BeoSound Core (unpacking)

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dueno wrote:

How do you connect a beosound core to two beolab 3. The beosound core has only one powerlink plug???

I use the splitter cable in various situations.

However the Core’s single output (in 3 flavours, optical, dolls, and pl) is not a problem as BL20s support daisy chaining.
Hi elephant

Thanks for the post and your unpacking.

Hope you are enjoying your new toy. I’ve hooked up my Core to the BeoLab 3s and it sounds great. Have you tried powering the setup down with the speakers yet? Everytime I do so I hear a big pop from the BeoLab 3s if I power down Core first or all three together. Just interested on hearing how people get away from this pop without needing to stagger the BeoLab 3s first then Core 😁

Btw on my Core the Chromecast is rock solid but airplay gets quick a few drop outs.

I am used to the pop-pop on the two BL20s - I wouldn’t say its any louder with the Core.

So far I have only used the B&O App to invoke Deezer HiFi ... and maybe one iTunes file via DLNA & PLEX.

I’ll watch out for any Airplay issues !
BillC wrote:

Hi elephant

Thanks for the post and your unpacking.

Hope you are enjoying your new toy. I’ve hooked up my Core to the BeoLab 3s and it sounds great. Have you tried powering the setup down with the speakers yet? Everytime I do so I hear a big pop from the BeoLab 3s if I power down Core first or all three together. Just interested on hearing how people get away from this pop without needing to stagger the BeoLab 3s first then Core

Btw on my Core the Chromecast is rock solid but airplay gets quick a few drop outs.

How are you turning them off separately?
Here’s a surprise !

Apologise for the lack of depth of field - I’ll explain below ...

Slowly fully integrating the Core

Paired it with my 🍎 watch and the Core’s light turned blue 💡

And the B&O App shows “Playing from Bluetooth” and the track name & artist meta data but no albums art

Surprisingly there seems a heavier than usual bass presence ... need more tests !
However I can't get the BLC NL/ML to integrate ... It's almost as if installing the Core has crippled something.

At first I thought it was my mass power down for the severe storm warning but today I find I can interrogate the BLC's strings ... Except for the detailed settings ! where the busy dial goes round and round Andy round and ....... Any hints / tips / suggestions ?

Restart everything on the NL.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Millemissen wrote:

Restart everything on the NL.

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

Hmmm

I might just kick the BLC and see what happens
Millemissen wrote:

Restart everything on the NL.

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

Well done

It worked

Thank you

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