Rs. 92,500 for a Remote Control. We Bought It. Here’s What Happened.

Nobody needs a Rs. 92,500 remote control.

We want to be clear about that upfront because if we don’t say it someone will say it in the comments and they’ll be right. By every rational measure, spending this kind of money on something that changes your music is difficult to justify. We’re not going to pretend otherwise.

But here’s the thing and we say this having spent weeks with the Beoremote Halo now we’ve also never seen a room object that makes as immediate an impression on people who’ve never heard of it. Visitors pick it up without asking. They turn the ring. They watch the display wake up as they walk towards it. And almost every time the first question is the same: “what is this thing?”

That reaction tells you something. It doesn’t justify the price on its own. But it tells you something.

What It Actually Is?

The Beoremote Halo is a dedicated physical remote for Bang & Olufsen’s audio ecosystem. It’s circular 12.8cm across with a floating aluminium outer ring that you turn to adjust volume and a proximity-activated touchscreen in the centre that stays completely dark until you walk near it.

No buttons. No plastic. No pointing it at something.

It connects to your B&O system via Bluetooth or WiFi; it works out which to use automatically and gives you direct control over playback, volume, source switching, and four programmable preset favourites. It comes in two versions: table stand (battery-powered, portable, charges via USB-C or wirelessly on the Beoplay Charging Pad) and wall-mounted (cables hidden in wall, flush installation, needs mains power or optional PoE adapter).

Both versions cost Rs. 92,500 at The Den India. Available in Natural, Brass Tone, and Bronze Tone. We spent most of our time with the Natural finish. It’s the right choice for most interiors understated in a way that somehow still stops people in their tracks.

Okay But How Does It Actually Feel to Use?

This is the section that matters most and also the one that’s hardest to write because so much of it is tactile.

The volume ring is the thing we keep coming back to. It’s smooth in the way that a well- engineered car dial is smooth, not just frictionless but weighted, with a resistance that makes the movement feel intentional. You reach over without looking, turn it a quarter rotation, the volume lands exactly where you wanted it. No phone. No app. No screen. Just your hand and the ring and the music.

After about four days of living with this we started noticing something we were reaching for our phone to adjust volume less than we ever had before. Not ever. But noticeably less. The Halo was just there, and using it was easier, and so we used it.

The proximity activation sounds like a gimmick. It isn’t. Walk towards it and the display wakes up slowly, softly, about a second before you’d reach for it. Walk away and it goes dark again. In the wall-mounted version, this creates a very specific effect: the wall looks clean and empty, you walk towards the Halo’s location, and the display materialises in front of you. It sounds theatrical and it is a little theatrical. It also just works exactly as intended every single time, which earns it the right to be theatrical.

The four preset buttons are the most practically useful feature and the least visually interesting to write about. Hold any button for two seconds while something is playing, it saves to that button. Morning playlist, radio station, podcast, whatever. One tap to play. We’ve had this kind of preset functionality in car radios for sixty years and there’s a reason it works and you use it every day without thinking about it.

The Wall Mount vs Table Stand Decision

We went back and forth on this more than expected.

The table stand is portable. You can pick it up and carry it to wherever you’re sitting, or move it between rooms if you’re one of those people who uses different spaces throughout the day. The battery lasts several days of normal use. It’s flexible.

The wall mount looks significantly better. Mount it at the right height near a room entrance or wherever feels natural for reaching when you enter the space and it becomes part of the room in a way the table stand can’t quite match. No stand. No cable visible. Just a circle on a wall that wakes up when you approach it.

The catch with wall mounting is commitment. You’re routing a cable in the wall. You’re deciding this is where the Halo lives permanently. If that feels fine for your situation and it should, it’s a home audio installation not a phone case; the wall mount is the better long-term choice. If you rent, or if you’re not sure where the Halo should live yet, the table stands first.

What It Works With

Important section. Read this before buying.

The Halo works directly with: Beosound Theatre, Beosound Stage, Beosound Emerge, Beosound Balance, Beosound Level, Beosound 1, Beosound 2, Beosound Edge, Beosound 35, Beoplay A9, Beoplay A6, Beoplay M5, Beoplay M3, Beolab 28, Beovision Eclipse, Beovision Harmony, and Beosound Essence 2nd Gen.

