Posts by speedsixdave
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Cat 8 flat RJ45 cable
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 27, 2026 09:29Morning all, just a helpful 'heads up' for UK-based Powerlink and Masterlink users. Screwfix are doing flat, white fully shielded Cat 8 RJ45 cables for not bad prices in a variety of lengths: https://www.screwfix.com/p/l…
Masterlink - Play button turns whole system off
in BeoLink · Aug 17, 2026 22:55Very pleased, some degree of hybrid Masterlink success to report! After considering the possibility of using the output from a Beomaster 5000 with its different IR protocols and datalink, that set me thinking about just …
Beomaster 5000 and later remote commands - early datalink?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 31, 2026 22:05Thanks both, that's really helpful and interesting. Not sure if I'll go down this route or not but it's an intriguing idea. Might all end up too complex for WAF! Dave
Beomaster 5000 and later remote commands - early datalink?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 29, 2026 22:26Evening all, I have a new and fairly unformed thought about using the pre-amp output from a Beomaster 5000 (and e.g. connected Beogram 5000) as aux inputs to e.g. a Beosound 3000 or Beocenter 2, therefore greatly increas…
Master Control Link (82) compatible with Beomaster 5500 and Beolink 1000?
in BeoLink · Jul 20, 2026 22:41Madskp wrote: speedsixdave wrote: (2) Madskp and Guy have suggested elsewhere that the 15v power supply is only vital if you have a MCL2AV which also has passive speaker outputs and you want to use it (effectively) as an…
Master Control Link (82) compatible with Beomaster 5500 and Beolink 1000?
in BeoLink · Jul 18, 2026 23:21Madskp wrote: Guy wrote: Yes to all the questions that you have asked in this paragraph. Be aware that the MCL2AV requires a 15v power supply so ideally look for that when you purchase. If you can find one, the predecess…
Masterlink - Play button turns whole system off
in BeoLink · Jun 5, 2026 21:34Interesting progress! I was very fortunate to be able to take advantage of a local advert for a Beosound 3000 and pair of BL6000s for... £100. Nice. Once I'd made sure it all worked ok, I tried the Masterlink port: BS300…
Masterlink - Play button turns whole system off
in BeoLink · Jun 2, 2026 21:03Evening all, A couple of bits of unsuccessful experimentation to report. I wondered if my problems (short press on the IR eye or remote turns the whole system off when Masterlinked) might stem from a faulty 1611, so I bo…
Beolab 3000s switching on and off in use
in General Discussion & Questions · May 17, 2026 21:11A sort of resolution or at least an update to this! Carl, one of our other members, had a similar problem with his Beolab 5000s and narrowed it down to one of the display panels, detailed here: https://forum.beoworld.org…
Beolab 5000 Active Speaker - pulsating on and off
in BeoLab · May 17, 2026 21:00A degree of confirmation on this. I purchased a short powerlink Mk3 cable from Steve and so far my Beolab 3000s seem to be working fine. I'm going: BM6500 > MCL cable > MCL2AV > PL2>PL3 > BL3000 > PL2 > BL3000 The short …
Beolab 5000 Active Speaker - pulsating on and off
in BeoLab · May 17, 2026 20:44Apologies, lausvi, I'm not quite ready yet to take my amps apart. I presume you mean the circuit board not the display itself?
Beolab 5000 Active Speaker - pulsating on and off
in BeoLab · May 10, 2026 21:31Hi Carl, I'm probably not going to help you but you may have helped me! I have had a similar problem with my Beolab 3000s, detailed here: https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beolab-3000s-switching-on-and-off-in-use/ …
Is B&O abandoning its VHNW strategy ?
in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 23, 2026 19:17AdamS wrote: Given that one of the latest 'Reloved' products is a Beogram 2000 for £2000, I'd say B&O still have a fairly healthy VHNW strategy. Is that the one Steve bought off eBay for £45?
Masterlink - Play button turns whole system off
in BeoLink · Mar 10, 2026 17:39carolpa wrote: just ask what you want to achieve, there is almost always somebody over here with the right advice That's why we come here 😁 What I'm after should be pretty straightforward. At its simplest we have three …
Masterlink - Play button turns whole system off
in BeoLink · Mar 10, 2026 17:16Madskp wrote: Not sure if it has an effecgt, but have you tried to power up the NL/ML Converter before the other parts in the system? I do not have acces to my NL/ML converter at the moment, so it will be some time befor…
Masterlink - Play button turns whole system off
in BeoLink · Mar 8, 2026 21:27carolpa wrote: the BLC (NL/ML converter s not "crippled"! the first BLC sold had these ports covered with a plastic strip. It, the strips, can easily be removed. then the PL, Line in and IR connections are available and …
Masterlink - Play button turns whole system off
in BeoLink · Mar 8, 2026 19:51Well my eBay ML/NL converter 1790 arrived on Friday, and a bit of time this weekend to do some testing. Firstly caveat emptor , my ML/NL convertor - apparently Hardware Type F according to the web configuration - is a bi…
Masterlink - Play button turns whole system off
in BeoLink · Mar 3, 2026 21:26Madskp wrote: If you are going to use an IR eye for it be aware that you will need the newer type with a join button to be able to use the buttons on the IR eye. If you however only need the IR functionality you can wire…
Masterlink - Play button turns whole system off
in BeoLink · Mar 3, 2026 10:54Well I missed out on the Beosystem 3 but have successfully outbid everyone else in the entire world on a NL/ML Converter which will hopefully arrive for the weekend. The madness continues!
Masterlink - Play button turns whole system off
in BeoLink · Feb 28, 2026 08:54Madskp wrote: A little more testing today. Tried again with the NL/ML converter and some other cables, and this time it worked as expected so that is a possible solution for this issue. That's interesting @Madskp. With t…