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Questions?

Did you pair two rebuild speakers?

Which source did you use with the original BL4000’s?

MM

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“9. so as of now we have a happy me and more importantly a happy wife”
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If you find your ALAC files and they don’t play, converting these to FLAC should be an easy task.

MM

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No, the BROne is not a universal controller in the old sense.

But it uses bluetooth for sending controls and the ATV can be paired with bluetooth devices.
Start pairing on the remote and go into the bt settings in the ATV menu….

The ATV and the tv communicates via HDMI/CEC and the tv will turn on when the ATV is activated – the tv will turn off after a certain time after use.

The ATV can be set to send sound out via Airplay to the Core/speakers.
(Will be easier than to use the tosling cable connection).

This however, means that you won’t be able to control any of the LG tv functions/apps etc with the BROne – for this you’ll need the original remote.

By the way, using this method you are not limited to using the LG tv – any modern tv (with CEC) will do….it is just a dumb screen.

 

P.S.

Not the best way to use the BROne, but an option, if you can not combine the LG tv with a Stage or the Theatre…and you mainly use the ATV on a daylight basis.

 

MM

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The reason – one of the reasons – why B&O gear is relatively expensive, is the feature set that you hardly find anywhere else.

The Stage – I would not call that huge – would bring you the option to integrate the BROne with the LG tv (inclusive tuner) and would also control the blu ray player.
However, you can not connect external speakers there.
The Theatre gives you all options.
Even as a standalone unit it provides an excellent audio experience.

All is possible with the Theatre…..that seems to be too bulky for you.

An option would be to use the Stage/LG and seperately the Core/speakers.
This way you’d gain B&O etc multiroom…..all with the Beoremote One.

MM

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Sadly there is – as far as I know – no ‘list for dummies’ of how the Home Media section of the Horizon works.

What you mention are the file formatting methods of Apple respectively Microsoft.

The important thing however, is the codecs that is used for the files, that you want to playback via the Home Media player of the Horizon.
Usually you must format the stick as FAT32 (which is part of the Microsoft file formatting) ——— which (video/audio) codecs, the Horizon then can decode, is hit or miss!
I know of no list there – but you can find some information on the internet e.g. here:

https://www.quora.com/Which-video-codecs-formats-are-compatible-with-most-TVs

In the long run – if your internet speed/data plan allows for it – it probably would be easier to use the Youtube app of an AppleTV respectively airplay from an iphone/iPad to it or of the GoogleTV dongle respectively cast from a phone/tablet/pc for playback of movie trailers.
There are tons online – and you don’t really need to have these offline, I guess.

The ‘Smart TV’ version on the Horizon is rather old anyway…..most people use external boxes instead.

 

MM

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Sorry – but controlling the LG tv (with Theatre/Stage) is done via a network connection between these unit and a sw.

This means that this will not be possible with e.g. a Core.
The Core (and the connected speakers) however, can very well be used for the sound from the LG tv (via the toslink connection).

Furthermore – if you have an AppleTV as your main source, you can pair that with a Beoremote One…..the LG tv then acts as a dumb screen (and the Core/speakers can be used for sound).

MM

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I guess you all know that there is relatively little production going on in ‘the holy halls’ in Struer nowadays.

Surely it is interesting to see how they work with aluminium (and colours) in the Fab5/Fabrik 5.
However – if you are interested in the history of Bang & Olufsen – the Struer Museum should be the right place to go to (open on weekdays except for monday from 11-17).
That should be interesting enough for the whole family.

If you want an insight in the current B&O, this video – that Steve made last summer – could be interesting.

 

MM

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@Corolpa

Not that I would recomment anyone to set it up fresh with an Audiomaster, but Sia43 already has one…..so why not just leave that in the mix ?

Personally I find ‘a Line-in/M3 solution’ better, if someone wants to let go of ML in the long run.

MM

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That should be possible – that is what the line-in connection there is for.

However – like if you’d connect to an M3 – there is no control of the turntable there.

P.S.
I find it cool to be able to control the Beogram remotely – why not just keep the 6500Master….you can hide it in a cupboard or so.

MM

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https://support.bang-olufsen.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044027972-Is-it-possible-to-visit-Bang-Olufsen-in-Struer-Denmark-

MM

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The M3 is a NL device – it will show up in the beolink list, once configured/added to the app…assuming it is on the same home network as the other devices.

This is explained in danish – but I am sure you’ll be able to see how to.

MM

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If your problem is, that you can not find a button on the remote to do this (V-AUX), you can find this button by adding it to the List.
This way you just push List multiple times – or just one, if it can be moved to the first place there.

Here is how to add items to the List on the Beo4:

MM

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‘Is there any workaround around this?’

Best ‘workaround’ I can think of, is to try to get a Beoplay M3 (fairly cheap….if you can get hold on one) and set this up for distributing the sound of the Beogram using the line-in there.

MM

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carljh wrote:

The kit include an Ikea Symfonisk amplifier and electronics (which is made by Sonos). This consist of a very powerful DSP which will calibrate the Beolab 4000 speakers to a flat frequency spectrum and a multiroom wifi active two way speaker.

Did you test that?
As far as I understand DSP processing, you must know the characteristics of the used drivers/speaker units in order to let the DSP do it’s job.

MM

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As far as I remember, it is just like with the DVD players in the BV7’s…….you use the DVD command and the player detects which kind of disc is put in (like any other DVD player does) and starts playback.

Would be nice however, to have it confirmed!

MM

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But that must be true for CD playback as well.
Nice CD player then…..who watches DVD’s nowadays?

P.S.
Will be interesting to know if it turns on the BV11, when one starts playback manually on the BC2?

MM

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Question for those who have tried connecting the BC2 to a BV11 this way?

I suppose, that you’d only get the sound from a DVD or a CD this way – the sound from the radiotuner can not be distributed through the scart/mini socket, or???

MM

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BeoMedia wrote:

Hi OldJack,

did you get 4) to work yet? I struggle with this. I can only join an ML source via the converter but not activate it from the Theatre.

I can’t either – this is not (yet) possible.
A must have feature!

MM

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BBC RADIO 6 also plays fine on the Essence MK2….which is an ASE product.

Only the (old) radio platform on the V1 tv is having the problem.
(Not a big deal, since the V1 can join an Essence MK2 or start it directly as an connected/linked source….if configured so).

MM

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Via the Apple Music app I also get BBC RADIO 6 – obviously they use TuneIN

Also playing here using the native TuneIN app.

MM

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