Hi Martin, and this box would be ( make model number, name of)?  (Sorry for being so dense), but THANK You for this help

For Bluetooth I can suggest the very nice Nokia MD-310, see pictures of it in this thread:

/forum/general-discussion-and-questions/beosound-8-amp-music-bluetooth#post-1982875

Any of the boxes suggested above, eg Apple Airport express, B&O Playmaker, etc.

So for example, you could plug a Playmaker (or any of the other options) into the BS2300, the playmaker will connect to your wireless router (wirelessly), and your ipad will stream music to the playmaker (which will then send it into the aux in of your BS2300 via the cable connecting the two)

Martin.

I just can't see the point of a Playmaker for what you need. An Apple Airport Express is ideal. It's only $99. Then, for just about $16.00 you can purchase the BeoPlayer app for the iPad or iPhone. This gives you a very "B&O" interface to send music from your iTunes library from your computer (complete with cover art) as well as the same internet radio stations that you would find on the BeoSound 5.

Try this -

beojeff wrote:

I just can't see the point of a Playmaker for what you need. An Apple Airport Express is ideal. It's only $99. Then, for just about $16.00 you can purchase the BeoPlayer app for the iPad or iPhone. This gives you a very "B&O" interface to send music from your iTunes library from your computer (complete with cover art) as well as the same internet radio stations that you would find on the BeoSound 5.

The reason would be sound quality...the Airport has some fairly severe limitations with respect to not only the DAC ts uses but the analog output circuitry that drives the analog sound outputs. The Playmaker DAC seems to sound as good as any I've heard. I haven't blind tested it or such but I find nothing to notice about its sound, it seems transparent. Can't say the thing about the Airports I've heard, though they can be setup to drive an outboard DAC easily enough, and you don't need that expensive a DAC, which makes me think a lot of the sonic issues are due to the analog circuitry and power supply in the Airport.

You could get an Airport, and a cheap DAC, and still come out cheaper than the Playmaker I think, if money is an issue.

Something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-Digital-Analog-Audio-Converter/dp/B005PWPUW6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1390929423&sr=8-2&keywords=Dac

Probably you could even 'power-feed' it through the usb-port of the AirPortExpress.

MM

So what is the benefit of the B&O product over the Apple wireless device?

whoops!

just saw the answer. 

Edhusky wrote:

Thank you all for your suggestions, but I'm not sure how to connect my wireless connection (non airport express) router to the beo2300?  You say " to a socket extension controllable by a remote control", but I'm not sure how to accomplish this. Could you please provide some detail or examples?  Are the replies to my questions suggesting I have to connect the beo2300 to my wireless router?

There are several extension lead sockets available in the UK that have an IR sensor that is intended to power-off your TV completely rather than leave the TV on standby: you tune the sensor to pick up your TV's remote ON/OFF command, and the socket will power off a few seconds after the TV shuts down. None of this is advisable with a B&O TV though (see separate thread on that topic) but it's useful if your web radio or streaming device has a remote control because you can make sure that your Beomaster switches off automatically when you power down the streaming device. Otherwise there is a risk that you switch off the net radio but leave the Beomaster on.

Graham

Hi, what cables would you recommend from the beo2300 to the apple airport express? Would a din-7 to 3.5 audio jack work without any degradation in sound or do I connect it to the USB or Ethernet port on the airport express?  I've been only able to find cables from din-7 to female rca, but no male rca to either ethernet or USB. 

Greatly appreciate any suggestions. Thanks