Hi all,
My first post. I'm not good yet in audio technology. I bought my Beolab 3 speakers because they were the first speakers that faithfully reproduced what I hear in orchestra concert halls and recital halls without any "coloring." Oh, and they didn't cost $20,000+ a pair (I bought them when they were relatively new to the market). So it was my ear, not any technical knowledge that led me to them. I've loved them for a long time.
My issue is that when I start playing a CD or streaming music, about 3/4ths of the time, the speakers only put out static. I found that unplugging and re-plugging the cable from the Essence box to the Beolab Transmitter 1 will eventually fix it. Sometimes I have to do that exercise once, other times 12 times. I wait for the red light in the Transmitter to go off for a few seconds before trying again. Sometimes I have to reboot the transmitter. Sometimes the Essence box. This is time-consuming, frustrating, and a whole movement of a symphony (well, maybe not Mahler or Bruckner) can go by before I have sound.
Background: when I moved from Chicago to San Francisco, I bought a Beosound Essence, to which I have attached a Beolab Transmitter 1 (and my Beolab 3's have the receivers). The Essence also hosts a CD player (Rega Apollo; sounds terrific, could behave better), and sometimes a Rega Brio integrated amplifier that works with a Rega turntable (the model escapes me). The turntable is just occasionally used, but the CD player and HiFi streaming (Tidal) are used daily. The audio source does not seem to matter.
I've tried several things. Resetting the Essence to factory settings and setting it up again. Resetting the transmitter and receivers and setting them up again. I've played with moving cords around to reduce interference. I've upgraded the cables between the Essence box and the transmitter (Cat 7 or 8 I think, just for insulation purposes, or so I told myself). I've tried separating farther apart the transmitter from the Essence box. I've re-positioned the receivers for the speakers. I've emailed Bang & Olufsen (that didn't get anywhere), I've contacted the local outfits that are supposed to help B&O customers in the Bay Area (B&O lost their lease in Palo Alto, and do not have another location out here (they lost some really excellent people) - the closest shop is in LA. They ignore me. I've scoured the internet. I've scoured these forums. I have no idea what else to do.
Anyone have any ideas?
