I'm interested to buy a beolink passive and I would like to use it to drive front passive speakers of my BV7 that is linked to a BS3000 in the same room. Due to the power of the amp that could be not sufficient I imagine to connect 2 Beolink passive, one from the first front PL outpout of the BV7 directed to the L and R connections of the bass of my speakers and the second Beolink passive from the second PL front outpout of the BV7 directed to the L and R connections of the trebbles of my speakers (biamp). Do you think it can work ?

If I have the Beolink Passive connected via the powerlink cable as a simple amplifier for passive speakers, is it on stand by when I don't listen any music or is it in a permanent work ?

 Thanks

Your question was:-

If I have the Beolink Passive connected via the powerlink cable as a simple amplifier for passive speakers, is it on stand by when I don't listen any music or is it in a permanent work ?

Answer, when you switch to standby, the passive amplifier switches to standby as well, subject to a correctly wired powerlink socket

Dear Beoaus,

I've had BO products for quite a while but never tried to distribute sound around the house until recently. I have been browsing old posts to learn as much as I can. 

I have a BeoMaster 5 and I am planning to use a BeoLink passive to drive speakers on the patio. I assume the masterlink connection will route the sound from the BM5 to the passive speakers. Could I also use the same BeolinkL passive to take powerlink output from my BeoVision 7 and drive another set of passive speakers. I would not require to have both the BM5 and BV7 operational at the same time.  

Thanks for your help

Stephen

Just saw this post.

Presume you mean connecting Powerlink and ML at the same time. Unfortunately I have no experience with this. 

sorry, beoaus.

Hi Stephen,

as far as I know these two operating modes are mutually exclusive and the BeoLink Passive is detecting upon power-up which mode is to be selected by checking its connections.

Isn't it possible to just add your BV7 to the ML bus?

Or using AUX in of the BM5 for the TV sound?

Hi Hagen,

Thanks for your reply. The BV7 is connected to the BM5 by DVI-I and SPDIF sockets so I get good sound and pictures.

The BV7 only has a Beolab 7-2 connected at the moment. I thought I could connect a couple of passive speakers via a powerlink to the beolink passive to function as rear speakers.

If I was outside I could then move these speakers out an have audio from the BM5 (connected to the Beolink passive by ML). I am trying to optimize the use of the speakers.  

I suppose I am being too cheap!

sjmcguckin wrote:

The BV7 only has a Beolab 7-2 connected at the moment. I thought I could connect a couple of passive speakers via a powerlink to the beolink passive to function as rear speakers.

If I was outside I could then move these speakers out an have audio from the BM5 (connected to the Beolink passive by ML). I am trying to optimize the use of the speakers.  

If you connect a BeoLink Passive to the "Front-PL-Out" and
a second BeoLink Passive to the "Surround-PL-Out" you'll get a 
Dolby System with BLB7-2 beeing the "Center" and 
"Passive-Speakers" beeing the "Front" and the "Surround" speakers. 

You'll need 2 PL-Cables to connect both "BeoLink Passive" or "ML/MCL Converter"

(a ML/MCL-Converter is identical to a BeoLink Passive - but IR Receiver
and IR Cable are not provided)

To use the speakers temporarily "outside" you need a ML-Cable, Power, IR-Cable
and eventually speaker wires prepared at/for the "outside place"

To get a flexible "on the fly solution" I'd recommend the use of a ML-Distributon Box
and ML-Cables of the required length.

When you want "outside music" you'll have to disconnect your "Rear BeoLink Passive"
from the PL-Cable (coming from your TV) and connect it at the other place to the ML-cable
as well as to IR-sensor- and speaker-cables.

WARNING: 
at the same time a "BeoLink Passive" should only be connected  
EITHER  to PL (from TV)
OR  to ML (MasterLink-Network)

Vienna,

Thanks for the comprehensive advice. The options I have are pretty clear and I will be able to design something appropriate.

Stephen