tuttivini wrote:

matador43 wrote:

Hi,

How are you using them on daily basis? Do you use the powerlink hack with the remote or do you find any way of making them "fully" standalone?

I press Menu-04-GO on the BEO4 to activate the line-in (which is connected to the chromecast-audio, tucked away inside the bl3500).
If I power off the bl3500 (with the BEO4) I have to press 'Menu-04-GO' again to activate the line-in... So sometimes I just leave the bl3500 on...Downside is it uses a little more power than standby (I guess) and you can hear a very little hum/hiss, like all active speakers/beolabs have if you listen very carefully (I have good ears).
So not the 'best' option. A rca/powerlink input with auto sensing (like all other beolabs) would be nicer, but it works and looks and sound are excellent in the bathroom.

If you get a beolink Converter 1611 box, you connect the BL3500 to it via masterlink and you can connect the chromecast-audio to the aux of the 1611 and you then only need to press 1 button to start the BL3500  and also then lets you change the Bass, treble etc. setting which you can't with the cable option. Also you can make the volume go louder than the preset volume which you also can't do with the cable. 

Hi Ben.

When you use that setup, do the converter need to have his own IR eye, or just the converter, an ML cable and the BL 3500 are enough?
Can yo also comment on power consumption when stand-by ?

I toot have been always fascinated by the BL 3500/35 form factor but i dont want to setup silly things !

Thank you. 

matador43 wrote:

Hi Ben.

When you use that setup, do the converter need to have his own IR eye, or just the converter, an ML cable and the BL 3500 are enough?
Can yo also comment on power consumption when stand-by ?

I toot have been always fascinated by the BL 3500/35 form factor but i dont want to setup silly things !

Thank you. 

Hi Matador

No you don't need an IR sensor, the remote uses the BL3500 built in IR sensor. So you only need a ML cable between the Beolink 1611 and the BL3500. 

I don't know what the power consumption is on standby. The BL3500 consumption will be the same but the I am not sure on the converter box. 

Beoworld product page on the Beolink states the following:

Power consumption, operation 2.1 watts (230 V AC)
Power consumption, stand-by < 1.5 watts (230 V AC)

Thank you Ben.

Thanks Ben. This is a good solution instead of going through the setup every time.

beolion wrote:

Thanks for the tip Ben.

 

Just to be sure. In order for this to work, the BL3500 must support the a.aux command, correct?

 

I assume that you select the a.aux when turning the BL3500.

 

And does that require sw 3.1 in the BL3500?

Hi Beolion

Actually you don't have to have A.AUX. Mine works if I press A.TAPE  on the Beo4.

I don't use A.AUX at all. 

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This is my wall mounted Beosound Stage / LG C9 55 inch in my summer house. I have been using this setup for a few weeks and I am very pleased with it. I installed the B&O app and have a BeoRemote One so this is the full B&O experience.

In my other home I have a BV-12NG. My most recent B&O  purchase six years ago not counting the Stage. I am surprised how different the picture quality is. Not necessarily better, but different. I love my BV12 - it is very film-like. Soft and natural. The LG is very bright, sharp and in my opinion not very film like. Things that look like film on the BV12 look like it was shot with a video camera on the LG. But again, both are excellent TVs and I am sure the picture can be tweaked to accomodate my taste.

The wood burner is probably a little bit close. 50cm. Although safe from a fire hazard perspective, I will have to be carefull with that.

The wall was build with a skeleton, 12mm mdf and the acoustical panels. The panels are 12 mm felt and 10 mm panels of wood. I chose it not for acoustical reasons but because it seemed easy to cover the mdf this way. It was, although I only added the panels around the TV and soundbar. It took some fitting, but it was not too bad.

I almost have the same feeling as 25 years ago when I caught the BeoVirus. This TV has appeal like the MX 4000 I bought with beolink 5000 remote and motor stand. In today's money it probably around the same cost. This is a killer combo in my opinion. 

kimchr wrote:

This is my wall mounted Beosound Stage / LG C9 55 inch in my summer house. I have been using this setup for a few weeks and I am very pleased with it. I installed the B&O app and have a BeoRemote One so this is the full B&O experience.

In my other home I have a BV-12NG. My most recent B&O purchase six years ago not counting the Stage. I am surprised how different the picture quality is. Not necessarily better, but different. I love my BV12 - it is very film-like. Soft and natural. The LG is very bright, sharp and in my opinion not very film like. Things that look like film on the BV12 look like it was shot with a video camera on the LG. But again, both are excellent TVs and I am sure the picture can be tweaked to accomodate my taste.

The wood burner is probably a little bit close. 50cm. Although safe from a fire hazard perspective, I will have to be carefull with that.

The wall was build with a skeleton, 12mm mdf and the acoustical panels. The panels are 12 mm felt and 10 mm panels of wood. I chose it not for acoustical reasons but because it seemed easy to cover the mdf this way. It was, although I only added the panels around the TV and soundbar. It took some fitting, but it was not too bad.

I almost have the same feeling as 25 years ago when I caught the BeoVirus. This TV has appeal like the MX 4000 I bought with beolink 5000 remote and motor stand. In today's money it probably around the same cost. This is a killer combo in my opinion.