Arje wrote:

Met die laatste is mijn zoektocht begonnen. Dan is een Marantz goedkoper :-)

Elke hdmi surround receiver mét 5.1 PREOUTS voldoet in principe. Alleen die goedkope(re) modellen hebben vaak niet zo veel preouts. Die hebben enkel meestal stereo preouts. Maar Denon en Marantz maken ze oa wel. Ook tweedehands op marktplaats een Marantz SR5010 oid kan erg interessant zijn.

 

Als je er een beolab 7.1 bij wil heb je nog wel een verloop kabeltje nodig. Die heeft nml geen tulp ingang zoals de 6000, maar enkel een b&o Powerlink connector. Dus dan een kabelset nodig om die werkend te krijgen. Die worden is verkocht door de Engelse sponsor Soundsheavenly.

 

Je ziet het. Surround op een niet-b&o tv heeft nog al wat voeten in de aarde. Als je stereo wil is het allemaal wel makkelijk en onzichtbaar mogelijk. Zoal bijv met mijn uitgelegde Playmaker of met een Sonos Connect kastje. Zo heb ik laatst een Philips tv van een vriend op twee 6000's aangesloten. Werkt ook instant. Automatisch aan gaan en tv geluid als bron aan. En natuurlijk de sonos app mooi voor afspelen van allerlei muziek ook nog eens op je 6000's.

The Almando Multiplay is quite expensive but really does everything. You can change all the settings with their app on your phone. Settings like volume levels for each speaker. Lipsync. Inputs. Etc.

I read their manual and wow, if you have a non-b&o tv and want to connect it to 5.0/5.1 beolab speakers and also to things like for example an ouverture, a Chromecast audio etc. This is the easiest invisible solution without the need for extra remotes, auto switching, etc.

https://almando.com/media/documents/almando-multiplay-surround-decoder_en.pdf

Yes. I know. But € 900,- is a lot. My 6000 are conected under the floor of my house so I need to use the current cables. And with this Almondo device I can't use my Mission Subwoofer anymore (I think). Secondhand Subs from B&O are nice but... expensive :(

But to sell all my gear and buy Sonos is ofcourse also expensive. I need to make the calculation. Do I go for a easy (selling and buying stuf that is made in 2018) or do I go for an second adventure with the current stuf... :-)

I am sure there is a cable option to use your sub with almando. Check soundsheavenly.com for details.

Ralf

tuttivini wrote:

Beosince98 wrote:

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Then this seems to be what you need! 

 

This also doesn't work. First because everything you want to adjust the (tv) volume, you have to walk towards this box. No remote. And secondly because if you use several different beolab speakers, with different sensitivity levels, you can't adjust this. For example: the beolab 7.1 will sound wáááy louder than the beolab 6000's with the same input level (input sensitivity).

 

 

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Then just buy 5 of these and you are golden! And yes, you can’t control it via remote.

You can use your sub with the Almando. You just need a rj45 to male rca cable. Costs around 30 Euro.

If you want to/need to use your existing powerlink cables for your 6000's, because all cables are in/under the floor, the almando is also the correct piece of equipment. You only need rj45 to powerlink adapter cables with it.

If you can't swap your powerlink cables for rca (Dutch: tulp) cables, and want to go for my suggested Marantz receiver with preouts, you need 5 sets of special trigger cables: rca to powerlink with 5volt triggering. These trigger cables are quite expensive and because you need 5 of them, the costs will possibility (if you can't find a nice Marantz second and) be the same as an Almando with rj45 to powerlink adapters.

Replacing everything for Sonos is even more expensive and the looks of those ugly play1/play3/play5 speakers are a downside.

Beosince98 wrote:

https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B01EZGVXWI/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅZÕÑ&qid=1519377483&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=lautstärkeregler&dpPl=1&dpID=41UjK1QGceL&ref=plSrch

Then just buy 5 of these and you are golden! And yes, you can’t control it via remote.

 

Also not a good option in daily usage. Because you don't have a remote and these boxes have a irritating distortion on low levels. A humming sound. I tried one myself on a airport express>beolab 6000, because I wanted the lowest volume setting to be lower... it worked but created a extra humming sound. Tried two of these cheap boxes...

 

Beosince98 wrote:

https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B075G6TG3Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅZÕÑ&qid=1519328483&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=5.1+hdmi+converter&dpPl=1&dpID=41ER9usAePL&ref=plSrch

Then this seems to be what you need! 

Hi Arje and Beosince98,

I have just had one of these boxes in for testing and it will control the volume, but with one issue - the volume control is "stepped" instead of being continuously variable.  This means that the volume difference between "0" (no sound) and "1" (lowest volume) is very large with Beolab speakers.

Basically the options are:-

1) Another similar 5.1 channel DAC with a better volume control (I'm working on this, please bear with me!),

2) The Almando multiplay (sorry I can't comment on this as the guys at Almando won't answer any of my emails for some reason?)

3) Add an AV receiver with pre-out sockets for full remote control of the speaker volume, plus loads of extra features for sound and picture processing (although this comes at a higher price of around £500 GBP upwards).

If you decide to go for an AV receiver, I would suggest looking at the Pioneer SC-LX59, Denon AVR-X3400, Yamaha RX-A830 or RX-V775 AV processors/receivers, all of which have audio pre-out sockets for easy connection of Beolab speakers for a Dolby surround sound setup.

I am always happy to help with cables and advice, please feel free to click on my sponsor link below to get in touch at any time.

Kind regards, Steve.

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