Beolab 3 setup with non-BO TV

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williamhotelie (archived2)
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Posted September 20, 2016 at 10:18 GMT
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Hi all veterans,

 

Would love to hear some of your most affordable setups of Beolab 3 with non-BO TV!  I plan to get a 65" TV soon and would like to set it up with BO speakers.

 

Thanks in advance.

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williamhotelie (archived2)
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Posted September 20, 2016 at 11:20 GMT
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true.  i guess other than plug it in via the headphone socket...

 

would the S8 connector hub work with a pair of Beolab 3?

 

 

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Steve at Sounds Heavenly
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Posted September 20, 2016 at 11:25 GMT
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Hi,

Yes, the S8 Connection Hub can be used with any Beolab speakers.  This makes the TV optical output (or fixed RCA audio output) volume controllable from the TV remote.  If you need any help with cabling, please let me know the full model number of your TV, or which sockets are fitted.

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Posted September 21, 2016 at 01:01 GMT
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thanks Steve!

 

just a follow up question: the first generation S8, subwoofer has 5 amps, so technically I could use Beolab 3 plugged in via the S8 subwoofer as FL, FR, and the S8 satellite speakers as RL, RR?  using this set up, what would I have to do to connect to a non-BO TV?

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Posted September 21, 2016 at 08:04 GMT
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Hi williamhotelie,

The outputs of the S8 and Beolab 14 are intended for the S8/Beolab 14 satellite speakers only.  This won't work with other speakers like Beolab 3.

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Posted September 21, 2016 at 16:11 GMT
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so the S8 connection hub works with ANY B&O speakers, including Beolab 5, Beolab 9, and Beolab 20?

 

 

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