Thanks guys, yeah I still have the Beosound 8, was mainly wondering how you still use it (albeit as an undrer shirt structure), good to see that people haven't sold them on.  I do like the inbuilt airplay of the A8/A9.

Interesting topic, any updates? Sorry to drag up an old thread.

I did buy a Bluetooth dongle / adapter that docked on the 30 pin connector, but i found the one i bought not that great and there are probably better ones now. 

I ultimately sold my BeoSound 8 and used the money to go toward an A2 and a pair of H8 instead :-) 

The BS8/A8 is such a piece of great design.

I'm now deciding between if i should buy an A9 rose golden or the new A6 to pair with my Avant.  These will be placed in a different room to the Avant. 

Hi Michael

I have been trying out a few of these 30 pins bluetooth receivers /dongles but none seems to work at all. The pairing can be done but nothing happens after that. The BS 8 continued in its sleep mode. 😴. Even tech. from Aluratek is not confident about that.

I am surprised you managed to get one work that is compatible with BS 8. Can you still recall the brand and model?

My BeoSound 8 is connected to my network via airport express (ethernet). But i use my iPod touch 4th generation too. (A double bind seems to prolong a relationship as some psychologists tell). But for a good relationship I have to connect either the iPod via dock thus excluding airport express or take the iPod off to use airplay via airport express.

ONG_SOON_HUA wrote:

Hi Michael

I have been trying out a few of these 30 pins bluetooth receivers /dongles but none seems to work at all. The pairing can be done but nothing happens after that. The BS 8 continued in its sleep mode. . Even tech. from Aluratek is not confident about that.

I am surprised you managed to get one work that is compatible with BS 8. Can you still recall the brand and model?

Tks. I've looked through the catalog. The proposed solution is based on Belkin bluetooth receiver which you connect into the line input behind the B8. Not really a neat solution as you simply end up having to many cables here and there. 

something like this will be good.

Is there really no (small) 30 pin connector bluetooth adater, that will work with the BeoSound 8?

I recently tried this one without luck:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Musik-Empf%C3%A4nger-Adapter-%C3%BCberragende-CD-Sound-Qualit%C3%A4t-Dockingstation-Lautsprecher/dp/B00CMBKR58?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01

MM

Sorry Ralf,

I was entirely asking for a '30 pin connector bluetooth adapter' to use with the BS8.

There are tons of good working small devices with an audio-out for the Aux-in.

A lot of these '30 pin connector bluetooth adapters' seem to work well with numerous docks,

but NOT with the BS8 (and a couple of others).

What is so different by that combination???

MM