I'm cautious of being too optimistic about what this implies.  Regardless, it sounds good.🤒

does any one have a ROUGH time frame for this long mooted release of a new B&O wiring system ?

We're accounting for it in current pre-wires. In fact, I don't believe we'll see another product released with the old ML. Of course there will be comprehensive support for ML for many years to come! 

TripEnglish wrote:

We're accounting for it in current pre-wires. In fact, I don't believe we'll see another product released with the old ML. Of course there will be comprehensive support for ML for many years to come! 

Does that mean Trip that it is based on existing cable standards like CAT6?

What kind of features can we expect from the new MasterLink? I would assume that there will be one channel for audio, video and control data. At the moment we have a complete clean up ongoing. So it would a good thing to know what kind of cable (hopefully standard Cat. x) and topology (star, bus, etc.) the new MasterLink needs.

Andy

PS: I think I have to change my Avatar ;-).

Cables?? Well that's forward looking isn't it? Everyone else is investing in increased wireless audio & video connectivity.

What would be excellent was if they made a small unit that connects to masterlink and this gave the whole system internet access for updates and the possibility to control it wirelessly like i can with my Ipod touch to my apple tv

That woudl be impressive.

Once again, I don't understand why B&O took so long to release this new Masterlink cable, since BeoCenter 2's "special cable" between master and socket units brings all we have been asking B&O for years : digital audio, video, data and infra-red signals, and all that since 2004...🤔

Why they came out with a 3 wire solution on BeoSound 5, for instance, is beyond my understanding..

I guess the new "standalone link Ipod dock" will come with this "new" Masterlink, and I hope it will be retro-compatible with the older one, like MCL, as I just finished drilling holes and concealing cables through the house..🙁

Chrisreunion wrote:

Why they came out with a 3 wire solution on BeoSound 5, for instance, is beyond my understanding..

 

I guess they were simply in a hurry. Putting DC power in one cable, control through USB, and video through DVI - all ready and tested - is a super easy solution to the problem compared to developing something out of scratch. Of course they could have used a special single cable, but it would've been thick as well...