Even if you today does not want to have Airplay to stream music or pictures, it is easy to implement as with a Playmaker - to my understanding.

We do share the same problem - I expect to find a solution based on one remote to control all of it. 

What I lack with the Beosystem 3 which seems to be the best solution - as I see it for the moment - is that it does not support upscaling of picture. Let´s see what B&O comes up with at CES - if they are attending which I have no clue of. 

Another issue is they only support 50 Hz 

Hello David,

a lot of people ask this question.

Why do you want to use a non-B&O preamp?

Sure it is possible to create a solution - but it would involve a lot of cabling and external power-triggig  for the speakers. And you would need some kind of Lintronic-solution or a learnable remote to manage your system, which probably would include a non-B&O tv and blurayplayer and....

A lot of those who have experimented and spend many hours and days installing, have gone back to a pure B&O setup!

If you are willing to spend that much money for tha speakers-combination you might concider spending a little more getting a full B&O-setup.

Have a look at the new BV11 or perhaps the Beoplay V1. They have all you need including preamp, easy setup/managing of speakers and possibility to control your external devices via auto-puc-updated remotecontrol - and much more.

But I am sure someone in the Beoworld-community could give you some hints how to do it, if you....

So keep asking, keep waiting for the answers.

Greetings Millemissen

With regard to video, I like having a projector system.

Having looked at the B & O website, I don't see a preamp-like component that provides sound balancing and cross-over adjustment for a surround sound system.  Having read  Sound & Vision magazine, there are many non-B & O preamp processors that do this.  Please correct me if there is a B & O component that does this and what it is.

I saw in a previous post about using the BeoLab 5 in a surround sound system in which it was noted that the BeoLab 5 volume is to be adjusted solely by the remote   One user said he just sets the BeoLab 5 to a high volume with the remote and then changes the overall volume of the system with the preamp.

I thought I saw something like this elsewhere but haven't found it yet.  Has does this seem to you?

As for why I'd like to use B & O speakers, I like the ideas of the acoustic lens, built-in amps for each driver, active cross-overs, and room correction (BeoLab 5).

David

I have lab 5s and 3s hooked up to an Anthem processor, no problems at all and it sounds incredible.  I just left the lab5s volume alone and I let the processor set the calibrations for volume, coss-over, etc with mic and Anthem software.  I have to use the Beo4 remote to turn the lab5s on, but that's it.  All volume is controlled via the processor. 

For my center, I looked into getting a 7-4 but implementing that into a non B&O setup is tricky and not worth the hassle.  I used an active speaker from another company without issues. 

I feel the Beosystem 3 is OK, but it's now outdated and a WAY, WAY overpriced.

Hope this helps

Hi David,

maybe this can help: 

http://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/customer-service/product-support/picture/beovision-11

It describes the possibilities of the new videoengine used in BV11 and in V1.

In case you only want run a cinema/projektor-seup have a look at the BeoSystem 3. It is the 'external box' that drives many of the current B&O-tv.:

http://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/customer-service/product-support/picture/beosystem-3

You might get that solo, and it can be set up as cinema-only.

As I already stated, it is absolutely possible to configure a setup with only-B&O-speakers.

It is your choice - I can't recommend it.

Greetings Millemissen

beoinbuff wrote:

I have lab 5s and 3s hooked up to an Anthem processor, no problems at all and it sounds incredible.  I just left the lab5s volume alone and I let the processor set the calibrations for volume, coss-over, etc with mic and Anthem software.  I have to use the Beo4 remote to turn the lab5s on, but that's it.  All volume is controlled via the processor. 

For my center, I looked into getting a 7-4 but implementing that into a non B&O setup is tricky and not worth the hassle.  I used an active speaker from another company without issues. 

I feel the Beosystem 3 is OK, but it's now outdated and a WAY, WAY overpriced.

Hope this helps

Thanks for your input and for letting me know it can be done!

What complications are there with using the BeoLab 7-4?  I'm contemplating using it or the BeoLab 10.  Is it because they don't have a phono jack input?

Do the BeoLab 3's turn on automatically when there is a signal present?  If so, is that a problem during a movie in which no surround sound is present for awhile in those channels?  I'm assuming you use the BeoLab 3's as surround speakers which is what I plan on doing.

David,

The main problem with the 7-4 was the lack of line in option.  The speaker needs a trigger signal sent which would would have required me to get more cables and do more finagling than I preferred.  It was simply easier to get a different active center speaker from another company.

The Lab3s do turn on automatically, no problems there.  I've never had an issue with the speakers not receiving a signal for awhile and turning off.  They stay on for awhile after getting a signal, and if they do turn off, they are instantly on again when they get a signal without any pops or anything like that.

beoinbuff wrote:

David,

The main problem with the 7-4 was the lack of line in option.  The speaker needs a trigger signal sent which would would have required me to get more cables and do more finagling than I preferred.  It was simply easier to get a different active center speaker from another company.

The Lab3s do turn on automatically, no problems there.  I've never had an issue with the speakers not receiving a signal for awhile and turning off.  They stay on for awhile after getting a signal, and if they do turn off, they are instantly on again when they get a signal without any pops or anything like that.

Thank you for your pioneering (audio pun not intended) work in using the BeoLab speakers with a non-B & O preamp.  I feel much better at putting together such a system, hopefully this year.

David