to list!
From the image and description I've read on the B&O site, it appears the Beolit 15 is mono, one amp drives two woofers (it also has two passive radiators) and the other amp channel drives what appear to be three tweeters. Which makes sense to me...it's such a small box you're not going to get any stereo separation anyway, might as well have it give you the full sound from both channels merged so it sounds the same from any angle.
I am not sure what the Beolit 12 was like in this regard though. Same? Different?
Jeff
I'm afraid I'm recovering from the BeoVirus.
I juste tested on my Beolit 12. It is stereo, not mono.
"You think we can slap some oak on this thing?"
leosgonewild: I juste tested on my Beolit 12. It is stereo, not mono.
Thanks, good info! I wonder which gives the best listening experience? I've obviously not heard the 15...a side by side comparison would be interesting.
According to this test:
http://www.lydogbillede.dk/test/bo-play-beolit-15/
it is stereo.
Or rather 360 degree sound (like with the A2) - for a real stereo perspective you need the space between right and left (and yourself in the sweetspot).
I'd say, it is the best you can do with a 'box' like that.
So it is not mono!
P.S. The tester is very pleased with it - and judges it: 'the best sounding portable speaker he has come across'.
MM
There is a tv - and there is a BV
As it states that there are only 2 amplifiers it has to mix the stereo channels. Stereo to mono mix for the single woofer, 2 radiators and the 3 tweeters.
More company's do this for spacial effect. The 3rd tweeter could enhance this allot tough.
That test does not feature an device hands on. They just speculate at most. Stating the specifications an the beoplay website i would restate what i wrote above, stereo to mono amplification.
Are we talking the same test?
Please tell me how you have understood, that the tester did not test the BeoLit15 himself - but just speculated?
BeoGreg:Don't know (care) if it's mono or stereo but I know it's rather good in a quick test in a shop.
That certainly is the most important thing.
BeoGreg:I was looking at my Beosound 3 at breakfast this morning and I got a flash. That's the colour combo I would love on a Beolit 15 : black rubber and leather with alu grill. That simple. And why not a white rubber and leather with alu grill. The BV8/BS8 classic (and timeless) black or white. Pink, light gold, baby blue really ? At least make a matching leather for pink or blue. Black/alu please !
BeoNut since '75
My advice having not heard it, is wait until you've have heard it yourself ! It is meant to be very impressive.
Beosound Stage, Beovision 8-40, Beolit 20, Beosound Explore.
Compared to the 12?
And what about the BeoPlay A2? Is the BL15 much better?
This must be quite impressive according to the size! I already find that my BeoPlay A2 has more bass and better fills the room than my old BeoLab 4!
leosgonewild:The bass will be more powerful.
benoit: This must be quite impressive according to the size! I already find that my BeoPlay A2 has more bass and better fills the room than my old BeoLab 4!
No....
benoit: And what about the BeoPlay A2? Is the BL15 much better?
Gotten 2 BeoPlay A2s one in black and one in green, they are good for portability and for the bathroom. But the cabinet resonance contributes greatly to the muffling of the sound. Not the clearest speakers.
B&O should introduce portable speakers to the core Bang & Olufsen line. They fact that they are not doing it is actually a little silly. Small expensive things sell better than large expensive things. Great publicity too... But you need to have the goods to back it up Core range should go up and up to inform the cheerful BeoPlay range. I think people who can afford $5000 bags can afford $1000 portables to go into them.
wonderfulelectric: benoit: This must be quite impressive according to the size! I already find that my BeoPlay A2 has more bass and better fills the room than my old BeoLab 4! No....
Of course the BL4 have a much clearer sound but I still think that they miss a lot of bass. Maybe that's why I like the 'boomy' impression that the BeoPlay A2 gives. I'm curious to listen to the Beloit 15...
My experience with these "bass-radiators" are that they give the impression of deeper bass, but they bass sounds the same all the time. There are no nyances in the bass.
But there has to be a limit to what to expect from portable speakers.
