Posts by thatlondon (archived)
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DACMagic
in Beo-Mac · Apr 28, 2010 12:26I did play around quite extensively with the various settings changing the bit rates etc on the audio output of the sound card. I decided to go with the recorded format for the music I have which was 44khz 16bit, the rea…
MP3 Enhancing technology for BeoPort
in BeoApp · Mar 6, 2010 08:26I am sceptical about anything that advertises the possibility of enhancing the quality of MP3s. You can't get something out of nothing and unfortunately MP3 is a lossy format when it is compressed some data is disposed t…
DACMagic
in Beo-Mac · Mar 6, 2010 07:45Hi, I'm currently using a combination of BM-Link and Linkplayer on the Mac, generally I use BM-Link 95% of the time but occasionally I will use Linkplayer to pick up the record player source which is connected to my Over…
DACMagic
in Beo-Mac · Feb 23, 2010 13:14To bore you more I now have the definitive answer from the people at Cambridge regarding the best way to get a quality signal out of your mac. This is pretty much what my ears told me last night but its nice to hear it f…
DACMagic
in Beo-Mac · Feb 22, 2010 16:00Latest update, I ditched the USB cable for the toslink as an experiment, the sound changed and initially i preferred this. After playing around a while it seems that the default output for digital output is 24bit 48k. In…
DACMagic
in Beo-Mac · Feb 22, 2010 10:09Update: From trawling the forums it seems that using a toslink cable with the DACMagic is the preferential way to go. I have read reports of muddy bass using the USB and this is certainly something I have experienced. I …
DACMagic
in Beo-Mac · Feb 22, 2010 07:43I have made a little Faux Pas. The Digital output on the DACMagic is pass through so it does not up-sample like the unbalanced phono. Even still the quality is better than direct connection from analog out on the Mac to …
DACMagic
in Beo-Mac · Feb 22, 2010 05:36Hello, After numerous complaints at the state of the wiring behind my TV upstairs I decided to get busy and integrate my Mac-BeoPort solution nice and tidy. As any good workman knows that in order to get a donkey to do s…
Beo Link PC2 / Beo Port with Ouverture - Cracked It, Sort Of
in Beo-Mac · Jan 21, 2010 06:39Hi, Don't quote me on this but I believe that the power link sockets are very very low level output and are designed for B&O's Active Speakers so Power Link out to Aux in might not give you a high enough level signal. I …
BV8-40 with Mac Mini both analog and digital audio with help from a DAC Magic
in Beo-Mac · Jan 11, 2010 12:40I'm not 100% with this suggestion as It is something I am considering myself but.... You could consider a BeoPort box, I'm not sure how a DAC Magic works but I think it works as an Independent Sound Card which means the …
Beo Link PC2 / Beo Port with Ouverture - Cracked It, Sort Of
in Beo-Mac · Jan 11, 2010 12:23Thanks, unfortunately I can't connect all the speakers to the TV as the house has been wired by B&O and the distance between the Ouverture and the BeoCentre is about 10 metres. So far so good, the sound quality is perfec…
BeoLink PC2 Help
in Beo-Mac · Jan 10, 2010 13:59I've cracked it sort off, I have posted all the info in a separate post incase anyone else would find it useful. Cheers, Nic
Beo Link PC2 / Beo Port with Ouverture - Cracked It, Sort Of
in Beo-Mac · Jan 10, 2010 13:57Hi, I'm posting this as a separate post as I hope this will be useful information to some. I have been trying blindly for the last few days to link up my BeoCenter 6-23, Ouverture and Mac Mini with a Beo Link PC2 (latest…
BeoLink PC2 Help
in Beo-Mac · Jan 10, 2010 08:55Thanks, Will give this a try, just nee to pop to the shops to stock up on Chocolate brain food :)
BeoLink PC2 Help
in Beo-Mac · Jan 10, 2010 08:54Thanks, I have made a little progress, using BMLink I can get N.Music on my TV, and by pressing DVD (VAUX) on my Overture I can get the sound however it comes through very quiet. This would be an acceptable option if I c…
BeoLink PC2 Help
in Beo-Mac · Jan 10, 2010 07:51Hi, Thanks for all your helps so far, I am getting there slowly with my setup. I acquired a BeoLink Pc2 box to hook up my mac, I have connected everything up and I am still struggling to get the damn thing to work with m…
Beolink PC2 and direct digital conneciton
in Beo-Mac · Jan 2, 2010 10:09Hi, I have been doing a little research as to how I can fully integrate my Mac Mini into my home which is wired with B&O products and thanks to a few people I am on my way. I have managed to source a BeoLink PC2 which I …
Masterlink Question
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 28, 2009 16:06Cheers, I will see if I can pick up a BeoPort second hand somewhere. For the moment I have been reading that there is the possibility of connecting the audio of the mac to the scart socket and then using that as a link s…
Masterlink Question
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 28, 2009 14:46Thanks, What a pain in the backside, thanks for all your replies, it looks like my precious vinyl collection is still going to get some wear when I am downstairs then. I was not too worried about being able to control th…
Masterlink Question
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 28, 2009 09:00Thanks, I will take a look, one thing I am concerned about it says in the guide that PC can only be used for local source and not sent over masterlink?