Another B&O TV in the kitchen? I know it then defeats the point of the BL3500

EDIT: Or if your collection doesnt change often, a beo5 with the direct album commands programmed in...

Hi Paul, and welcome! By using B&O equipment this is not possible with your setup. Computer touch screen panels are available (ex. Crestron or similar), but very costly to just want to control your music. A product to look into is Kaleidescape if you decide to control both music (CD's), and your DVD library. Works fantastic with both Beo4 and Beo5 remotes, and allows you to also create playlists. However, when listening to your music in a link room with only speakers, you will still find the problem of not being able to view a song list. Another suggestion is using a laptop that you may already have, and purchasing BeoPort / BeoPlayer.

I hope this info helps you, good luck!

Regards,

Paul

timhanna:

EDIT: Or if your collection doesnt change often, a beo5 with the direct album commands programmed in...

Unfortunately, we are adding new music all the time...

...thanks for your suggestions.
 

Yes, the B&O shop gave me a demo of Kaleidescape which was gorgeous, but my wallet (and my wife) cannot stretch to that at the moment.

My wife has the BeoPlayer software on her laptop already, so how does this BeoPort work?

At the moment she can play a song from the BeoMedia to the laptop speakers via wireless, but if we could make the music go to the 3500 in the kitchen by using the BeoPort that would be fantastic and the problem would be solved!

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I use an Apple Airport Express.  I have one per receiver (B&O and non-B&O).  The Airport plugs into the AUX socket.  This allows me to stream music directly from iTunes (we have one computer that acts as a central iTunes library) to any or all of the systems.  My wife is able to control the music selection from her iPhone.  If you set the volume loud on the receiver, you can then use the iTunes volume control to manage volume as well.

-Rob 

Since you have both, BS3000 and BL3500 I would consider Sonos and put my music on a nas.

The upcoming BS5 may also work for you .... prob too expensive .budget solution even cheaper then sonos would be an Apple TV with an Ipod Touch as a remote.  

Agree with the above - the sonos system works very well ( albeit with limits) but with a £10 subscription to Napster, you have (almost) limitless access to millions of songs.

Apple gives you options to use B&O remote control ( subject to products owned and specific set up ) but sonos has its own dinky little controller, that also shows cover art, and works fine via A.AUX

 Official line - wait for Bsnd 5 - stop gap solution, get sonos.

Best Regards

David  

Hi everyone and thank you all for your replies.

I have been playing around with a few options;

1) I bought £5 worth of audio leads and plugged them into the 5-pin DIN socket on the back of the BeoSound 3000, then selected A.AUX on the Beo4 and streamed music from the wife's laptop. Hey! It works and she can use the (I think gorgeous) BeoPlayer software, but it means a cable hanging from the kitchen unit shelf. Not pretty. Still, it proves the theory, so now we need something neater such as...

2) Buy a USB digital audio transmitter which plugs into the laptop and its receiver sits behind the BeoSound 3000.

3) Buy an Apple iTouch and use an FM transmitter while it sits neatly on a Dock charging.

I rather like the Apple / FM transmitter idea, now I just need to buy the wife a nice iPhone for her birthday in a month... hhmm.

What do you people think?

🙂 

Great! I just got my iPhone last week, and I am "hooked"! It's amazing, but one warning: If you have kids, dont let them use it! They will also get "hooked"!!!

Regards,

Paul