Hero71 wrote:

1983beo wrote:

Keanone

I thought that you also can add speaker 2 as default on apple tv (hdmi1) in advanced settings

I have looked for a way to do it when changing the audio mode but have been unsuccesfull. I will check your suggestion and let you know.

H.

Hi Keanone, I have checked your suggestion.

You can define a speaker group in the Advanced Settings of the RADIO channel.

All other channels (TV, HDMI, etc) do NOT have a speaker group setting.

H.

I connected my DAC to the AV in of the V1, imrpoving the sound a lot. I still have to manually switch speaker group and also use p.mute to switch of the screen. Doable.

But here is the good news. I think the Playmaker may save my problems, if the DAC is good enough! I could leave the v1 switched off while listening to Airplay/Spotify - taking the v1 out of the loop. 

...and how would you connect the Playmaker?

How can the V1 be switched off, if the PM is connected to it?

The DAC of the PM is "good enough" in my experience.

greetings Millemissen

Millemissen wrote:

...and how would you connect the Playmaker?

How can the V1 be switched off, if the PM is connected to it?

How about placing the PM between the V1 and the BL9’s. V1 -> PM -> BL9

If Airplay is activated the presence of the V1 does not matter. The PL-sockets of the V1 are volume controlled, so connect these to the Line In of the PM. You’ll need a customized cable for this. If the PM detects a signal from the V1, it will act as a pass-through to activate the speakers. 

I’m not able to test this, so feel free to correct me if this shouldn’t work.

Surely that will work - the cable asked for is avaible at the B&O-store.

BUT I would ALLWAYS connect the speakers to the V1 - otherweise you can't use the high-configurable soundsettings provided from the new engine. You would have no Speaker3 and so on...

if you really want to let the tv "out of the game", when playing music, this might help:

The PowerLink-switch from Almando - look for "almando Multiplay Powerlink-Switch" on YouTube.

Or go to: http://almando.com/index.php/multiplay.html  The two-port version is all you need.

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This way you might even have the spare linein-port of the PM for a turntable or whatever you choose 🙂

Greetings Millemissen

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Millemissen wrote:

BUT I would ALLWAYS connect the speakers to the V1 - otherweise you can't use the high-configurable soundsettings provided from the new engine. You would have no Speaker3 and so on...

Why not? The PM will pass the signal to the speakers as soon there is a line signal detected. No need for a command on the PM or remote. Or did I miss something?

Thinking about it - maybe you did not miss anything.

Just seemed a bit akward to do it that way.

The PM could be hidden away behind the V1 that way. (in Opt. 0 and 'fixed line-out')

Lets see if kernowman is willing to test it - and to post the results.

Greetings Millemissen

Millemissen wrote:

Thinking about it - maybe you did not miss anything.

Just seemed a bit akward to do it that way.

The PM could be hidden away behind the V1 that way. (in Opt. 0 and 'fixed line-out')

Lets see if kernowman is willing to test it - and to post the results.

Greetings Millemissen

I wouldn't recommend a fixed line-out if PM is directly connected to the speakers. ;)

Downside of not connecting the PM directly to the speakers is that you always need a beo-remote to select source and control volume and go further with your iDevice. 

I can only think of 2 reasons why the PM should NOT be connected to the speakers directly, but used as source connected to an audio- or video-master:

• if there are linkproducts.
• In a 5.x setup.

Thanks - forget the: 'Fixed line-out' - and in this case even the Opt. 0.

Working on too many threads at the same time caused disconcentration 😠

P.S. I thought, if you/keanone have/has a V1 you/he would also want a 5.1-setup - but not everyone does.

Greetings Millemissen

Did anyone try this set up with PM?? I am in the same situation with V1 and lab4000's and already have the PM from before I had the V1. I am now using Apple TV as this is how we set it up, but can't help thinking the PM was much better for 2 channel music. I use the lab4000's for music mainly. Before I reconfigure my set up and get the required cable, can anyone help? Thanks