For Beolab speakers and Beosound Shape- it works through the Beosound Core streamer.

It does not work with non-B&O products. Not Samsung TVs. Not Sonos. Not third-party streamers. Not your old amplifier. It’s a B&O remote for B&O systems and that’s the whole of it. If your setup is mixed-brand this won’t help you. If you’re unsure whether your specific B&O system is on the supported list, contact AVStore India before buying. Worth a five-minute WhatsApp conversation to confirm.

The Smart Home Side of Things

One thing that doesn’t get talked about enough in Halo reviews: if you have BeoLiving Intelligence – B&O’s home automation hub, the Halo becomes a control point for your whole home, not just audio.

Program a favourite button to trigger a scene: lights dim to a specific level, Beosound Theatre powers on, Apple TV starts. One tap. It works. We tested this and it works without noticeable lag which was the main thing we were skeptical about.

For people building integrated homes this is significant. A Halo at the entrance of every room, each one controlling both audio and lighting scenes for that space, creates the kind of effortless home control that usually requires dedicated smart home panels costing much more. Whether you’re at that stage of home building is a different question. But the capability is there.

The Price. Let’s Talk About It Properly.

Rs. 92,500 for a remote control cannot be called good value by any objective standard. We’re not going to construct an argument that it is.

What we can say: after several weeks of using the Halo daily, interacting with a B&O system through an app feels like going backwards. The friction of picking up a phone, unlocking it, navigating to a volume control it’s not much friction. But it’s enough that when it’s removed you notice it’s gone. The Halo removes it.

Whether that experience difference is worth Rs. 92,500 is entirely personal. For someone who listens to music at home every single day, who cares deeply about every object in their space, who has already invested in a serious B&O system it probably is. The Halo makes the system feel complete in a way that app control doesn’t.

For someone who’s happy reaching for their phone, who finds app-based control perfectly fine, who’d rather put Rs. 92,500 towards another B&O speaker, honestly? Do that instead. The Halo is not where you should start in the B&O ecosystem. It’s where you end up when everything else is already sorted..

Questions We Get

Does it work with my B&O system?

Check the compatibility list above. If your product is on it. yes. If it isn’t or you’re not sure, contact The Den India India before buying. The Halo only controls B&O products.

What’s the price in India?

Rs. 92,500 at The Den India. Table stand and wall-mounted versions are the same price.

Table stand or wall mount – which should I get?

Wall mount if you have a permanent location in mind and can route a cable. Table stands if you want flexibility or aren’t ready to commit to a fixed location. Both cost the same.

Does it work with smart home systems?

Yes, through BeoLiving Intelligence integration for lights, scenes, and other smart home functions. Requires the BeoLiving Intelligence hub.

Can I use it without Wi-Fi?

It can work over Bluetooth if Wi-Fi isn’t available. Both are supported and it switches automatically.

How long does the table stand battery last?

Several days in our testing with normal use. Charges via USB-C in a couple of hours or wirelessly on the Beoplay Charging Pad.

Can I have more than one Halo in the same house?

Yes. One per room if you want. Each connects to the same B&O system and controls it independently from wherever it’s placed.

Is the setup complicated?

No. The B&O app walks you through pairing with your system. If you’re already set up with B&O products it connects to the same ecosystem you’re already in.

Honestly, Where We Landed

The Beoremote Halo is not a product we expected to like as much as we did.

Coming in, our position was something like this is a beautiful object for people with more money than sense, and we’d review it fairly and recommend people spend the money on speakers instead. That position lasted about a week. By the second week we’d stopped questioning the Halo’s presence and started questioning why more things weren’t designed this way.

That’s the effect it has. Not immediately. But it gets there.

If you’re in the market for one, you probably already know. The kind of person who ends up buying a Beoremote Halo is the kind of person who’s been thinking about it for a while. If that’s you, it’s available now at AVStore India, pan-India delivery, full warranty, both versions in stock.

If you’re on the fence, spend the money on a Beosound A5 first. Come back to the Halo later. It’ll still be here.