The IT Nerd

Bang & Olufsen today unveiled its new BeoVision Avant television.

The new entertainment centre has the muscle and finesse to deliver breath-taking performance while blending into the living room. In addition to its Ultra High Definition (4K) video performance and acoustic authenticity, the television was built to last in a changing digital world, and is ready and able to work seamlessly with all the devices and content sources, without any of the complexity.

Some key features include:

• The discrete but powerful sound panel unfolds when the television is on, then retreats inside when turned off. Its stand program includes wall, floor and table options. The television connects easily to external speakers to create a true surround sound experience – either wirelessly or wired. More info here: www.bang-olufsen.com/BeoVision-Avant-Innovation
• A new Chromatic Room Adaptation feature analyzes ambient light from two sensors, and adjusts the screen to compensate for the room’s colour tones with spectacular Ultra High-Definition (4K) performance. More info here: www.bang-olufsen.com/BeoVision-Avant-Specifications
• The new BeoRemote One introduces the “MyButtons” feature which enables the user to create up to three personalized settings available at one simple touch. A setting can include channel, volume setting and even stand and directional positioning of the TV. This allows you to recall all settings by the touch of one button. More info here: www.bang-olufsen.com/BeoVision-Avant-Innovation

BeoVision Avant is available in 55″ from May 8 2014, and will be on sale exclusively at Bang & Olufsen stores. The price is $10,700 CDN, which includes BeoRemote One. The motorized floor stand retails for $2,800 CDN.

Bang & Olufsen made a number of new product announcements during CES this week that will get an audiophiles attention. Here’s the highlights:

BeoSound Essence

BeoSound Essence is a radically simple approach to accessing digital music possibilities, whether they’re in the cloud, on a computer, NAS, mobile phone or tablet. It consists of two components: an aluminum BeoSound Essence Remote with true Bang & Olufsen touch and movement, and a hide-away box that is the centre for AirPlay streaming, DLNA streaming, Spotify Connect, QPlay and thousands of global internet radio stations. The BeoSound Essence will be available in spring 2014 for the retail price of $1050.

BeoLab Transmitter 1 and BeoLab Receiver 1

The BeoLab Transmitter 1 and BeoLab Receiver 1 are a WiSA compatible transmitter/receiver set that enable wireless connection between any Bang & Olufsen sound system or television, and almost all of its broad range of active speakers. The BeoLab Transmitter 1 is now available in Canada for the retail price of $650 CDN, and the BeoLab Receiver 1 will be available in Canada in February 2014 for the retail price of $300 CDN.

Form 2i

The world’s longest living headphones on the market, Bang & Olufsen’s Form 2 headphones, is now updated and relaunched with new features including a microphone, 3-button remote and improved comfort, as well as a new name, Form 2i. Form 2i is an ultra-light and stylish on-ear headphone with an impressive and honest stereo sound. It will be available in Canada in February 2014 for the retail price of $140 CDN.

Golden Edition BeoPlay H3 

The Golden Edition BeoPlay H3 headphones offer another stylish and expressive way of enjoying high-end sound on-the-go. The golden colour combined with the black housing represent a timeless, alluring expression and quality that complements almost every outfit and suits any purpose. It will be available in Canada in February 2014 for the retail price of $290 CDN.

In addition to the new products, Bang & Olufsen also announced that its recently launched wireless speaker, BeoLab 18, received the honorary International CES Best of Innovations 2014 Award in High Performance Home Audio and its BeoLab 17 compact wireless speaker has also been named a CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree.

Interested? These products will be at your local Bang & Olufsen store shortly.

Have an iPod or even an iPhone and you want a upgrade from your current headsets? And by upgrade, I mean a SERIOUS upgrade? Look no further than Bang & Olufsen who have rolled out two choices for your music pleasure. B&O PLAY conducted extensive studies in the shape and curves of the human ear to find suitable geometries that minimize sound leakage and reveal all the fine details in the music at any given volume level. The result is the BeoPlay H3 and BeoPlay H6.

About the BeoPlay H3 in-ear headphones:

• Features a custom-designed 10.8 mm driver and the new Micro Bass Port for a dynamic and balanced full tone sound design
• The structural rigidity of the aluminium body provides acoustic precision for a clear musical experience
• Together with the 23 ventilation holes, BeoPlay H3 is tuned to deliver an unstrained open sound stage

About the BeoPlay H6 over-ear headphones:

• Offers a truly natural and authentic sound performance with focus on getting a clear midrange and a balanced bass and treble performance
• Designed around 40 mm custom designed drivers with neodymium magnets that are perfectly angled to get the best distance and sound direction into the ears
• Features an internal bass port to deliver a well-balanced bass performance in a closed headphone design

Now another thing to note. the BeoPlay H3 and H6 are made of anodized high-grade aluminium. With the long history of material excellence in aluminum, B&O PLAY is able to construct BeoPlay H3 and H6 to be surprisingly light, as well as robust and scratch-resistant. Now the price of these headsets won’t be low. The H3 retails for $290 CDN and the H6 for $460 CDN. The H3 is available now at Bang & Olufsen stores across Canada, shopbangolufsen.com, the B&O PLAY online store (beoplay.com), Apple retail stores, and Apple Online. The H6 will be available nationwide in August 2013. It’s a high price, but worth it if you want high quality music from your music player.