Mikipedia wrote:

And how would one connect beolabs to the loewe tv?

Hi Mikipedia,

For stereo sound, you can connect two Beolab speakers directly to the Loewe headphone socket (as per any non-B&O TV).

For surround sound, the Loewe TVs have a surround sound decoder fitted with a digital output, marked as "DAL" (Digital Audio Link).  First, you need a DAL to Audiolink adapter and an Audiolink Breakout cable from your Loewe dealer.  I can then provide cabling to connect any combination of Beolab speakers (up to 5.1 channels) to these Loewe adapters.

In the case of this enquiry with Beolab 5, 3, 2 and 7.2 speakers, the following cables would be used (please note that the Loewe TVs can only drive the Beolab 7-2 in mono when used with external front and rear speakers):-

Front Beolab 5 speakers: link

Rear Beolab 3 speakers: link

Beolab 2 subwoofer: link

Beolab 7-2 centre speaker (mono): link

Please note that the Beolab 5 speakers will require a B&O remote to activate them before use and a Sync cable should be connected between them to keep the speaker volume levels matched: 

Thanks Steve, that is really useful information.

Do you know anything about the Almando Multiplay Surround Decoder? 

I really like the Loewe but at £9000 for the 65inch plus the hassle to make it work I feel like I might as well buy the Eclipse 

jvdl wrote:

Only a hughe price difference between the BS4 and Almando Multiplay Decoder.......

BeoSystem 5 would be the complete answer as it would be 4K and I would be happy to pay more. Word is that B&O are set to close their television development department in Struer so I can't see the BeoSystem 5 becoming a reality. If anyone knows otherwise please speak up. 

End of the month I'm going to order the Almando Multiplay Decoder. After all challenges with my Moment I want to be in control over what music streamer or television I use in the future. I think the decoder will give me the flexibility I need and I'm happy with 5.1 setup only. 

According to the Almando site its doesn't have to be 5.1 all the time.

Stereo sources and a surround loudspeaker system

If your TV is active and a broadcast with surround sound is playing, then everything will play in the 5.1 mode - on the two front speakers, the two rear speakers, the center as well as the subwoofer.

If you listen to a stereo source (such as the B & O audio system or your Sonos Connect), the multiplay surround will also produce a room-filling sound - the music will automatically be played back on all 4 surround speakers including the subwoofer in SPEAKER 4 mode

BeoBang wrote:

Thanks Steve, that is really useful information.

Do you know anything about the Almando Multiplay Surround Decoder?

I really like the Loewe but at £9000 for the 65inch plus the hassle to make it work I feel like I might as well buy the Eclipse

I hope the thread finds someone who has one or has installed one.

BL50's up front will be great but I'm sure you would be better off with some rears even if they are something really compact like BL4000's or BL3's. I have a BL7.2 I could use as a centre speaker but will probably buy a BL10.