Beosound 4, can a play 2 sources at the same time?

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Can i play cd or radio in the main room and sd-card in a link room at the same time??

I cant find any info at all about this...

Kind Regards Glenn

Pretty sure the answer is no. With the BC2, you can play a video source in one room and an audio in the other but not two audio. The BS4 has no video source and hence I think you can only play one thing at a time.

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I actually think the answer is yes, but only if the speaker in the main room are connected directly to the BS4, not on the TV.

Same for Beocenter 2

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I just tried CD down & radio upstairs and the answer was NO. Funny, I was sure i could. You can if the headphones are attached.

Note. My BS4 is connected to the TV. My speakers are also connected to my TV.

 

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I actually think the answer is yes, but only if the speaker in the main room are connected directly to the BS4, not on the TV.

Same for Beocenter 2"

 

This is correct, we do it all the time.

 I think this thread is a good example of how beoworld could possibly impact on someone's buying decision.  Someone researching the brand and a BS4 could stumble accross it and based on a couple of comments here assume the dealer had been trying to spin him a sales yarn.

 

I think this is a great resource, but posters need to be sure that what they are saying is correct, as many people do base buying decisions on what they read here

Do you play two sources on a Beosound 4? Or do you mean a Beocenter 2?

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I do it on a BS4, but am sure you can do the same on a BC2.  A 3200 or BS9000 do not allow multiple sources.  I don't have nmusic connected so can't comment on if this can be one of sources

 The conditions are:

 

One room must be the main room, you cannot play different sources in 2 diferent link rooms.

The main room speakers must be connected directly to the BS4 or BC2.

You can do it on a BC2 - I have done that. I didn't realise that you could on a BS4. Nice one. So you can play radio and CD at the same time? I really did not think this was possible so apologies for misleading anyone.

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Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beotime.png Beotime.png
Beosound-Stage.png Beosound-Stage.png
Beosound-Moment.png Beosound-Moment.png
Beosound-5.png Beosound-5.png
Beosound-2.png Beosound-2.png
Beoremote-One.png Beoremote-One.png
Beoplay-Portal.png Beoplay-Portal.png
Beoplay-Earset.png Beoplay-Earset.png
Beomaster.png Beomaster.png
Beolit.png Beolit.png
Beogram-400x.png Beogram-400x.png
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I just tried and everything work just great!
I meant that i want to play for example cd in the main room and radio or sd card in the link room at the same time. And i works!! :)
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