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Hi,
Im looking into expanding my livingroom setup with surround speakers.
I like the size and look of the Beolab 4000 - and the price.
The only downside is that they are not wisa combatible.
As im using an Avant with wisa built in i’ve been thinking about using the Beolab receiver 1 to make them "wierless".
So, to my question, is it possible to use only 1 receiver and daisy chain the beolab 4000 with powerlink?
Also wondering if the speakers will turn off/on with the TV using the receiver?
Each speaker must have it's own receiver...
Karel.
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To add to Karels answer, one receiver can only output one channel of audio. If you want both Beolab 4000 to play the same thing, then you could only buy one and daisy chain.
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I am researching the exact same thing and I have read your replies. However I am still a little puzzled as to why the BeoLab Receiver 1 would only receive one channel for the following reasons:
1) the User manual for the BeoLab Receiver 1 does not mention that you would need to specifically set the connected BeoLab to either L or R channel. It suggests that it is like connecting to a normal powerlink connection that would contain both left and right signal. Had it only the ability to output one signal I would have expected the user manual to read along the lines of “always set the connected BeoLab speaker to R”.
2) from what looks like a reputable seller on eBay is for sale a cable that will do exactly this, split the RJ45 powerlink output of the BeoLab Receiver 1 to a left and right connection.
any further thoughts on this? Has anyone actually tried to daisy chain two BeoLab speakers connected to a single BeoLab receiver 1 and how did it work?
i intend to use it for a pair of BeoLab 4000 speakers to a BeoVision 11 with inbuilt wisa.
(The Dealer may play it save to recommend to purchase two receivers as this should always work just as it will work to wire two BeoLab speakers with two separate cables from the source tv or stereo).
many thanks beomedia
Hi Beomedia,I think it is easier to understand the channel mapping if you read the User Guide for the Transmitter 1. This makes it clear that for every (2 channel) Powerlink input socket on the T1, it connects to two receivers, whether they be inside the BL17/18/19 etc., or in the Receiver 1 device.The reason the Receiver 1 Guide doesn’t talk about setting the switch on the BeoLab to L or R is that it simply doesn’t matter. The channel mapping is done in the transmitter.I haven’t connected my 2 x Receiver 1s yet, but I’ve used Transmitter 1 with BL17s and this is the observed behaviour.L1) the User manual for the BeoLab Receiver 1 does not mention that you would need to specifically set the connected BeoLab to either L or R channel. It suggests that it is like connecting to a normal powerlink connection that would contain both left and right signal. Had it only the ability to output one signal I would have expected the user manual to read along the lines of “always set the connected BeoLab speaker to R”.
But of course it is one receiver per one speaker as it would be too "smart of B&O" to actually make the daisy-chain process work for this after they made it work for wired speakers.
And if they had thought about daisy chaining it (at least for a surround sound speakers set up) this would have been nixed by the Italian marketing department and CEO as they wouldn't make a lot oif money that way.😁
I have a setup but didn't go the B&O way, instead I bought the Almando Multiplay Surround Decoder 2 with the WiSA module, but ended up hardwiring the BeoLab5 mains, a BeoLab2 subwoofer, a BeoLab 7.6 center channel speaker and my BeoLab 8000's as the "surround speakers". Thanks to the Almando app, it all fires up nicely...............so far!😂
I am using 4000 with Receiver 1 and for sure you will need one Receiver per speaker.
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