elephant wrote:

BTW, not sure if you had seen my wiring set-up that has been posted previously

Great setup...

But do you have the MacBook picture on your link TVs ??

Stefan

dylan wrote:

Thanks Elephant for the wiring diagram - will take me a while to digest but looks interesting.

Phil, unfortunately, from the CM388 product info "Analog L/R audio outputs are not available when the audio input is Coaxial" so I can't see a way of avoidiing the DAC

D

Yes right. You will need a HDMI device to convert digital audio.

Stefan

elephant wrote:

BTW, not sure if you had seen my wiring set-up that has been posted previously

I wonder if you could explain the connections between the connections out of the RF Link Amp at 3-4-6 o'clock -> 2 into DVB-T and 1 into the BV8.

Also, where is your primary aerial input?

Thanks in advance.

AP

PhilLondon wrote:

Dylan, do you own that Mac mini already or you're going to buy it?

p.

Nope, not yet, BV7 doesn't even arrive for another couple of weeks! Am feeling more confident that I can get it to work so may well get one soon after the BV7 arrives. Credit where it's due - one of the main drivers for me getting it is the excellent Linkplayer interface - so please add my thanks to all the others on the site.

Dylan

stefan wrote:

Yes, should work. It`s similiar to my setup descibed above. But why connect the mini`s coax out to the CM-388 ? It`s just a passthrough, you can connect it directly to BV7-40.

Good point thanks - might save a few $$ on my cable/converter bill!

stefan wrote:

BTW the DAC should be able to detect automatically PCM, DD, DTS - passthrough and convert to analog stereo without delay

Anyway of seeing this from technical spec of a DAC?

thanks

dylan wrote:

PhilLondon wrote:

Dylan, do you own that Mac mini already or you're going to buy it?

Nope, not yet

It is very likely that a new version of the Mac mini will come very soon. This new version either have an HDMI socket, or will send audio through the mini-displayport. In that case you won't need the separate DAC. I suggest you wait for the Mac mini update.

p.

Yes - I've seen rumours of this - as you say may well be sensible to wait for this

PhilLondon wrote:

dylan wrote:

PhilLondon wrote:

Dylan, do you own that Mac mini already or you're going to buy it?

Nope, not yet

It is very likely that a new version of the Mac mini will come very soon. This new version either have an HDMI socket, or will send audio through the mini-displayport. In that case you won't need the separate DAC. I suggest you wait for the Mac mini update.

p.

Would be very helpful.

Stefan

stefan wrote:

Great setup...

But do you have the MacBook picture on your link TVs ??

Stefan

Thank you :)

Correct, I do not get the MiniDisplayPort/HDMI output through to the link rooms; that is why I liked the idea someone had of trying to have duplicate paths (one digital, one analogue) from a MacMini or an Apple TV -- the unanswered question is whether those Apples would "broadcast" simultaneously on both connections ......

Pestria wrote:

elephant wrote:

BTW, not sure if you had seen my wiring set-up that has been posted previously

Thank you for posting - this is very helpful.

 

I wonder if you could explain the connections between the connections out of the RF Link Amp at 3-4-6 o'clock -> 2 into DVB-T and 1 into the BV8.

Also, where is your primary aerial input?

Thanks in advance.

AP

The danger of putting in too much detail :-)

I find the B&O RF box complicated to understand (I am no electrical engineer).

This is how I put it together and it seems to work:

-- observe the small dotted RF cable that appears from the wall by the BeoSound 4 - this is my primary aerial coming from the roof

-- that feed is split, one half goes to the right and is the digital input for the DCB-T module 

-- the other half goes left and is the input into the RF amplifier (3 o'clock)

-- then from the RF output of the DVB-T there is a cable that goes to the RF amplifier (4 o'clock)

-- then from the RF amplifier there is a path to the old analogue receiver in the BV7 (6 o'clock)

The B&O RF Amplifier has 6 taps:

Mod. IN which is my 4 o'clock

Aerial IN, my 3 o'clock

TAP 1, my 6 o'clock

TAPs 2, 3 and 4 feed the link TVs and the eyeTV

I hope that helps

(there is a FAQ on this site for the amplifier, but it took several emails between myself, Keith and Phillipe for me to get this all working)