Catullus wrote:

Well I have gone ahead and purchased the BL14 (2.1) from the very helpful and very efficient B&O store in Sheffield. Thank you Nick - your patient advice appreciated! A superb price too.

I am going to set up the speakers this weekend and can't wait to hear the difference, particularly when it comes to playing music. I will hopefully add a couple of rear satellites at a later date when funds allow it.

From a purely visual perspective, the subwoofer is much bigger than I had anticipated. But I like it a lot. It is hard to know how to describe it. A stylish bollard?! Not sure that description really works!

Thanks for all your advice folks. This is a great forum for gaining advice and inspiration.

C

Hi Catullus,

Congrats on your new Bl14..

In your initial post you wrote "It is the surround effect that I am really looking for."

So why didn't you go full the full (BL14-4.1) package right away?

And yes - please report back on your impression for video as well as music (stereo).

MM

Millemissen wrote:

Hi Catullus,

Congrats on your new Bl14..

In your initial post you wrote " It is the surround effect that I am really looking for. "

So why didn't you go full the full (BL14-4.1) package right away?

And yes - please report back on your impression for video as well as music (stereo).

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

Well, I stand corrected 😳

Just wondered, because it seemed to be 'first priority' in the op.

MM

Hi folks

Just in the process of setting up the speakers and getting the wires hidden under the carpet (which has turned into quite a mission....).

Quick query about the connections. Am I right in thinking that for the 2.1 set up, one does not connect the s/c output on the sub to the subwoofer Powerlink connection on theTV? All that is needed (it appears from the instructions) is for the two speaker outputs on the sub to be connected to the corresponding 'Front Speaker' powerlink connection on the TV... 

I just wanted to check because it seems odd not to be using the sub output on the TV.

thanks

C

For the 2.1 setup you connect the Sub output from the TV to the BeoLab 14 Sub as well. The speaker types should be set to BeoLab 5 on the BV10 and Subwoofer should be enabled on the BV 10 as well.

Thanks Livius. I was getting sound out of the sub without it being connected to the subwoofer connection on the TV.....mystery!

Many thanks 

C

Catullus wrote:

Thanks Livius. I was getting sound out of the sub without it being connected to the subwoofer connection on the TV.....mystery!

Many thanks

C

The BeoLab 14 Sub has a 4 position type switch to select the type of input. There are 2 modes when B&O equipment is attached to the Sub

- Systems from before the new audio processing platform, i.e. using the DIN PowerLink connectors. In this mode the Sub is managing if the sound is going to the Sub or the Satellites.

- Systems with the new audio processing platform, i.e with the RJ45 connectors, where the audio processor is taking care where the sound is going.

As Cattulus is using a BV10, I would not expect a difference in most cases. Only the discrete LFE channel would be missing if the sub cable is missing.

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