thanks for your help.

how do I find out which powerlink mark I have on the unit, ie mark i, ii or iii

1) Powerlink mark 1 cable is only useful for non-digital Beolab speakers without displays.

2) Powerlink mark 2 can be used for ANY Beolab speaker with 8pin sockets.

3) Powerlink mark 3 can be used for any Beolab speaker WITHOUT displays EXCEPT Beolab 5.

stefan wrote:

I mean simple to install and simple to use. You just need one Beolink converter (1611) for your Beosound and you can connect BL2000, BL3500, Beolink active, passive, all newer Beovisions in linkrooms with Beo4/6 control from every linkstation and independant volume control via one single Masterlink cable. This is not possible if you just add speakers - but it will work too.

Is it possible to have the beosound 2300 with beolab speakers on one rooms with a pair of 6000's connected directly to them then using a beolink converter add a BL 2000 in say a bedroom so it has independant control.

I have looked around and can get the converter for about £60. (I think!)

Yes. You can connect BL6000s to Powerlink out of your BC2300, a Beolink converter to the AUX port and your BL2000 in your linkroom to the Masterlink socket of the BL converter. Independant control in both rooms is possible, but - of course - you can just listen to one CD track or one radio station at the same time via the link system....

Stefan

Thanks.

So I just need a beolink converter? 1611 I was told

I presume I could daisy chain the 6000's with the beolab 2500's which are already on the BC2300.

For your setup with BL2000 you need a BL converter - 1611 - an AUDIO AUX LINK cable (7pin DIN plugs), a Masterlink cable and ofcourse a BL2000.

Yes, you can daisychain BL2500 and BL6000 via Powerlink connected to your BC2300. You won`t have independant control between these two speakers. But you will have independant control between this (main) setup and BL2000 (link) setup.

You can find interesting info about Beo-setups on the Beotech site. Masterlink setups with BL converter and BL2000: http://www.beoworld.org/beotech/options3.htm

Hope this helps.

Stefan

thanks alot. That is very helpful indeed

BeoLab 2500 does not have 2 Powerlink-sockets. So you need a Powerlink Y-splitter to get this to work. Or you should go from BeoCenter 2300 to a BeoLab 6000 and connect the BeoLab 2500 to the second PL-socket of the BeoLab 6000, but I think you might need a lot more PL-cable for that option!