If you own a spacious room (more than, say, 60 m² (645 ft²)), I'd strongly recommend you to disregard Beosound 2. An 128MB card was supplied at time of purchase (the BeoSound 2 supports cards up to 2GB nowadays, as 128MB is anything but large enough) and it was suggested that users wear a pair of A8 Earphones for an “impressive listening experience”.

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Digital music has proven itself to be an important player in today's world of musical entertainment. The smooth stainless steel cabinet and absence of sharp edges allow BeoSound 2 to slip comfortably into your pocket - and prevent it from disturbing you when you're on the move.

While not a deal-breaker, it's a sobering reminder that these are, in fact, consumer products aimed at listening to pleasure first. The keypad can be locked when you are on the move, and with no internal moving parts, you never have to worry about knocks and vibrations interrupting the music. This makes access to your personalized songs, playlists favorites, and radio shows a seamless experience. Its 128 MB SmartMedia memory card (which may be expandable to 256MB) allows you to download up to 4 albums' worth of music; the card itself may be reused as many times as you like. At the time of its introduction it was - and still is - a very basic machine and one which sits in a market which has been overrun by other (better) manufacturers’ products.

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Just because Beosound 2 provides 360 degrees of sound propagation, doesn't mean that it must be placed somewhere central in the room. Referencing to the introduction image, its enormous size compared to Beosound 2 is also going to be restrictive in terms of placement with smaller sized rooms.If you’re looking for cheaper alternatives, I'd recommend you to take a look at my Sonos Five review. A cool feature I like: Embedded proximity sensor detects the angle you're approaching the speaker, so you can always use the same swiping direction. Its built-in battery gives the user between 2 and 4 hours' worth of uninterrupted use; the batteries should last for around 8 hours before they need recharging by placing BeoSound 2 into its specially-designed docking station. And to make operation even easier, its one-touch control has been combined with a series of sounds that guide the user through each operation.

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Latest news and reviews in hi-fi, home cinema and technology reviews, products, news, advice, videos and more, from around the world! Approximately four hours of tunes may be contained on this size card, and additional cards may be purchased separately. The Active Room Compensation technology analyzes your room with an internal microphone and creates a set of custom filters that compensate for these reflections. Beosound Balance is the first in a generation of products based on a new, advanced platform that will change our perception of what a sound product can be.The sound quality is top-notch for both speakers, so my recommendation is to disregard it completely while choosing between the two. This delivers audio in an almost spherical format designed to emit and spread sound throughout your room. BeoSound 2 is created to be used together with BeoPlayer and Beolink® PC2, but will also function with Windows Media Player. It allows you to compare the performances of different speakers before even laying your ears hands on them. Integrated access to your favorite streaming services, and fast and easy connectivity via Google Cast, Bluetooth, AirPlay and DLNA.