"The Tyranny Of Distance" 🌊🚣🌊

My delivery of Essence mk 2, BLC, and ML Power Box are weeks away.

I look forward to learning from your experiences 🙂

elephant wrote:

"The Tyranny Of Distance" 🌊🚣🌊

My delivery of Essence mk 2, BLC, and ML Power Box are weeks away.

I look forward to learning from your experiences BeoNut since '75

So far so good

Set up is totally different.

Many more options with the new BeoMusic app

Deezer, tune in and spotify built in

Join rotates all sources playing.

Shows up in the app to join.

So far so good.

I am using the line in for a 3d party panel and there is a delay which I can't solve

Otherwise it's a nice addition so far.

I've bought two.. I'll probably throw my 1st gen a9 on one and then have it as a beolink speaker. A poor mans a9 2d gen.

Thanks for the progress update !

I am starting to plan my installation based on the BLC NL/ML installation guide that Chris left in his dropbox.

Although my installation will be simpler than the picture I have picked from that guide, it does has some of those NL, ML, MCL challenges !

What I am reading is that I will (ideally) have to reconfigure my network -- I suspect a triangle of three Appl1 Time Machines is not going to handle the NL/ML environment ...

The B&O guide states:

 

Setting-up

Network Link

An extra router (Network Link router) is recommended for the Network Link as it needs it's own subnet.
The WAN port on the Network Link router must be connected to a LAN port on the ISP router with a CAT7 cable. This is done to avoid that data traffic meant for the 1st subnet will interfere with data traffic on the 2nd subnet.

The Bang & Olufsen products can be connected to any of the LAN ports on the Network Link router. Each of the four ports on the Network Link router can be extended with a switch recommended by Bang & Olufsen.

Access the Network Link router

In order for the Network Link router to work when connected to the existing network it must be configured with a different address range than the ISP router on the network.

• Connect a PC to the Network Link router and enter the default IP-address 192.168.1.1 in the address field in the Web browser on the PC.

I would be interested in any planning thoughts - and recommendations of routers and switches (and there I thought they were the same thing - seemingly not):

 

mjmedlo wrote:

So far so good

Set up is totally different.

Many more options with the new BeoMusic app

Deezer, tune in and spotify built in

Is Spotify built in meaning you can browse playlists and songs from Spotify within the BeoMusic app? No need to use the Spotify app? If so, that is great news!

Hi there

If you home network is not very busy and you are a general home user a second subnet will not be required.

I think this is overkill to be honest.

My network at home have over 30 client Of which 3 items are NL and it works perfectly.

I suppose this is a revenue generator or to make sure of minimal complaints that B&o cannot support or explain.

Thanks Seanie for that breath of common sense

elephant wrote:

Thanks Seanie for that breath of common sense

Although I always tend to suggest a second network, I think that in most cases Seanie is right.

If your curent network is working well, you probably won't have any problems.

I'd try that out before investing in more infrastructure.

The Installation Guide is for installers and - of course - they will have to take the secure path of building a subnetwork (especially with bigger installations).

After all they will have to stand up for a correct working setup, once they have left the house.

MM

lano wrote:

mjmedlo wrote:

So far so good

Set up is totally different.

Many more options with the new BeoMusic app

Deezer, tune in and spotify built in

Is Spotify built in meaning you can browse playlists and songs from Spotify within the BeoMusic app? No need to use the Spotify app? If so, that is great news!

It is Spotify Connect, that is built in.

Meaning, that you can redirect your Spotify stream from another device to the Essence 2nd gen and then let that do the streaming.

MM