Thanks for coming back on that!

I guess that could be interesting for some of the (other) BL5 owners.

P.S. I supposed that you know, that the BROne/bt now works with the Core - that makes controlling a lot easier (no app needed just for vlume changes, direct access to radio stations etc)..

MM

Hi,

Just a thought. Maybe not so good that the Core will send 48khz when all music is recorded in 44,1 khz (or high resulution in 88,2khz and 96 khz).

Will the Core convert all 44,1khz music to 48 khz? In that case the sound could degrade a little bit.

Much better is to put the Beolab 5 in "Option 1" and buy an external (from other brand) streamer and get the sound correct (with 44,1 khz output) all the way with a Coax-cable directly to the Labs 5 and not a Coax/toslink-converter.

Best Regards
Martin

How much this code convertion will be noticeable when listening, only a test could show (and do you know what is going on in a non-B&O streamer?).

By the way that is also what happens in an ATV connected via HDMI, when people airplay music to it!

However, the ease of controlling the combo would mean very much to me.

The coax/toslink conversion should not be an issue.

The BL5’s are old speakers - with the 50/90 B&O has taken a huge step forward.

But there are lots of BL5’s out there.

I see this Core option as a possibility - what it is worth in the end only testing for a somehow longer period can tell.

MM

Hello, thanks for that info but isnt it strange not to put it in highest bitrate?

I guess do to older lab 5s they cant handle sound over 88khz.

David wrote:

In short, yes. With the Optical/Coax converter connected you need to change the settings on the Core as follows. See attached.

Where did you get this document? Is there more?

This info must be quit new?

Someone?

All models of the Beolab 5 support up to 96kHz sampling rate. There is no limit at 88.1 kHz. I specifially asked the B&O Support for this once.