You would only need one converter.

If you put that in a room of your choice (whichever is possible), you can use it there as an 'active link'.

For the other rooms (for audio) you would only need the 'normal' BeoLink Active or similar connected to ML.

I'm interested in hearing about integration of the Essence too.

But you do know, that you can connect the Playmaker to the NL/ML Converter and use iit over NL as well as over ML. Maybe the Essence could be used instead.

MM

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If you're considering new cabling, here's what you should do:
Use Cat 7 cables to be future proof, and use ML to Cat7 adaptors to run ML over Cat7 for the "old equipment".
The use the same cable for NL when you switch the equipment to NL in that room.

Like this you only need one convertor AND you only need Cat7.

p.

I have a similar question to yours Millemissen. Is it possible to use music from essence in one room by connecting active speakers to a playmaker  in another room?

In that case neither NL/ML or beolink-active would be necessary.

The Playmaker is not NL-capable (and also not ML-capable) - so no!

That goes for the Essence 1th generation too.

MM

I understand. What if I connect a essence MKII with NL/ML converter and then via Beolink active to beolabs in the other room. Would that work? 

 

You would need BeoLink Converter NL/ML on each ML linkroom device only if you want to make them part of the "full" Multiroom setup (also to have an app control on each of your ML device). Keep in mind that for BeoLink Passive/Active, BL3500, BL2000, ... you will also need a current master box in this case. If that is not the goal you can do fine with only one BLC.

The only way to implement BS Essence MK1 is to have it as a LineIn source for other product... Essence MK2 is in other hand Multiroom capable.

 

 

Kulles wrote:

. Keep in mind that for BeoLink Passive/Active, BL3500, BL2000, ... you will also need a current master box in this case

There is the little black box that attaches to the BLC and which simulates a master box signal

elephant wrote:

There is the little black box that attaches to the BLC and which simulates a master box signal

More details on the black box here