Beolink Converter NL/ML or new NL products

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Bundy (archived2)
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Posted January 20, 2017 at 10:05 GMT
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Hi

I have both masterlink and netlink in house, and the question is should i buy a used blink converter NL/ML to connect them or buy new NL products.

My setup is: Livingroom Beovison 11-46 with beolab 4000 connected. Second livingroom beosound 2300 with beoplay S3 connected. Kitchen Beoplay A6, Barthroom Beolab 2000 connected to Beosound 4 in the office via masterlink. I want to have the same possibilities in the bathroom as in the kitchen, and also connection the beosound 2300  to the NL, is that possible withe the converter?

The alternative is to buy new A6 or the new M5 to the bathroom, and later a A9 in the second livingroom.

 

Brgds Mogens

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elephant
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Posted January 20, 2017 at 11:23 GMT
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Several of us have bought ml/nl converters.

Personally I regret my purchase:

1/ I found it difficult to setup (thank you everyone who helped me)

2/ my configuration is difficult for me to use and impossible for the family

3/ I have found it less useful than I expected

I now think a second Essence mark II would have been more useful by using aux-in on both Essences to connected older B&O's via aux-in in each room
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hiwi (archived2)
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Posted January 20, 2017 at 12:03 GMT
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Hi,

the setup of the BL/NL is simple.

I needed only a few minutes to get it working. Finetuning takes longer and I discovered bugs as well.

The tabs are named (not exactly) 'What to see on NL' and 'What to see on ML' .

Non possible configurations are greyed out.

Since you have an audiomaster on your ML, the Beolink should be configured as Audio Source.

So you can hear TuneIn, Deezer etc. as N.MUSIC and N.RADIO on your Beosound 4 and  Beloab 2000.

On your NL side  you can hear any source from your Besound 4 that was shared  A.MEM, Radio,CD.

That works fine and reliable. I have a similar configuration with M5 and A6 and Beosound 9000.

For the Beosound 2300 you will have to add an extra Beolink converter, because you can't have two audiomasters on your ML.

The Beosound 2300 cannot be in linkmode, Beosound 3000  SW 3.4 can.

Beoplay M5 is very bass heavy and may not sound very well in your bathroom, which is smaller I suppose  and has heavy sound refelections (mirror etc.). But give it a try,  M5 is a smart little box.

Beolink can provide the time  for your ML. This is a goodie.

Ralf

 

 

 

 

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Bundy (archived2)
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Posted January 20, 2017 at 14:50 GMT
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Hi Ralf

Will I get airplay in the bathroom, and the livingroom with the beovision 11,  if I connect an airport express to the A.aux on the Beosound 4. Or should it be to the converter? Now the Beolab 2000 can´t activate the A.Aux on the Beosound4. 

Mogens

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hiwi (archived2)
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Posted January 20, 2017 at 16:06 GMT
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Hi Mogens,

it schould work with the A6 and Beovison 11, i will look into the configuration and make a screenshot.

The A.AUX can be mapped to  NL sources.  This works.

A good question is what will the Beolab 2000 do.

What is possible  is to connect the airport ( i have an chromecast audio) to the AUX (RCA inputs) on the Beolink ML/NL.

This then maps to N.RADIO or N.MUSIC. This is a working configuration.

I sold my Beolab 2000 from our kitchen  last week but i can assure you, that this would work..

Did you have  tried PHONO2 or A.TAPE2 to turn A.AUX on? I don't remember whether this works on Beolab 2000. On Beolink active it depends on software. The beolab 2000 has only 1.1 and that was never changed.

I come back soon with some screenshots.

Ralf

 

 

 

 

 

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Bundy (archived2)
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Posted January 20, 2017 at 16:19 GMT
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Thanks for your help. If I set up the converter with a link eye in my small livingroom instead of the Beosound 2300, I would then have a complete NL product there? Right?

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egges (archived2)
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Posted January 20, 2017 at 17:43 GMT
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recently i posted some screenshots concerning the converter in this thread: 

 

/forum/general-discussion-and-questions/beosound-essence-mk2-masterlink-system-and-beomusic-app#post-2077585

 

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Stan
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Posted January 20, 2017 at 18:03 GMT
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The BLC is not quite a complete NL product.  You cannot stream Spotify to it, for example.

Stan

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Bundy (archived2)
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Posted January 20, 2017 at 19:36 GMT
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What is the "join"button on a ML produk/remote? Is that something that has to be assigned?

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Millemis
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Posted January 20, 2017 at 19:45 GMT
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Stan wrote:

The BLC is not quite a complete NL product.  You cannot stream Spotify to it, for example.

Stan

But you could add an AirPlay capable device (e.g. a Playmaker) to the line-in of it.

MM

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