Just want to listen to music on my Beolab 8000 sometimes...

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didole (archived2)
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Posted September 16, 2017 at 19:41 GMT
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Hi all,

right now I have a Beoplay V1-40 in my living room, with an Apple TV and 2 BeoLab 8000 speakers connected to it. This is an amazing setup for watching movies!

However, when I want to listen to music (typically through AirPlay from my iPhone to the AppleTV), the time between "I feel the need to listen to music" and the moment when the music starts playing drives me crazy. I have to:

- Press "VMEM" on my beloved Beo4 remote

- Wait for a looong time until my TV is turned on

- Switch to "Speaker Mode 2" (default for the source AppleTV is 3, because for movies, that's what I need)

- And THEN I can finally start streaming music

I am looking for a solution where this is instant, I want to push one button to turn on the "stereo", and get going - while still using my gorgeous Beolab 8000 speaker, of course!

Any proposals what I can do?

Thanks in advance,

Christof

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Seanie
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Posted September 17, 2017 at 09:21 GMT
#2093777
Perhaps you could use a Beo1 remote and set a memory button to your desired settings?

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Sandyb
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Posted September 17, 2017 at 09:37 GMT
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You could go down the Moment route, it achieves the one button start.

But means using Deezer and some local music, which works for me, but in the software isn't quite as slick as it should be
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mczac (archived2)
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Posted September 17, 2017 at 10:23 GMT
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1. Daisy-chain your BeoLab speakers or connect them via Y-splitter to be driven from one Din8 connector in the end/

2. Get https://almando.com/index.php/b-o/b-o-apple/almando-multiplay-stereo.html

3. Get https://www.apple.com/airport-express/

4. Connect your TV output to Almando Input 1

5. Connect AirPort Express to Almando SPDIF Input

6. Connect your BeoLab 8000 speakers to the output

Now if you want to listen to the music on any of your Apple gear, just stream it to Airport Express and BeoLab 8000 will turn on "immediately"

If for some reason you are watching TV and streaming music to AirPort express at the same time, priority will always be on Input 1(TV), you will have to switch off TV to get the music from the AirPort Express.

 

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carolpa
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Posted September 17, 2017 at 10:37 GMT
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didole wrote:
- Wait for a looong time until my TV is turned on
program the Quick-Start Timers (Power Settings - Standby) 
didole wrote:
- Switch to "Speaker Mode 2"
You can first start the music and then switch the speakers with the Beo4 (SPEAKERS - 2)
didole wrote:
I am looking for a solution where this is instant, I want to push one button to turn on the "stereo", and get going - while still using my gorgeous Beolab 8000 speaker, of course!
as proposed a Beoremote 1

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Millemis
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Posted September 17, 2017 at 10:50 GMT
#2093781

Or:

assign a stereo mode (what you call Speaker 2) to the ATV and change to Speaker 3, when you use it for video content.

Or:

connect another AirPlay-capable device and set that up for music listening - assign it to one of the spare buttons/commands on your remote.

MM

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didole (archived2)
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Posted September 17, 2017 at 19:19 GMT
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mczac wrote:

1. Daisy-chain your BeoLab speakers or connect them via Y-splitter to be driven from one Din8 connector in the end/

2. Get https://almando.com/index.php/b-o/b-o-apple/almando-multiplay-stereo.html

3. Get https://www.apple.com/airport-express/

4. Connect your TV output to Almando Input 1

5. Connect AirPort Express to Almando SPDIF Input

6. Connect your BeoLab 8000 speakers to the output

Now if you want to listen to the music on any of your Apple gear, just stream it to Airport Express and BeoLab 8000 will turn on "immediately"

If for some reason you are watching TV and streaming music to AirPort express at the same time, priority will always be on Input 1(TV), you will have to switch off TV to get the music from the AirPort Express.

 

Isn't it strange that the only complete solution requires buying a third-party product? Shouldn't buying a device like the Essence/Core also provide the capability to stream music to my Beolabs without either waiting for ages for the TV to turn on, or running the TV in a power-consuming "Quick Startup" mode?

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didole (archived2)
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Posted September 17, 2017 at 19:20 GMT
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I would have to give up my beloved Beo4... Used to it since 1996 (when I got my Ouverture).

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Posted September 17, 2017 at 19:31 GMT
#2093784

To get around the speaker setup problem, how about using a cheap hdmi splitter on the ATV output, and connecting both to two different hdmi inputs on the BV1.  Hence when selecting the 'music hdmi' the default can be Speaker 2. 

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Seanie
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Posted September 17, 2017 at 20:01 GMT
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didole wrote:

I would have to give up my beloved Beo4... Used to it since 1996 (when I got my Ouverture).

I had the same problem, I bought beo5 and beo6 sold them

It took years but after finding Beoremote 1 I moved on and replaced all Beo4

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