SOLVED! BeoSound Essence mk I + Bose SA-3 problems

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Posted May 20, 2020 at 14:03 GMT
#2138806

Hi!

Just got my RJ-45 —> phono cable from Sounds Heavenly today. I want to use my Bose amplifier and outdoor speakers on my terrace with my B&O app, even though the BS Essence mk I doesn’t support multiroom.

Has anyone else got a similar setup?

When playing through the Essence, it doesn’t wake up the Bose SA-3 amplifier, altough the SA-3 is supposed to work with other products than Bose. I have turned on the switch on the amplifier so that it should turn on automatically when the Essence is playing music.

Yes, I am aware that I am asking about Bose on a B&O forum, but am hoping someone else has tried the same. Another solution could be to buy a BeoLink Passive, but I do prefer to get what I have working, if possible.

 

Thanks 😊

 

Regards,

 

Christian

carolpa
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Posted May 20, 2020 at 14:35 GMT
#2138807

carreracs wrote:
I have turned on the switch on the amplifier so that it should turn on automatically when the Essence is playing music.
No experience with the mkI but the Essence mkII has to be setup correctly,

goto: Sound, Line-out level, tick the box, confirm 

92
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Posted May 20, 2020 at 14:50 GMT
#2138808

Ok, thanks. Will have a look in the setup. Do you have to do that when using the speaker/RJ45 output? Or when using line-out?

 

Christian

 

 

carolpa
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Posted May 20, 2020 at 14:53 GMT
#2138809

carreracs wrote:
Ok, thanks. Will have a look in the setup. Do you have to do that when using the speaker/RJ45 output? Or when using line-out?

Christian

The box should be ticked for your setup (when using the PL connection as line-out)

 

Millemis
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Posted May 20, 2020 at 16:26 GMT
#2138810

....this again means, that you can’t control the volume in the B&O app - like you intended.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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Posted May 20, 2020 at 17:50 GMT
#2138811

Hmmm, I'm not able to find any settings regarding the output.

The mk I menu does not have as many menu choices as the mk II.

 

Christian

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Posted May 20, 2020 at 17:51 GMT
#2138812

So the BeoLink Passive is the way to go then?

 

Christian

Millemis
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Posted May 20, 2020 at 20:03 GMT
#2138813

That setting should be there - I am not able to confirm, though since I have no MK1 here.

On the preceeding solution - the Playmaker - that setting was there..... so no reason that it shouldn’t be on the MK1.

The official ‘tip’ for using the Essence MK1 this way also states a ‘fixed output’.

 

If you don’t need the Bose amp, the BL Passive solution would be simpler.

But do remember to get the right cable from Essence/RJ45 to the Passive/DIN...otherweise it won’t turn on.

MM

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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Posted May 21, 2020 at 13:19 GMT
#2138814

linkHi again

Here are the menus of the BeoSound Essence mk I and mk II (I have them both)

As mentioned, the mk I, was planned to be used outside, so that I could use the B&O app, but I could live without the multiroom option…

The mk I is the 3rd picture (at the bottom), the others are from the mk II

 

Christian

 

 

carolpa
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Posted May 21, 2020 at 17:45 GMT
#2138815

Edit: mk1 is the issue, so the pictures of the mk2 do not matter (as described I do have access to these setup menu's). Sorry

 

 

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