Beolab connected to WISA and Powerlink

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20cen
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Posted November 8, 2024 at 10:29 GMT
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Hi everyone,

Do you know if it is possible for a pair of beolab 18 connected to a beovision with WISA, to be also connected with a powerlink cable to a beocenter 2, or a turntable or any other device?

 

If yes, how is the experience?

 

thanks all
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tph
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Posted November 12, 2024 at 11:05 GMT
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Connecting multiple sources to Beolab 18 at the same time is possible, but only when they are all wired. They are prioritised in this order:
  1. Power Link
  2. Optical input (Toslink)
  3. Line input (RCA)
It's not possible to use wireless and wired sources at the same time.

Location: Denmark

Human interface designer at Bang & Olufsen.
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Posted November 12, 2024 at 18:58 GMT
Edited November 12, 2024 at 18:58 GMT
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Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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Posted November 12, 2024 at 18:59 GMT
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Location: Flensborg————Danmark

tph
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Posted November 13, 2024 at 13:31 GMT
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There is no way to use Beolab 18 as a "standalone" pair, it always needs to be connected to a source, wireless or wired. In wired use, the aforementioned prioritisation applies.

Maybe you're thinking of Beolab 28 instead, which do have sources built in and behave differently otherwise too?

Location: Denmark

Human interface designer at Bang & Olufsen.
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Posted November 13, 2024 at 14:51 GMT
#1667221
Hi,

 

thanks a lot for your answers

I have a beovision 11, and I was thinking of buying a pair of beolab 18.

my initial plan was to connect them with Wisa to the beovision, and also connect them to a beoconnect via powerlink, so that I can also listen to radio or spotify…

But as you said, maybe beolab 28 would be a better fit for such use case.

 

thanks again
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Posted November 14, 2024 at 20:49 GMT
Edited November 14, 2024 at 21:05 GMT
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There is no way to use Beolab 18 as a “standalone” pair, it always needs to be connected to a source, wireless or wired. In wired use, the aforementioned prioritisation applies. Maybe you’re thinking of Beolab 28 instead, which do have sources built in and behave differently otherwise too?
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Certainly I do not ‘mistake’ the 18’s for the 28’s!
But my explanation maybe - for you - was a bit unclear…..sorry for that.
The BL18’s are a pair of speakers!
Also see my post in  ….which also contains a link to a posting on Geoff Martins website about the 18’s.
MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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Posted May 13, 2025 at 16:51 GMT
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Related but different question. Can you have two Beolab 8's (1) stereo paired for music sources, and (2) WISA connected to a Beovision for TV sources? I don't want to wire anything.

I think the answer is no, but maybe someone has been able to achieve this scenario.

Location: USA / Denmark

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Posted May 13, 2025 at 21:21 GMT
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I had the 8’s in wireless stereo pair and then connected via Wireless Powerlink to my Theatre. That worked absolutely fine. 28’s as well.

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beotex
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Posted May 15, 2025 at 19:31 GMT
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Thanks - I'm still having challenges but glad to know it's possible.

Location: USA / Denmark

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