Connect Mac Mini via network to Beolab 28s

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Posted March 29, 2022 at 01:06 GMT
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Thank you for your response Carolpa.

I have Audirvana Studio.

As I understand it for Audirvana Studio to "see" the Airplay 2 device that device has to be selected as the output for the Mac OS. I can change the settings in Audirvana Studio using the Audirvana remote iOS app, but I can't change the settings in the Mac OS using the Audirvana remote iOS app.
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Posted April 5, 2022 at 16:57 GMT
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I'm replying now to my own earlier comment because as an update I'm going to be buying myself a new MacBook Pro very soon, probably this week actually.

Anyway an advantage with having a MacBook Pro as well as my Mac Mini is that the laptop can be in my living room and so I can control Audirvana there, where the Beolab 28s would be situated.

So, I can then use Audirvana as the source for the music.

I am planning on using AirPlay 2, however I'm also interested to know about connecting to the Beolab 28s directly with my MacBook Pro, this would be digitally of course. I see they have an optical input, could that be connected directly to the Mac? There are two USB ports but in the manual I'm looking at those are identified as being "for service".

So, does anyone have any suggestions for connecting the Mac directly? Thank you!
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Posted April 5, 2022 at 19:02 GMT
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Posted April 5, 2022 at 20:39 GMT
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Hi Carolpa

Thank you for your response. I have looked into this as I described earlier in this thread.

As I understand it yes you can send to AirPlay 2 devices from Audirvana, however to do that you have to select those devices as the output on that Mac.

So, if the Mac is in another room you have to go to that other room, select the devices, then you will be able use Audirvana.

If the devices are not selected on the Mac then Audirvana cannot "see" them. So although, yes, you can use the remote app for Audirvana on a mobile phone to select the output, that is only the case if the outputs are available to Audirvana on the Mac and for the Airplay 2 device to be available it has to be selected as the output on the Mac.

I've described this three times now in this thread. If I have misunderstood this then I would love to be corrected as it would be great if this worked otherwise.
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Posted April 6, 2022 at 15:41 GMT
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Posted April 7, 2022 at 03:00 GMT
Edited April 8, 2022 at 11:46 GMT
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[Pardon me for interjecting, kindly ignore if I got this wrong...] Your suggestion is helpful @BeoFrederic, but... ¡¡¡Noooo!!!  (Please, please no.;-)  The very idea of switching over to a VNC app in order to choose an item out of a list in the Mac UI, then switch back to the Audirvana app (Audirvana Remote?), is completely off-putting -- and iTunes (now Music.app) doesn't need it.  If it were needed, that pretty much disqualifies Audirvana for casual multi-room use.  At that point one might as well stay in the VNC app and just drive the Mac Audirvana directly.  (Spoken as someone who has done just that with Windows iTunes and Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection.  Too 20th-century, to my eternal shame and horror but it was so cool in the day, viz:)



 
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Posted April 7, 2022 at 11:17 GMT
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Hello perhaps I do not understand your "problem" but I think it is really easy. I assume your recorded CD’s are in your iTunes account. In this case you can just connect your iTunes account with the B&O app. In case you have the CD’s not in your iTunes account, just install a DLNA server (like plex). Now you can add this DLNA server in your B&O app. Both solutions work like a charm on by Beosound 28 (an other B&O sound systems)

 
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Posted April 7, 2022 at 17:46 GMT
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Posted April 8, 2022 at 11:45 GMT
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As I understand it yes you can send to AirPlay 2 devices from Audirvana, however to do that you have to select those devices as the output on that Mac.
that may be correct, but try send the stream directly to the BL28 by setting so.
so change the output (blue in the picture) to BL28. And try the Audirvana remote, see
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Posted April 8, 2022 at 11:47 GMT
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Hello perhaps I do not understand your "problem" but I think it is really easy. I assume your recorded CD’s are in your iTunes account. In this case you can just connect your iTunes account with the B&O app. See enclosed screen shots. In case you have the CD’s not in your iTunes account, just install a DLNA server (like plex). Now you can add this DLNA server in your B&O app. Both solutions work like a charm on by Beosound 28 (an other B&O sound systems)

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