Surround 7.1 set up for Beosystem 3

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Hello B&O Lovers,

I have the following setup and would very much appreciate any help setting up the BS3 to achieve 7.1 surround;

Sub is Beolab 19

Center speaker is 7-4

Front L & R are Beolab 6000

Surround R and L are Beolab 8000

Back L & R are Beolab 4000

what is the ideal set up for surround sound in the BS3 with the above speakers.

Thanks so much

 

Welcome to Beoworld!

 

Firstly it depends very much on your room - and of your seating in the room.

As a starting point I’d swap the speakers:

Front L & R are Beolab 8000

Surround R and L are Beolab 4000

Back L & R are Beolab 6000

 

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

MM, thank you so much,

Due to the room size, I am stuck with the placement I have, and I do get sound from all speakers, but I do not know if it is surround.

The beolab 6000 are daisy chained, the 8000 are using a Y Adapter and the 4000 are daisy chain, just need to verify the surround setting on the BS3

In BS3 sound adjustment it shows;

Default Video Speaker 5

Default Audio Speaker 5

is this correct??

Thank you again

MoElbanna wrote:

In BS3 sound adjustment it shows;

Default Video Speaker 5

Default Audio Speaker 5

is this correct??

Thank you again

There is no right or wrong here, it is entirely up to you! 

However having Audio i 5 speaker mode will force the system to create  the 3 missing channels (surround) if you have a stereo signal, It may sound cool but of course not the way it was intended. Try 2 speakers first you can alway change on the remote. SPEAKER +1-5

Video usually has surround content so 5 speakers would be a good choice.

Let me know how that sub implementation works out!

EDIT: I only now realize you have 7.1 Setup, but the answer still applies. I always refer to 4 speakers as POWER mode, try and you will see why šŸ™‚

Awesome Beovox141,

Will try once I am home, and will let you know, thanks a million for the feedback.

Enjoy the box, once you get to know it you will love it,- and has a few tricks up its sleeve.

The User Service Menu can by found this way, MENU, MENU, go to OPTIONS (just stay there don't select) and then press RED ARROW, GO! 

BEOVOX141; Thank you again, I just set it up with the 7 speakers yesterday and I already love it, just wanting to know any quick cool tricks you might suggest,; 

Will load up the menu manu as soon as I get home, thanks again.

When you do get home,- look up the type number first it's on the gray label an any text or labels next to the Acc letters.

BEOVOX141, thank you,

Type number?? you mean on the BS3 Type (it is MKIII) is that what you mean??

Basically just to know what kind of hardware and tuner you have.

This would be really cool! A Type number starting with 77xx!

 

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