First, you need an audio "master" to use you speakers in the other rooms.  Then, I would suggest connecting an airport express to the aux input of the Master.  You will probably also need a beo4 remote. You can switch on the system via the silver disk, but you cannot control the source.  The master would be connected to the ML cable in the lounge, and the controlled via beo4 in lounge or any room with a silver disk.  

For the audio master, maybe a 2nd hand Beosound 3000 or Beosound 4 - I don't know whether "vintage" amp would work, but I'm sure someone on the forum does.  I've also heard that a BeoLink pc2 or beoport can work as a standalone audio master, but I recall there being sone disagreement about this - and this will need a dedicated computer as well. 

Stan

Hi Jundrill, 

Welcome to beoworld. 

I hope I am getting you right, there is a BeoTV in one Bedroom? If it is connected to Masterlink and the speakers are as well it sounds like you might be able to stream music from the line in of the TV to the speakers. 

Probably it would make more sense to get a BeoSound Audio Master and connect a Playmaker or an Apple Airport Express ( with line out ) to it. The BeoSound would the be your gateway into the masterlink. 

Not very difficult to get there but I assume to check the installation with a local dealer to check cabeling etc before buying any additional stuff. 

Good luck and lots of joy with your new home. 

 

That is what my local dealer suggested (that a buy a BeoSound 3200 or alike, put that in the lounge and connect up the master), but, I thought there might be a box of tricks out there that on one end can connect to the master cable in the lounge and on the other end has a line in of some description that then connects to an AirPort Express or alike?

Basically the same job as a BeoSound or alike but cheaper and just a small black box?  

I saw the other post re: the  BeoLink pc2 or beoport, has any one got this working well? How exactly does it work as its more than line in one end and the master link the other right?

Jon wrote:

That is what my local dealer suggested (that a buy a BeoSound 3200 or alike, put that in the lounge and connect up the master), but, I thought there might be a box of tricks out there that on one end can connect to the master cable in the lounge and on the other end has a line in of some description that then connects to an AirPort Express or alike?

Basically the same job as a BeoSound or alike but cheaper and just a small black box?  

I saw the other post re: the  BeoLink pc2 or beoport, has any one got this working well? How exactly does it work as its more than line in one end and the master link the other right?

A BeoPort will require a personal computer - windows or Mac based - to receive the commands and interpret them: N-Music to access your music via the PC.

I appreciate all your music is help electronically, and you feel there is not point (and it seems expensive) to buy a Beosound to manage physical media that you don't have ... but if it was a Beosound 4 you could receive FM and DAB+

Why not look at the device from the perspective of furniture - and pick what looks the nicest ?

But first check the wiring by seeing if you can turn the TV on from the bathrooms !

Millemissen wrote:

Connecting a AES or an AppleTV to the tv - making that videomaster, would be the easiest thing to do.

MM

If his music is stored in an iTunes library or iTunes Match cloud.

If it was, how would the bathrooms' access the ATV's audio ?

elephant wrote:

Millemissen wrote:

Connecting a AES or an AppleTV to the tv - making that videomaster, would be the easiest thing to do.

MM

If his music is stored in an iTunes library or iTunes Match cloud.

If it was, how would the bathrooms' access the ATV's audio ?

I did a test ... on my BV8-40 started my ATV playing from my iTunes library and went into a link room and pressed [DVD] which is my assignment for the ATV, and voila ... music came forth.

 

Feeling adventurous, so I may try the same thing for the BV8-32's ATV 🙂

elephant wrote:

elephant wrote:

Millemissen wrote:

Connecting a AES or an AppleTV to the tv - making that videomaster, would be the easiest thing to do.

MM

If his music is stored in an iTunes library or iTunes Match cloud.

If it was, how would the bathrooms' access the ATV's audio ?

I did a test ... on my BV8-40 started my ATV playing from my iTunes library and went into a link room and pressed [DVD] which is my assignment for the ATV, and voila ... music came forth.

 

Feeling adventurous, so I may try the same thing for the BV8-32's ATV 🙂

well that was a fruitless adventure ... even when I separated the two ATVs as DVD2=BV8-40 and DVD=BV8-32 I could not get the BV8-32 (which admittedly is a link TV) to be picked up from the other link room ... oh well.

but ! the BV8-32 did pick up DVD2 from the BV8-40 and play its music 🙂

 

Spurred on by that I have been trying to attach two ATVs to the BV8-40 .... 😂 "huh?" .... well then I can have one ATV go direct to the internet and get good response times, and have the second ATV go to my Plex Server.

That adventure succeeded 😕 but there is a (high as I found out) risk that the IR PUC signals might overlap inside the dark cupboard I have all the clutter hidden in !   Well I proved it possible (listening the "Hell Freezes Over" right now!) but after the next song I will disentangle it all !

All I can say is..... MEAW MEAW 🐯

Greetings MM

elephant wrote:

I did a test ... on my BV8-40 started my ATV playing from my iTunes library and went into a link room and pressed [DVD] which is my assignment for the ATV, and voila ... music came forth.

Hi elephant,

if you have connected ATV (only) via HDMI to BV 8-40 in main room, you will hear sound from ATV in link room only if BV 8-40 is turned on. If BV 8-40 is in standby, you have to connect ATV also to an analogue input of BV 8-40 (with a converter) to get sound in link room.

Greetings

Räuber