BV 7 - Eclipse sound integration question

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koert2 (archived2)
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Posted November 29, 2018 at 01:06 GMT
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Hi,

My new Eclipse arrived, fantastic!! I have a BV7 in another room with some speakers and would like to play music on both systems. I am totally confused with all the options and hopefully somebody can recommend the best approach.

- Multiroom - in order to integrate do I need a BLGW or MLGW? NOTE : might like to add home integration in the future (camera's etc). Or some kind of BS CORE integration?

- Should I use Airplay 2 and just connect an Apple TV (4) to the BV7? Or Spotify Connect or Google Chromecast??? But for sound only I would like the screen to be off..

- Eventually I might add some other speakers in the house. 

- Finally I have some "left over equipment", a BS 5 and some Beolab 4000s. Should I try to re-use this? If so, how should I connect those? I do not want to run master link throughout the house but have some Cat7 installed.

Thanks

Koert

 

 

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NQVHNWI
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Posted November 29, 2018 at 05:12 GMT
#2114948

Search the web for Beointegration idea catalogue v3 pdf

this will give you some insight 

Millemis
Millemis
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Posted November 29, 2018 at 12:30 GMT
#2114949

Hi Koert,

in order to integrate the old stuff based on MasterLink (also the BS5!) with the new stuff based on NetworkLink, you will need a ML/NL Converter.

If your wired/wifi solutions is good, best place the converter with the BV7. This way you will only not a short ML cable and the wired homenetwork connection there.

For a future Home Integration have a look at the new gateway solution from B&O (Beoliving Alliance) - this can be used in combination with the ML/NL converter.

AppleTV/AP2 is a good solution. However, if you plan to add more NL based devices, I would see that as an add-on, not as a solution.

MM

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1990 (archived2)
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Posted December 1, 2018 at 09:55 GMT
#2114950

If you use the BV7 with just the BeoLab 7, you could also add a Core to the BV7 through an Almando-PowerLink-switch or a custom cable solution from Steve.

That way you have full NL-music control for the BV7. That is lacking if you have added a BLC NL/ML to your set-up. And you have full advantage of the modularity of the BV7 :)

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