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Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance Speaker with GVA

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Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance Speaker with GVA

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The Bang & Olufsen Beosound GVA Balance Speaker is a truly beautiful specimen—just begging to be put on a pedestal right in the center of your listening setup. Designed in a cylindrical pillar shape sitting on a beautifully wood-tone base, the Balance will serve as a both visual and sonic focal point in any space Read More

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Jeff0500

Mar 20, 2024

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App is acceptable, and the sound is wonderful

This beauty arrived. I am not the greatest fan of the B&O app, but the music is amazing. I did not listen before the sound correction, however, I am very happy with the clarity of the vocals and instruments. The first song I listened to was Il Dolce Suono. I followed this up with Florence and the Machine, and the Cortez the Killer, DMB with Warren Hays. I am hopeful that there will be a second drop, so that I can pair them.

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SOUNDERS

Feb 17, 2024

Verified Buyer

Great sounding device with a horrible software app

After owning this for about 6 months, I've determined that the B&O app is garbage. The support has been quick to respond the 3 times I've needed them, but unfortunately they just say sorry and do nothing so they can't fix the problems with the app as it still has this issue. It constantly deletes saved B&O radio stations in my favorites. Would not be that big of a deal except I've spent extensive/hours researching & finding the highest bit rate stations and saved them to favorites, then only to have the app dump 90 of 100 stations. To put this in perspective, if 90% of your iPhone apps just randomly got deleted that would be a big problem. This has happened 3 times and every time I have to repeat the process of rebuilding the saved stations over again. That's just one of my problems with this app, the layout is horrible and the touch screen icons/buttons are often non- responsive so no volume control from the app, no changing sources when it deleted saved stations or adjusting to sound profiles. Support told me just to use the 4 quick access buttons on top of the Beosound Balance, but no stations saved so didn't work. As far as the unit itself goes, it can sound great after lots of tweaking. I will not buy another B&O product that relies on an app as they are clearly no good at developing and managing apps.

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Jeff0500

Mar 16, 2024

SOUNDERSI agree that it is frustrating have no volume control from the top of the unit. Is this a common issue through all OS? Do you use Apple or Android? Does it change if you use a laptop VS a mobile device?

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qstorm

Nov 8, 2023

Verified Buyer

Beosound Balance Review and Comparisons

I have already reviewed this speaker on amazon, so I will just copy it over here. Also, I have since bought another one for stereo, but am still figuring out how to set them up because my room is not in the right place currently. This review is only for a single speaker, and not both. Design- The design of this speaker is really good. The materials are gorgeous, and it all works very well. The aluminum is cold to the touch, and the wood looks great. It is really good to the eyes and hands if that makes sense. Sound- The sound of this speaker is really good. There is a lot of customization via the app, however my preference was -3 bass on the omni setting. The bass has great depth, and punch. With their push/push technology, there really is no vibrations coming from the exterior of the speaker, which is astonishing with how much is coming out of it. The sound is a little focused on the lower mids, so it does have some warmth which is nice. The highs are quite resolving, but lack a little sparkle which I would have appreciated. But no complaints because they are very well integrated to the midrange. I would not go past 65 percent volume, I am usually around 40-55 percent in my 350-400 sq ft living room. However it does get a little hot around the aluminum base on the bottom, but B&O says its normal so I won't worry about it. Comparisons vs Level and A5 Level- This is a great speaker for a smaller room. However it cannot compare to the Balance. It goes much lower, and has greater control and power in the sound. Also it is much more room filling. The Level is a great speaker for a smaller room, and still has a fabolus design. A5- This one is closer to the Balance in sound. It provides a better 360 experience, as well with going nearly as low. However it lacks the depth and scale that the Balance has. If you want a cheaper Balance then the A5 is perfect.

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Dann2718

I’m not sure I agree with this review. I only bought 1 speaker and have it in the middle of a great room. Classic jazz and EDM sound good, but rock sounds like it was played on a cheap potable Bluetooth speaker. I wonder if addin a 2nd speaker in stereo would help, but even at drop that’s a $1400 test

Jeff0500

I agree that it is frustrating have no volume control from the top of the unit. Is this a common issue through all OS? Do you use Apple or Android? Does it change if you use a laptop VS a mobile device?

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