Unfortunately yes this will not work as the Encore currently has no connectivity at all for multiroom systems.

According to my B&O dealer the products of this company:

Alex wrote:

Unfortunately yes this will not work as the Encore currently has no connectivity at all for multiroom systems.

A Beosound 2300 only has Powerlink.

A Beosound 5 Encore only has Powerlink (and has BeoNet for the future, but that's another thing)

With a Beolink converter (1611), I can connect (and use in linkrooms) the radio/CD from my BS2300 to a Beovision used as master.

Why couldn't I do the same with the Encore and the BS2300? (I know you're a store manager, so you may be  answering that to preserve sales of "normal" BS5 in "masterlinked homes", but you can say the truth, no one is listening here 😐!!)

Mbee, you're confusing your ports. The BeoSound 2300 works using the Datalink socket (which looks very much like a powerlink socket) for MCL transmission. It's the precursor to the BeoLink.

It's the exact opposite. As store managers and salespeople we would love to be able to integrate the BeoSound 5 Encore, but it is not currently possible. 

Ok, I didn't know that the Beolink converter was using datalink... So... No hope! [:'(]

The only thing you can do, if you already have a video setup with all your speakers connected to it, is connect your BS5 Encore Powerlink out to your front or rear speakers Powerlink sockets on your BeoVision/BeoSystem socket panel; since Powerlink signals are looped, once you turn your Encore on, your front or rear BeoLab speakers from your TV system will turn on as well. I used to do that on my BV3 when I had run out of Masterlink cables and it works 100%; the only thing you'll need is a Powerlink Y splitter, since your socket panel probably has 2 outputs (left & right), and since you probably use them both already..💡

@Chris:

what happens when the Encore and a video source output simultaneously?

raveny wrote:

what happens when the Encore and a video source output simultaneously?

TripEnglish wrote:

raveny wrote:

what happens when the Encore and a video source output simultaneously?

link

Totally almost pissed into my pants laughing ...  Good one Trip! :-) :-) :-)