Beolab 18 (Powerlink vs Toslink)

in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 14, 2021 08:10 GMT

Hi, Thanks for the additional clarification. I have now hooked up with Toslink and might go back to Powerlink for the simple reason that the BL 18 amplifiers are always running at full power. Even on standby? If so, will…

Beolab 18 (Powerlink vs Toslink)

in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 13, 2021 12:02 GMT

Hi, I have now equipped my Beolab 18 setup with high quality toslinks cables. From an audio quality standpoint, I have noticed an improvement over using power link. No more fuzzy background noise and crisper audio.

Beolab 18 (Powerlink vs Toslink)

in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 8, 2021 08:15 GMT

Hi Robert, Good to know that I am not the only one. Hopefully, a veteran on the board will come back to us on this query. Ettore

Beolab 18 (Powerlink vs Toslink)

in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 7, 2021 20:43 GMT

Hello everyone, I would like to substitute my Power link cables that are presently carrying audio from the Beocore sound to B18s with Toslink cables instead. I imagine that I should get better sound quality with Toslinks…

Beolab 18/Beocore (How to optimally stream files)

in General Discussion & Questions · May 2, 2020 19:16 GMT

By the way, I did a little more investigation into the specs of the Beocore and how the Audirvana software works when streaming to network audio devices. The Beosound Core has a DLNA DMR (Digital Media Renderer) aka UPnP…

Beolab 18/Beocore (How to optimally stream files)

in General Discussion & Questions · May 2, 2020 17:15 GMT

Many thanks Jaffrey. You are then ruling out the possibility of discerning higher quality audio streams using the B18s as the bottleneck is both the Core and B18s? Well, in any case, I am very satisfied with the 18s and …

Beolab 18/Beocore (How to optimally stream files)

in General Discussion & Questions · May 2, 2020 13:55 GMT

Hi Fellows, I have recently bought a pair of Beolab 18s connected to a Beocore connectivity hub. Thus far, I stream my music collection using the Audirvana software that manages my NAS music collection from my MacBook or…