This test brings some first impressions. Beolit 15 vs 12 and A2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPfHlL7YSCA
Seems like the new version has shaken off B&O's signature crisp sound a little and a lot meatier in the bass. No passive radiators are not suppose to make bass boomy. It's in the voicing. I guess B&O had deliberately voiced speakers that way. The thing is the cabinet is too flimsy for such low bass voicing so and it's the cabinet that is blurring the sound. But who cares at this price? Beoplay competes favorably to Bose.
Seems like the new version has shaken off B&O's signature crisp sound a little and a lot meatier in the bass. No passive radiators are not suppose to make bass boomy. It's in the voicing. I guess B&O had deliberately voiced speakers that way. The thing is the cabinet is too flimsy for such low bass voicing so and it's the cabinet that is blurring the sound. But who cares at this price? Beoplay competes favorably to Bose. B&O has such an untapped potential in its branding strategy you have no idea..
@Simonbeo, What year is your Century please? Mine is December 1999. I wonder if cheaper Philips laser assembly were fitted in 1999? Maybe, it's better wall mounted but mine is simply terrible. Turn past volume 42 and the CD skipping is all over the place. I have treble on +4 and bass on +3. There's no way i could ever of used the thing for even the smallest of house parties due to that skipping. I happy for you that you like your Century, but for me, it was a complete disappointment, I was very young when I bought it and it took me a full year to save money to buy the thing. :(
wonderfulelectric:Beoplay competes favorably to Bose. B&O has such an untapped potential in its branding strategy you have no idea..
benoit:This test brings some first impressions. Beolit 15 vs 12 and A2.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPfHlL7YSCA
For the Beolit 12 I had the same feeling than you I find the sound more balanced and clear compared to the 15... A2 gets less loud but seems less 'choked' to my ears.
Raeuber: benoit: This test brings some first impressions. Beolit 15 vs 12 and A2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPfHlL7YSCA Thanks. I listened to the sound of this youtube video through my Beolab 1 with Beolab 19. For my ears Beolit 12 sounds better (and also louder) than the new Beolit 15 and even A2 sounds a little bit better than Beolit 15. Very surprising for me. What do you think?
benoit: This test brings some first impressions. Beolit 15 vs 12 and A2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPfHlL7YSCA
I think I can't believe you are doing a speaker comparison via you tube, via another pair of speakers! you can only have an opinion if you listen to them directly and only compare if you listen to them side by side with matched volume and the same source material (preferably blind). Anything else is a waste of time.
Ban boring signatures!
wonderfulelectric:Gotten 2 BeoPlay A2s one in black and one in green, they are good for portability and for the bathroom. But the cabinet resonance contributes greatly to the muffling of the sound. Not the clearest speakers. B&O should introduce portable speakers to the core Bang & Olufsen line. They fact that they are not doing it is actually a little silly. Small expensive things sell better than large expensive things. Great publicity too... But you need to have the goods to back it up Core range should go up and up to inform the cheerful BeoPlay range. I think people who can afford $5000 bags can afford $1000 portables to go into them.
Really? Saying what speaker you think sound best based on a youtube-clip? That is a instant credibility-loss.
leosgonewild: Really? Saying what speaker you think sound best based on a youtube-clip? That is a instant credibility-loss.
I watched the clip , wearing headphones , and found it a useful means of telling how successful the "360 sound" is in comparison with the Beolit 12. Yes at first it does seem like seeing an advert for a tv on your tv and thinking the other set has a better picture!
Beo Century ,Beoplay V1, Beocenter 6, Ex-Beolit 12, Beotime , A8. Beolit 15 , Form 2i , Beolab 2000, Beoplay A3.Beosound 1
Puncher:I think I can't believe you are doing a speaker comparison via you tube, via another pair of speakers! you can only have an opinion if you listen to them directly and only compare if you listen to them side by side with matched volume and the same source material (preferably blind). Anything else is a waste of time. Ban boring signatures!