...and you can AirPlay to them, and use Spotify Connect with them.

As for the NL-upgrade of the BM/BS5 I am not so sure - although that really would be great.

N.B. When the Essence comes out, I will try to connect it to the A-AUX of my BeoMaster just like I do now with the Playmaker - this way it could (?) be brought into the ML-chain. But the Essence-'knob' would be obsolete then - no need for double volumen control.

MM

Millemissen wrote:

...and you can AirPlay to them, and use Spotify Connect with them.

As for the NL-upgrade of the BM/BS5 I am not so sure - although that really would be great.

N.B. When the Essence comes out, I will try to connect it to the A-AUX of my BeoMaster just like I do now with the Playmaker - this way it could (?) be brought into the ML-chain. But the Essence-'knob' would be obsolete then - no need for double volumen control.

MM

Have you confirmed that it will be possible to have "Line-out" from the Essence? It has to be through the PL socket, right?

There is no Line out on the PL or PM, but you can use the Powerlink Connection.

Since they are AirPlay, I would assume you can use Party Mode via computer and iTunes, only?

@Hiort

As I wrote "I wil try...." - that means, that I assume that it would work similar to the way the Playmaker can work.

So - no, It is not confirmed!

Note - I am talking PowerLink-out (with 'fixed line-out volume') of the Essense-box connected to A-AUX-in of another device. Just like it works on a Playmaker.

I can't see why it should not work - but you would need the 'fur future use' ir-connection (to some sort of ir-eye) ir order to do the settings.

Please write again, if this is not understandable.

MM

symmes wrote:

Since they are AirPlay, I would assume you can use Party Mode via computer and iTunes, only?

That would indeed be a way to go.

But if you need a MAC in your setup, it would - sort of - take out the simplicity of the Essence-idea.

MM

Millemissen wrote:

symmes wrote:

Since they are AirPlay, I would assume you can use Party Mode via computer and iTunes, only?

That would indeed be a way to go.

But if you need a MAC in your setup, it would - sort of - take out the simplicity of the Essence-idea.

MM

I'm ignorant of Party Mode, does it only work on the Mac version of iTunes?

For me, I find my setup with hidden PC, a PlayMaker run into the aux in on my BS9000, and an iPad running the remote app for iTunes and Spotify works very well. Honestly, most of the time I could survive well with only the PM, no BS9000. I haven't even connected the radio, I live in a radio wasteland unless you like country and western, and religious channels, and don't play CDs or LPs that often.

In the past we had more devices with ”future use” connections that are still not used. So my guess… There is no option to fix the output level from the PL. Since the product will be ready for sale, with a non-working ir-connection, there is no default volume, but it will remember the last volume setting. Just connect the PL to the Aux-in of the ML, crank up the volume of the Essence, and leave it there. Problem solved! 😕

Jeff wrote:

Millemissen wrote:

symmes wrote:

Since they are AirPlay, I would assume you can use Party Mode via computer and iTunes, only?

That would indeed be a way to go.

But if you need a MAC in your setup, it would - sort of - take out the simplicity of the Essence-idea.

MM

I'm ignorant of Party Mode, does it only work on the Mac version of iTunes?

For me, I find my setup with hidden PC, a PlayMaker run into the aux in on my BS9000, and an iPad running the remote app for iTunes and Spotify works very well. Honestly, most of the time I could survive well with only the PM, no BS9000. I haven't even connected the radio, I live in a radio wasteland unless you like country and western, and religious channels, and don't play CDs or LPs that often.

Party Mode is the "Multiple Speakers" selection on iTunes. On another note, I was in Costco today and they no longer sell CDs.  That used to be a huge section in our local warehouse store.