Nobody there to answered this?

Hi Ray,

I have a BC9500 and have used MCL very successfully in the past so I wouldn't rule this out - it would be worth the effort to give control from each of the other rooms.  However I understand your reluctance to go to the trouble of hiding cables - I have just moved to a rented house where this is impossible!

I don't have experience of the Devolo dLan audio but it looks like a good bit of kit that would provide the solution that you are after.  I would just use a 5-pin DIN to RCA connector to take the fixed 'line out' from the Aux/TV socket of the BC9500.  Make sure that you get an 'output' lead that is connected to the correct 2 'output' pins on the 5 pin DIN, like this one:

Hi Guy,

thank you for your answer. Of course MCL would be the best choice. And I'm still thinking about using the analog cables and calculating the Ohm load of my additional speakers. But the powerline version is quite appealing.

I'd wish there would be somebody around in this forum who could confirm that my first idea about using the line out as a source for the powerline connection is right: that this would give me full volume output on the line out even if I use a low volume setting for the speakers in the room the 89500 is in. So that I can control the volume in the additional rooms independantly via active speakers or additional little amps.

The cables you recommended are just like the ones I thought about, by the way.

Yours,

Ray

The BC9500's AUX connection line out is fixed - I used to use it like this in a previous house when I had it connected by cable through the wall to an amplifier in another room. This gave me fully independent volume control.

Hence the power line solution should work.

I completely agree with Guy (btw Guy what are you doing in Oberammergau?? I remember you were living in Viborg, that nice little town in Danmark, or am I wrong?).

If you already have speaker cables (cable for passive speakers) then you just have to add a 2 wire cable for power (8V from BC9500) and data + shield.

You can use Sommercable microphone cable (2 wire + shield), about 3 mm thin and available in different colours.

Next option would be to hide the MCL-Box behind the BC9500 and get the speaker cable and the white thin transceiver cable to your linkroom - if it`s not too far away...(?) You can even connect an MCL2 AV box to get an active linkroom with independant volume control (you will need an extra amp for the linkroom). 

Next option is to get a Beolink converter, and install an active Masterlink system by installing a thin ML-cable to your linkrooms.

MCL installations will be full two-way-compatible including LINK LIGHT control with TIMER programming...

Masterlink-installation is one way...

Line in/out socket on BC9500 is just a preamp out/poweramp in connection, meant to be used for inserting devices like equalizers.

To get a fixed stereo line level signal from all BC connected sources use the AUX socket as Guy said.

Hope this helps...

Stefan

Hi everybody and thank you for your remarks.

I just found that I was using the wrong name for the output I intend to use. My question is still about the LINE IN/OUT SOCKET.

@ Stefan

Rest assured if there was any easy means to add cables to the existing ones I'd prefer that solution. But its a rented flat and when renovating the living room a while ago I was able to hide the ordinary speaker cables under the baseboard panels. These are fixed to the walls and painted and right now I really have no intention at all to tear them apart for more wires.

The AUX socket on my 9500 is used right now for INPUT of two sources (via switch), bluetooth and audiochannel from a Mac mini.

That is why I came upon the LINE IN/OUT socket. If that would supply a signal OUT (as Stefan said for example to a preamp) which is unaltered by the volume settings, this signal could also go to a powerline connection and on the other end to an active speaker or a little amp with a speaker. Or does whatever goes out that socket has to come in again to deliver the signal to the amp inside the 9500 for bringing sound to the regular speakers connected to the 9500.

Maybe I should draw a little setup ;-)

Yours,

Ray

stefan wrote:

I completely agree with Guy (btw Guy what are you doing in Oberammergau?? I remember you were living in Viborg, that nice little town in Danmark, or am I wrong?).

That's right, well remembered!  I had to move here for work reasons.  I really hope to move back to DK someday, and Viborg was indeed a lovely place to live.  Oberammergau's a little different but great for travel, with Lake Garda only 3 hours away and lots to see and do in the local area.

But back to the thread - the line in/out socket has bridging connections between the pins to ensure that what comes out goes back in again to the amplifier (and volume control) stage. 

How about taking output from the TAPE 2 socket, or is that also in use?

But I suppose you could use the line in/out socket if you make up a lead that also provides the return path.  I think you need to bridge pin 1 to pin 3, and pin 4 to pin 4, but I would check continuity on the plug that you remove.

Hi Guy,

thanks for staying with me....TAPE 2 would be available but isn't that only an INPUT? If it's also an OUTPUT, is that affected by the volume settings in the main room?

Yours,

Ray