Firstly you don't need a Core with the Eclipse - basicly it has its own Core built-in.

It is - sort of - already integrated!

You should however, be able to integrate another Core with the 'Core functionality' of the Essence, just like you integrate with other NL-products (e.g. an A9...).

And of course you - as before - can use the NL/ML Converter to integrate with older products such as your BS9000...depeending on how the converter is configured.

MM

You will be able to integrate it with a BeoVision Eclipse through the use of a NL converter. What you will no longer be able to do is hit Play on your BS9000 and have the Eclipse awaken and play the music as you have it now (even if you have a NL converter). You will be able to Join the setup once you have hit the play button on the BS9000 however from the TV. 

Can someone explain the advantage of having a Beosound Core instead of a Beosound Essence MK2?

The only difference I’ve found after reading the B&O Core website is the lack of IR Input (Essence user are aware of losing Bluetooth connection between the “wheely” and the Essence).

The Core has built in WISA.

What else?

carlito wrote:

The Core has built in WISA.

Not that I know of - what is your source for that???

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Optical in and out

End-to-end rendering path on the optical interface: 96kHz/24bit

Newer hardware - in wireless section support for the AC standart and for BT 4.1

DPL - for future use

P.S. support for ir might come later.

MM

The BS Core has definitely no WiSA built-in!

MM

Hi,

Thanks for all the insights around the Core. You guys are tremendously knowledgeable!

How does the Core connect to NL? Is it via the  Ethernet port (listed below as one of the available ports according to the B&O Core web page)?

I'm interested in using the Core in a multi room scenario. Consider the following: Can I start audio streaming in the bedroom on, say, an A6, and then have the Core join in the living room, distributing the same stream to all other NL and ML devices in the house (ML via NL/ML Converter, obviously)? For the ML segment, would the NL/ML Converter act as the Audio Master in this case? Note that I am less interested in connecting speakers directly to the Core via the PowerLink sockets.

Conversely, if I start audio streaming on the Core, I would assume the aforementioned A6 (or A9 or M5) can join wirelessly. Is this correct?

-bab

Why would you want the Core WITHOUT connected speakers?

MM

Simply because some of my speakers are connected to a BV10 (BL8000), while others are connected to ML via BeoLink Passive (BeoVox). There's also a BL3500 in the kitchen connected to ML. I'm therefore really only interested in the Core's NL capabilities.

-bab