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This is your audio expert HA:D

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I’ve recommended many sound devices

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Today I want to show you a speaker I enjoyed

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BANG&OLUFSEN Beoplay M5

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I’ve used it many years

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(Multi-year satisfaction)
It was not just a couple of days, and I was so satisfied with this

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(Wanted to show you)
So I really wanted to share this with you

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I bought it in the official store

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in 2019 for 600 dollars

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It’s been discontinued so you have to buy it overseas

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But it’s still very popular

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Let me show you the M5

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BANG&OLUFSEN is a high end Danish audio brand

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with rich and clear sound quality

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and elegant and classy design

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It’s actually gifted to important guests

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by the royal family or government

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The quality is very good

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In order to make the perfect product

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(Reason for perfection)
They test until its limits

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It’s a very strict checking process

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(100 years since 1925)
which is why it’s been loved

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for almost 100 years

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Apple, another brand with sleek design

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has been influenced by their design

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There are a lot of unique products

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Including Beosound A9 and Beosound 2

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(Detail in design)
They collaborate with designers for each product

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to make the design

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So it feels like every product is new and fresh

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The quality and design are both their strengths

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So even if you don’t know audio well

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BANG & OLUFSEN is well-known to everybody

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If a car or a massage chair

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uses a BANG & OLUFSEN speaker

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It gains more popularity

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So it’s been confirmed in many aspects

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So out of their speakers

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I’ve got my eye on a few models

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but since they’re quite expensive

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(The price makes me reconsider)
It’s not an easy choice to make

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So targeting the younger generation

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They released a new brand

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which is Beoplay

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The M5 I have today is also in the Beoplay line

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(Casual&simple design)
It’s more casual and young

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and it’s very convenient

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The design is a basic cylinder

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which keeps it clean and sleek

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The outer surface is made of fabric material to create a warm appearance

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The color is a soft gray, which adds to the overall warmth

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It features a design that blends well with the surrounding interior

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This fabric cover is

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made by a famous Danish textile manufacturer

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It's the same place that produced the covers for Beosound A6 and A9

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If you're looking for a heavier and more chic vibe than this

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There is also a black option among the basic colors, 
so you can choose whichever you prefer

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This is where another advantage of the M5 comes in

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In addition to gray and black

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You might want a unique and distinctive look

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(Cover on the speaker)
You can simply put a cover on the speaker

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Although international shipping is required, 
it's worth it for that level of customization

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There are truly a variety of beautiful covers available

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From various colors to illustrations, textures, and patterns

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You can choose according to your mood

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They're mainly made of fabric, so the replacement process seems easy

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Because I prefer colors like this gray

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And I really like the basic details of the fabric material

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I haven't purchased a separate cover

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But depending on the season or the interior style

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If you want to try out various looks

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There are covers like these available, 
so they're great for that purpose

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The dimensions are approximately 
16 cm in width and 18 cm in height

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It weighs 2.5 kg

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But it's larger than the typical portable speakers

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I recommend using it more for stationary placement in a room

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One of the main reasons the M5 has 
a luxurious and sophisticated vibe is

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That I think it's due to its clean interface

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If you look at the top

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There are no control buttons or switches at all

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So, all controls can be managed from the aluminum panel on top

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Just tapping it turns the power on, and

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Sliding the panel allows you to adjust the volume and play music

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Other settings can be managed using the app

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You can access various features that way

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One of the features I particularly liked was

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The ability to change settings based on its placement

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When the speaker is placed against a wall, 
the sound quality can be affected

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(In situations where optimal sound quality is compromised)
There are times when you might not experience optimal sound quality

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In those cases, if you adjust the settings for walls or corners

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The position optimization will be applied, and

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You'll be able to enjoy music with great sound quality 
without interference from obstacles

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These detailed settings can all be accessed through the app

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So, I recommend using it in conjunction with the app

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At the bottom, there are the woofer, power connection, 
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If you're familiar with the BANG & OLUFSEN ecosystem, 
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The essence of the M5 is

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the multi-room speaker

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So, while it's perfectly fine to use this on its own

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To create the best environment

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Use it with speakers that support Beoplay's multi-link

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A6 and A9 are representative examples

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If you use multi-link together

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(You can listen to the same music with multiple speakers)
You can listen to the same music simultaneously

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You can feel greater satisfaction if you use them connected

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I also said that the same textile company 
that made the A6 and A9 Curve

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made this M5 cover, too

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(The sound and the interior are unified)
So, when you set it up together

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You can use it with a similar design for a unified vibe

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The output is 130W, which is quite powerful

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The cylindrical design spreads the sound 
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So the music reaches the entire house evenly

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So I think using it in places other than the home

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Such as cafes or personal spaces, would be sufficient

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The characteristic of BANG & OLUFSEN speakers is that

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They are a strong brand in clear mid-high tones 
rather than low tones

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So, they have a clear advantage 
when listening to instruments or vocal music

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But the M5's sound quality is slightly different from

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this basic characteristic of BANG & OLUFSEN

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That is, it emphasizes

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The low register rather than the mid-high tones

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As I mentioned earlier, the M5 is a product 
that came out as a multi-room speaker

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So, it was designed not to interfere

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when used with other speakers, 
so the low register is emphasized

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If you want to use the M5 alone, not as a multi-speaker

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You need to set the EQ to your taste

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First, I'll show you the basic sound quality without EQ settings

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(Before EQ settings)

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What do you think?

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It definitely has a bit more heaviness

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(You can feel the heaviness in the low register)
Than the clear feeling that is characteristic of BANG & OLUFSEN

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If you expect the basic, elegant treble of BANG & OLUFSEN 
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(Are BANG & OLUFSEN speakers originally like this...?)
You may be a little puzzled

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But that's how it's released

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Then, this time, I'll show you the sound quality 
with EQ settings applied to suit my taste

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(After EQ settings - Setting value: Dynamic upper register)

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Do you feel a little difference?

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(Compare again before EQ settings)

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(Compare again after EQ settings)

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If you look at these settings

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You can set them by turning the wheel like this 
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(Detailed settings are possible for various registers)
You can also set a low upper register and a high lower register

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The music I just played was

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Music that was played with a dynamic upper register set

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You can listen to it like this

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(Just to my taste)
And set it to your taste

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Additionally, there is a situation that those

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who like speakers or audio equipment must definitely experience

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It is audio aging

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You can easily think of it as audio preheating

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But it can be hard to experience the sound quality

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that you want without the aging process

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So you need to go through the aging time

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Until you get to the sound quality you want

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But it takes about 100 to 200 hours

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I have been using M5 for a long time 
so I have finished the process

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If you buy it for the first time

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I recommend you to leave it on like white noise

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and go through the aging time

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Then at some point, you will be able to listen to music 
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In the process, rather than sticking to the wall or floor

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(Install at a distance for audio aging)
I recommend that you put it at a distance

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I introduced the BANG & OLUFSEN M5 speaker, 
which I was satisfied with

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after using it for quite a long time and how was it?

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It is hard to buy it in Korea now, but it is a popular speaker

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that many people still do cross-border shopping

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or secondhand

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If you like BANG & OLUFSEN speakers

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or have a well-established ecosystem

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(Multiple multi-link)
I recommend it as a multi-room speaker

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 It is a good speaker that can be used alone

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in a single-person shop, cafe, studio, or office even not at home

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I hope you get it

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Then I will see you in the next video