Beolab 28

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Hi, do you hear these noises when you use the volume control?

I have the same problem, but did find out that it is one of the powerlink connections. Probably a grounding issue.

 

 

Hi, do you hear these noises when you use the volume control?

I have the same problem, but did find out that it is one of the powerlink connections. Probably a grounding issue.

 

 

Does anybody know how to control

Wide/narrow mode of the BL28 from the beovision harmony rather than through the app? Thanks Vince

Speaker Groups > Speaker Presets. 
1 is narrow 2 is wide.
if you have 50s or 90s you must have the same preset set as the 28s

 

MaxH wrote:

Speaker Groups > Speaker Presets. 1 is narrow 2 is wide. if you have 50s or 90s you must have the same preset set as the 28s

Many thanks! Regards Vince
Don’t forget that the 28’s also as default have “social” sound preset under nr: 2 with a wide mode. So if you want it more like the optimal you need to make an extra preset!

I’d suggest going in the app and in the 28’s first renumerating social to 4 or 5. Then go to optimal (narrow), change the beam to wide, press “save as new” name it “optimal wide” or whatever you want and then numerate it “2” under the advanced tab.

Hope this helps?

Btw speakers/tv must be off to change any of this for 28’s!!!

Don't forget that 2 in the tv is the social preset on the 28's. So if you want the ''optimal'' sound you need to make a new preset in the speakers!

MaxH wrote:

Speaker Groups > Speaker Presets. 
1 is narrow 2 is wide.
if you have 50s or 90s you must have the same preset set as the 28s

 

On the Beolab 28, the factory defaults are Preset 1 = Narrow and Preset 2 = Wide.

However, these can be modified by the user; or you could make new Presets.

 

Therefore, the more generalised setup procedure is:

- create / adjust the preset to the desired parameter values in the loudspeakers (whether BL28, 50, and/or 90)

- make note of the preset number that corresponds to the desired parameter settings

- Set the Speaker Preset value in the television to the preset that you wish to use with the Speaker Group

 

Cheers

-Geoff

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-geoff

Mikipidia wrote:

Don't forget that 2 in the tv is the social preset on the 28's. So if you want the ''optimal'' sound you need to make a new preset in the speakers!

For some people, "Social" is "Optimal".

Preferences are funny things... ;-)

Cheers

-geoff

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If you have questions about or problems with B&O equipment, these should be directed through your dealer and/or B&O's Customer Service department.

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Thanks
-geoff

Not according to B&O because the ''Optimal'' setting has the listening mode dot somewhere else 😎

I didn't choose the wording either lol

 

I get your point, but I was more trying to point out why, if all being the same, going from 1 to 2 in the TV makes the speakers sound so much different besides just the narrow/wide change.

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