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Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core – Streaming client for any audio system

Bang & Olufsen describes the new Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core as a particularly flexible, easy-to-use solution that can be used to convert almost any older Bang & Olufsen system into a wireless speaker system.

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  • Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core is a simple solution for converting older Bang & Olufsen brand products into wireless speakers.

The new Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core, now announced by Bang & Olufsen, is designed to make streaming as easy as possible with almost any Bang & Olufsen audio system.

It is a streaming box that transforms older Bang & Olufsen speaker systems into a wireless speaker system.

speaker systems into a wireless speaker system, it is equipped with various connections and has a particularly compact, discreet design.

Equipped for any audio system

The special feature of the new Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core is that, as already mentioned, it can be used with a variety of solutions. For example, Bang & Olufsen says that the new Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core will enable users to play music directly via their favourite smartphone app on a wide variety of solutions, even audio systems that have been in use for decades.

“Our goal is to build products that last a lifetime, and Beoconnect Core is an important addition to our product offering that allows us to deliver on this promise of longevity. Beoconnect Core connects our past with our future and comes with our interchangeable Mozart streaming module that can be easily upgraded to the latest technology. This means that the products our customers love can be used for years to come and continue to deliver memorable moments.”

Michael Henriksson, Vice President of Product Marketing at Bang & Olufsen

Based on the Bang & Olufsen Mozart Platform

As already mentioned, the new Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core is based on the Bang & Olufsen Mozart Platform, the streaming technology that the Danes already use in a number of other solutions.

The new Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core is equipped with USB and Powerlink, for example, so that it can be used directly with systems such as Bang & Olufsen Beolab 50 or Bang & Olufsen Beolab 90. A Line In is also available to integrate a record player or other sources into the streaming ecosystem. In addition, the new Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core allows Bang & Olufsen brand speakers to be connected to third-party screens with HDMI and ARC or even eARC, so that signals can even be used in the latest immersive surround sound formats.

Elegant, compact shape

The manufacturer particularly emphasises the compact, elegant shape of the new Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core, with a gently curved, bead-blasted aluminium housing that can be seamlessly integrated into any modern living environment.

Prices and availability

The new Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core will be available immediately from specialist retailers. The recommended retail price is listed at € 1.099,-.

Getting to the point

The new Bang & Olufsen Beoconnect Core should prove to be a universal tool, as it allows older Bang & Olufsen products to be transformed into a wireless speaker system, according to the Danish specialist Bang & Olufsen.

PRODUCTBANG & OLUFSEN BEOCONNECT CORE
Price€ 1.099,-
BrandBANG & OLUFSEN
ManufacturerBang & Olufsen
DistributionBang & Olufsen
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Michael Holzinger

Michael Holzinger, founder and editor-in-chief of HiFi BLOG and sempre-audio.at, has been working for years as a journalist in the fields of IT, photography, telecommunications and consumer electronics.

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