MM, I have a problem with you (don't take that personnaly, even if it seems to be a personnal attack 😎)

Everytime I ask for something (and I'm not the only one), you reply with something like "why would one want to do such a stupid thing?  It's not a user case imagined by B&O, so you're not a good user. The B&O product is well-thought, you are the wrong guy. Therefore you should die!"

Ok, you're not so extreme... 👍

But when I was worried about the fact that new beolabs had digital inputs and there is no digital output on the Moment, you asked "why on earth would you want a digital output when you have WiSA ?"

And now that I'm wondering if there is a way to fix output volume on the Moment, you ask why would I need to do such a stupid thing on such a superb volume-controlled device (again, this is a small reinterpretation of your answer... 🙂)

So, to answer : it would be helpful for me to have only one volume control, because currently my BS5 Encore is "linked" to a Beovision 8 40 which I still love (so I don't want to replace it) with a Beolink converter, so when I turn volume up on the Beo4, the volume turns up on BV AND on BS simultaneously, which is not optimal, as like you say, it's better to fix the BS (source) sound level to approx. 80%. But I also understant that having the tablet on hands without sound control could be frustrating some times... But this would be only a temporary solution (for some years actually), as I will certainly replace the B8 one day in the future 😕

Facel wrote:

to make it short my choice is :  

BV7 + => Origenae PCBox / Jriver with 2 Usb DAC (One VLINK connected to BV7 +  
One Head UD 501 connected to Sugden A21SE + JMR  EMP2 Speakers)

+=> sat receiver

+=>IP box receiver 

music (mostly Flac 44, 96 and 192khz) /video/photo => synology DS214+ (2 x 3To )

Every thing is controled by Beo4 through Lintronic Box

Lutron for Lights & Nest for  heating

The BV 7 can have music alone or Switch of,   or synchrone with my Hifi system
The BV7 screen is used for viewing Jriver appli in theater mode.

That is indeed a nice system you have, I think the Origenae deserves a better dac then a Musical Fidelity V-Link (another UD 501? are you using a dedicated power supply for the dac?). That Origenae is a very fine piece of equipment, so is the Sugden!

Hopefully you find a nearby B&O dealer for a try to integrate the Moment in a similar to yours system. I can not help you momentarily any further now, I have to wait a couple of weeks before I get my 'Moment'. Then I could give it a try for you, using the PL-outputs as input to an amplifier.

mbee wrote:

2 questions :

1. Is it possible to set the PL output as fixed volume (line level)?

Yes it is - there is a setting in the software to tell it to output as fixed line level instead of PowerLink - of course this allows you to connect it to anything, TV, BV, non B&O amp etc.

The JukeBox continued to work the SoundHeart all over my house - that being said I do this the SoundHeart broadcasts its own network that the JukeBox communicates over - maybe I just have a small house!

The SoundHeart connects over Wifi for its internet/network link connection.

Carolpa wrote:

This is Moment independable. If you have a DLNA capable server on your NAS, other DLNA players can play these files (if they support FLAC)

Correct - and DLNA is covered by the BeoMusic app which is all part of this system. I believe when the multiroom software is released, you will be able to control all the rooms from either the BeoMusic app, or the JukeBox.

I believe it will control any B&O Multiroom devices - but not any DLNA.

I think the reason this would not work is that the MoodWheel/PatternPlay etc are actually features of the SoundHeart - the JukeBox is just the controller/display

Chris wrote:

I think the Origenae deserves a better dac then a Musical Fidelity V-Link (another UD 501? are you using a dedicated power supply for the dac?). That Origenae is a very fine piece of equipment, so is the Sugden!

Hopefully you find a nearby B&O dealer for a try to integrate the Moment in a similar to yours system. I can not help you momentarily any further now, I have to wait a couple of weeks before I get my 'Moment'. Then I could give it a try for you, using the PL-outputs as input to an amplifier.

The V link is Only for sending audio to the Beovision 7 through SPDIF,It is adapted for the internal "dac" of the beo7.

I do not have a dedicated power supply for the Dac maybe should I ? 

Anyway the moment attracts me back to B&O for audio, even if I would like a little bit more from it

MartinW wrote:

The JukeBox continued to work the SoundHeart all over my house - that being said I do this the SoundHeart broadcasts its own network that the JukeBox communicates over - maybe I just have a small house!

 

 

The SoundHeart connects over Wifi for its internet/network link connection.

Thanks for testing  .. that sound really good regarding the action range

Thanks Martin, well done on getting on it and for sharing your experience. I will be tempted when the multi room upgrade is released, I wonder how one will select the source from another room?

look forward to your experiences but above all enjoy it.