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If I understand you correctly, I would connect the Beolink Converter type 1611 with a Masterlink cable to the NL/ML converter.

That is correct

I have ordered now all the mentioned components and will let you know how it goes as soon as everything is implemented.

Hi there, sorry to hijack this thread but found it googling on “differences Beolink Passive and NL/ML converter”.  I have a Beolink Active my mixed MCL/ML setup, with PC as command for the input source, if I replace the Active with a ML/NL converter would that:

1. serve the same purpose: drive my beolab and act as input for the room, even if there is no NL devices in the network?

2. Allow me to select which command on the beo4 selects the analog input, not only the PC command

3. possibly allow the local source to be available throughout the house, unlike Beolink Active?

Any added benefits of having a Beolink gateway in the system? i have one with the plan to use it for Philips Hue commands with Beo4.

thanks in advance!

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1. serve the same purpose: drive my beolab and act as input for the room, even if there is no NL devices in the network?

This should be possible yes. I am a little unsure about the local input if setup as A.SLAVE though

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2. Allow me to select which command on the beo4 selects the analog input, not only the PC command

Yes. Although only sources that are not in use for other devices in the ML network can be used. That means if you allready have a Audio and Video master your choises are limited.

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1. serve the same purpose: drive my beolab and act as input for the room, even if there is no NL devices in the network?

This should be possible yes. I am a little unsure about the local input if setup as A.SLAVE though

if set as ASlave: impossible to set visible on ML" in the BLC, therefor one should expect the local source can not be ML distributed. (maybe this work around still works: program the BLC as VMaster, set the visible on ML as prefered, set the IR mapping, then set the BLC as ASlave). I doubt the line-in will start the Beolabs on auto-sense when set to ASlave. Then a IR-eye is necessary to manual start the BLC as alternative for an Active Link.

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2. Allow me to select which command on the beo4 selects the analog input, not only the PC command

Yes. Although only sources that are not in use for other devices in the ML network can be used. That means if you allready have a Audio and Video master your choises are limited.

It totally depends on the ML. If a Audio and Video master are part of the mix, then in principle the Source Center is the only option to setup the BLC then only NMusic and NRadio are available. But if a Phono and/or ATape2 are present these options are not available anymore. If only a Video or Audio master is in the mix, you're right the options are less limited, but still limited. Only once a source/command (cd, tape, tape2,..etc.) can be available in ML.

You may have to change the role of the NL/ML converter. Since you mention that you can acces from the Beolab 2000 by pressing Tape it sounds like you have set it up like a A.master or AV.Master. But your Beosound 3000 is probably also an Audio master (A.master) and there can not be 2 of those on the ML side of the converter.

Therefor I suggest that you setup the NL/ML converter as source center and then assign the Line in to either N.radio (PHONO on older remotes) or N.music (Atape2 on older remotes), and the use these remote commands instead.