Last chance before moving away from BeoSound 5

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garnaout (archived2)
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Posted January 28, 2017 at 00:51 GMT
#2078602

Hey guys,

I just joined this forum and the information here and the community is great!

I bought a condo that has an existing BeoSystem 5, BeoLab3 speakers, integrated wall speakers, as well as the IR eyes all over the place.  The sound quality is AMAZING however the system doesn't work very well for my needs.

Here is what I am trying to accomplish:

1- It's must for me to be able to stream from Spotify and currently the system doesn't allow it

2- It's a BIG plus to be able to integrate it w/ my Alexa (Amazon Echo) 

3- Integrate the sound system w/ my existing Samsung TV (Not B&O)

The B&O rep who I worked with recommended me to upgrade my system (5k+) or switch to Sonos.  Sonos is great but I don't think the quality is near what I am getting today w/ B&O so are there any experts here who could recommend some hacks or solutions to get at least (1) working before I sell the system and downgrade to Sonos?

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elephant
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Posted January 28, 2017 at 02:09 GMT
#2078603
My 1st post may have gone to moderation

Take a look at Google' ChromeCast

And search the forum for use of it !
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davidr (archived2)
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Posted January 28, 2017 at 02:30 GMT
#2078604

Get a B&O Beoplay s8 hub to connect some third party streamer like chromecast or Apple tv via lossless optical to your BL3.

More expensive is a B&O moment but that thing seems very buggy for what is basically a posh Android tablet with crappy alpha software (for now read relevant forum posts and decide).

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jk1002
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Posted January 28, 2017 at 03:28 GMT
#2078605

If i read correct, you have multiple pairs of speaker. Do you know how the wallspeaker are connected to the Beosound 5? Are they Beolab 15? If you dont know posting a picture might help. Can yiu describe your setup a bit more, multiple rooms or just multiple speaker pair in same room for different zones?

Do you expect to use spotify Connect where you select the individual speaker or would it be OK to just stream to one device and distribute to all rooms in sync?

I have a simple setup with Beolab 3, Essence and A6 and that works beautiful with Spotify connect. PRoblem is it will not distribute, so each speaker pair will need its own spotify connect receiver nd with your wall setup that might be tricky.

 

Just connecting a chromecast to the line in of the existing Beosound could do, but you would not get independent sound in the different rooms.

 

For your TV, do yiu use an Apple TV or the built in Smart TV?

 

Cheers

JK

 

 

 

 

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garnaout (archived2)
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Posted January 28, 2017 at 19:46 GMT
#2078606

Hi folks,

Appreciate the fast responses.

 

I have a BeoSound5 that is connected to a BeoMaster and BeoLabs 3 speakers.  I also have integrated wall speakers throughout the house as well as eyes in every room. 

Looking at the forum, it seems that the chromecast may be the cheaper solution but I don't see where I can plug it in.  You mentioned that there's lin to the BeoSound?  I cannot find that at all.   See the back of my Beo master:

http://imgur.com/a/cvU98

http://imgur.com/a/6pWSV

What am I missing?

I hope I don't need to buy the B&O S8 to do that cz that's a pricey piece I would need to add.

 

Answers to your questions:

Do you expect to use spotify Connect where you select the individual speaker or would it be OK to just stream to one device and distribute to all rooms in sync?

- it would be okay

 

Regarding your Essence, can you integrate that with the existing BeoSound5 system and existing eyes? http://imgur.com/a/T9gWD

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garnaout (archived2)
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Posted January 28, 2017 at 19:48 GMT
#2078607

For smart Tv I currently use ROKU & Chromecast but willing to get an Apple TV if need be

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elephant
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Posted January 29, 2017 at 02:18 GMT
#2078608
garnaout wrote:

http://imgur.com/a/cvU98

http://imgur.com/a/6pWSV

What am I missing?

I see a line in in the 1st but I also see a SPDIF in the 2nd photo.

Let me try to find a BeoSound/master5 PDF.

If you love getting technical look at beointegration.com
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elephant
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Posted January 29, 2017 at 02:23 GMT
#2078609
Sorry my mistake - it's a line out. The spdif is also meant for output rather than receiving input from the ChromeCast.

Here's the manual page I found.

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elephant
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Posted January 29, 2017 at 02:29 GMT
#2078610
This a very comprehensive manual of very setups and next steps.

http://beointegration.com/uploaded/EN-BeoLink-handbook-v1-7.pdf

Look for a setup that approximates yours to see what alternative paths are open for you.
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garnaout (archived2)
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Posted February 1, 2017 at 00:40 GMT
#2078611

Guys thanks everyone who helped with this.. I can't believe that one week ago , I was about to get rid of my system due to a sales guy willing to share wrong information in order to make me upgrade.

I ended up getting the Chromecast Audio and connect it to a Behringer Model ufo202 which connects to one of the spare USBs in the back of the BeoMaster.  Works like a charm and I cannot tell any difference in sound quality (so hoping there's no degradation in performance).

 

The next steps are:

- Figure out a way to integrate my system w/ Alexa (Amazon's Echo) - A Must

- Figure out a way to integrate my system w/ my TV - nice to have

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