Airplay to Beolabs connected to BV

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steve1977
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Posted June 26, 2018 at 06:02 GMT
#2108590

I would like to airplay music to my Beolabs that are connected to my BV7. There are obviously many easy ways to do so, but all of these require me to turn on the BV7 with the remote, which I'd like to avoid.

I have been thinking of two ways, but would like to hear more ideas:

1) Via ML/NL adapeter (BLC)
I believe this works as I could connect a AE to the BLC and then BLC via ML with the BV. Only issue is that this will not work with airplay 2 as AE does not support it and the ATV does not have an audio-out

2) HDMI splitter
I could buy an HDMI splitter and connect only the video signal to the BV and the audio signal to the Beolabs directlty. I would lose surround and only have 2+0 or maybe 2+1? Also, use of the splitter would mean yet another ugly box that needs power and potentially degrading of audio quality? And not sure what cable I'd need to connect from the splitter to the Beolabs (2+1).

 

Any thoughts about the two or other options?

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mickhoog (archived2)
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Posted June 26, 2018 at 06:40 GMT
#2108591

can you attach a PM to your BV7?  or say an essence for it to also work? 

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mickhoog (archived2)
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Posted June 26, 2018 at 06:46 GMT
#2108592

how about page 36

 

https://beointegration.com/uploaded/Idea_Catalogue_v3.2.pdf

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steve1977
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Posted June 26, 2018 at 09:25 GMT
#2108593

Aussie Michael wrote:

can you attach a PM to your BV7?  or say an essence for it to also work? 

I don't think either of the two support / will ever support airplay 2?

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Millemis
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Posted June 26, 2018 at 09:56 GMT
#2108594

Sure the Essence (2nd gen) will.

But since you are not willing to ‘push a button’, it won’t help you!

When the Essence is connected to the BV, this would have to be activated first.

Still this is the easiest solution!

Other solutions with a PowerLink Switch - such as:

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steve1977
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Posted June 26, 2018 at 21:30 GMT
#2108595
If i were willing to press a button, i could also just use the ATV that is connected via HDMI. the button-to-press would be power-on of the BV.

objective is indeed to connect to the BL8000 the same way as i would connect to a BS1. just airplay and audio is there. and same with stopping to play without the need to find the remote to turn the BV off.

Maybe i’ll go back to the BLC (AE via line-in to BLC, BLC via ML to BV). assume this may work? Better than a HDMI splitter?

Millemis
Millemis
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Posted June 26, 2018 at 23:39 GMT
#2108596

steve1977 wrote:

Maybe i’ll go back to the BLC (AE via line-in to BLC, BLC via ML to BV). assume this may work? Better than a HDMI splitter?

One less button to push, probably - since the line-in of the BLC has autosense (which might also switch on the BV).

But you would still have to turn off the tv/the system....pushing a button, if you can find the remote.

MM

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Millemis
Millemis
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Posted June 26, 2018 at 23:46 GMT
#2108597

Oh - not quite sure about the first push of a button.

It would work so with a NL-tv - but since your tv is a BV7, it probably still will need a command from the remote to start.

MM

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steve1977
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Posted June 27, 2018 at 11:21 GMT
#2108598
Millemissen wrote:

One less button to push, probably - since the line-in of the BLC has autosense (which might also switch on the BV).

But you would still have to turn off the tv/the system....pushing a button, if you can find the remote.

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

Sure? Doesn’t the autosense only turn on the audio (system) and not the screen. and once the music stops playing, the audio (system) also stops.

i’m basically trying to get the BL8000 to work together with a BS1 without dealing with several remotes. just start from apple music and audio plays :)
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steve1977
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Posted June 27, 2018 at 11:22 GMT
#2108599
Millemissen wrote:

Oh - not quite sure about the first push of a button.

It would work so with a NL-tv - but since your tv is a BV7, it probably still will need a command from the remote to start.

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

Doesn’t ML have auto-sense. for example, the BC2 turns on the tv. and that’s ML. so, ML has auto-sense, while hdmi has not?
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