I promised to get back here when I installed everything.

I haven't installed everything yet (I'm still waiting for a wall mount for the center speaker and for a cable for the surrounds), but the BL20's are connected to the Almando and so are the LG OLED and the BS3000.

And everything works just as I expected it to work. So in that regard, I'm happy.

But, currently I would not recommend the Almando as your music solution. There's noticable more static noise coming out of the BL20's when connected to the Almando, than when connected to, for example, my BS Core. For movies it's no problem at all, because there are hardly any completely silent moments in a movie and when there are, I can't hear it because of other sounds in the house.

But for conscious music listening, I'm happy the BL20's are also optically connected directly to the BS Core.

I'm currenlty waiting for Almando to help me find a solution for the static noise, but in the current state I'm happy to take the static noise for granted for escaping the Beovision stronghold.

Will post here when there are new facts!

Hi there, 

I am currently trying to find a way to integrate my Beolab 5’s and Beolab 7.4 into my new LG 65C9 OLED TV. I have come across the almando a few times as an option. I was wondering if you had managed to solve the static noise issue which you mentioned? 

or have you come across a new solution all together since your last post, I appreciate your post was some time ago now. I am still looking to have the issue solved with keeping cost down if possible.

regards

max  

Hi there, 

I am currently trying to find a way to integrate my Beolab 5’s and Beolab 7.4 into my new LG 65C9 OLED TV. I have come across the almando a few times as an option. I was wondering if you had managed to solve the static noise issue which you mentioned? 

or have you come across a new solution all together since your last post, I appreciate your post was some time ago now. I am still looking to have the issue solved with keeping cost down if possible.

regards

max  

Hi!

No, situation is still the same. Except the fact that I have not received a response from Almando, which I think is not the right way to do business.

So I'm stand by my previous comment: for music listening I do certainly NOT recommend the Almando. But, for escaping the B&O stronghold I do. So altogether, I'm happy with my current solution. I have not come across a viable alternative.

Good luck with you decisions and if there's anything else you'd like to know, just ask.

Hi, 

many thanks for coming back to me on that, I have been speaking to an expert who has gave me some advice on the processor side. He has advised with the updated software, the Beosystem 3 is able to process the surround sound and also a 4K image with an OLED screen. To be specific I am using an LG C9 65 OLED. 

with the correct configuration it is possible to run my BL5’s as left and right and also my 7.4 as a mono centre speaker.

Hope this may help, as it also is cost effective.

regards