Hi. I doubt if Beolab 11 will be any advantage at all. Your Pentas go right down to 40 hertz and give plenty of bass, and The Avant goes down to 50hertz and uses the cabinet to give impressive bass.

As for the other thing, check that all your scarts are pushed fully home, Just a thought.

Regards, Andy T. 

Do you have the digital out (sound) from the DVD2 to the Avant connected too?

Please also check the Audio Output Settings!

MM

Thanks for the replys. Millemissen, what do you mean by Audio Output settings? I have connected the DVD2 not only via scart but also via digital coax (?) but will have to check for that. However, it's not only a problem with DVD but also when watching regular TV. As far as I've understood it, I should receive surround sound when pressing List on the Beo4 and as soon as speakers appears I press the 5. Even if I press the 4, I do get no sound from the rears. The rears are only activated when using an Audio source and conducting the same procedure. It doesn't seem to work with any video source.

Would the Beolab 2 be a more reasonable addition then? I like the looks of the 11 to be honest. Beolab 4000s are great by the way. I like them a lot. Have now heard them for the first time and would consider them as one of BuOs better products (at least amongst those that I have owned). Really nice design and great sound for a reasonable price. And they look spectacular in silver with white frets sitting on floor stands. I would even rate them above the 8000s that I also own. Just my two cents.

Rgds,

Kai

Sorry, I have to correct myself.

1) List -> Speaker -> 4 works in TV mode but doesn't work with DVD. The rears are on but play no music.

2) List -> Speaker -> 5 doesn't work independent of source. Is that because I have not added a sub yet?

Rgds,

Kai

And even more precisely, whenever the ProLogic or the Digital symbol on the Avant are on I do get no sound from the rears no matter what the source is. They are turned on but no sound. Stereo 4, however, seems to work without a problem. What could the reason be?

Rgds,

Kai

Finally: I've changed the digital coax connection between the Avant and the DVD2 and now Speaker 4 also works in DVD mode. I've never really understood this. Connecting the DVD to Scart 2 worked, whereas connecting it to Scart 1 didn't. Connecting the coax to Input 1 then again didn't work, connecting it to Input 2 worked. Still, speaker 5 doesn't work, but that's probably due to the missing sub, isn't it? Or is there an adjustment to be made so that Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Digital works?

Thanks very much.

Rgds,

Kai

Manbearpig wrote:

Thanks for the replys. Millemissen, what do you mean by Audio Output settings? 

Rgds,

Kai

Hi Kai,

I meant the 'audio output settings of the DVD2' - look at page 55 in the userguide (to be found on the B&O website).

N.B. Speaker 5 has nothing to do with the (missing) sub!

Greetings Millemissen

Hi Millemissen,

I've got the manual at home and will look it up. I have been reading through various manuals yesterday in the evening and already had a feeling that speaker 5 should work also without the missing sub. Since it doesn't work neither with TV nor with DVD are there any adjustments or settings to be made? Symptom is as follows: whenever I press speaker 5 the volume of the center and the Pentas is somewhat lowered and the Beolab 4000s are turned on but no sound is played through the rears. Strange.

Rgds,

Kai

Worst scenario: a faulty surround module in the Avant.

MM