I’m interested in the Beosound Theatre, but have a couple of questions about integrating with existing kit.

Can it be controlled via an infra red remote control such as a Logitech Harmony? I would love to get a B&O remote, but I have an older LG C9 screen so no control integration with the BT and there’s no way the family can handle going back to multiple remotes or that I could also afford to upgrade the screen at the same time.

At present I have Beolab 8000/7.2/6000 speakers and non-B&O subs hooked up to a regular AV receiver. I know that the BT can integrate well with older B&O speakers, however mine are all connected via installed RCA cables. With the right adaptors/cables can I connect up the Beolab 8000/6000 speakers via the installed RCA cables and still get the benefit of the BT’s tailored sound profiles for them?

Can I similarly hook up the non-B&O subs?

The other week I had a demo at my local B&O dealer of the BT with Beolab 28s at the front and Beolab 18s at the rear, also the Beolab 28s and 50s in stereo. All simply awesome. The only one I could remotely hope to afford in the next year is the BT and the elegance of dropping it in in place of the Beolab 7.2 and making the AVR redundant at the same time is very appealing.

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

Cheers, Dan.

As far as I remember Bang&Olufsen are using another infrared frequency for their equipment than the IR frequency commonly used by other manufacturers. The Logitech Harmony will probably not work.

You may also consider selling the 7.2, both 6000's, the sub, AVR and LG C9, and buying a last year LG TV and Beosound Theatre and keep the 8000's as rears. I bought a last year LG B28 for less than 1000 Euro recently. I will sell my Beolab 5's, the 7.4 center and my Marantz AV. My previous LG TV is already sold. Hence, now I am using the Beosound Theatre also for listening to music, and two Beolab 3 are serving as rears. Sounds great, and there is much less clutter standing around.

Hi Dan,

I will let others comment on the remote control question, I can help with the cables.  Yes, you can use your Beolab speakers with the Theatre, plus any brand of powered subwoofer.  Whilst it is possible to adapt existing RCA cables linking the speakers at present, this is far from the best option.

If you are looking to spend £6,000+ GBP on the Theatre, then a bit of effort to get the cabling right will give you a great improvement to the sound of your speakers.  Using the correct RJ45 to Powerlink cables will give the best sound and control of the speakers:-

https://soundsheavenly.com/bang-olufsen/31-325-rj45-to-powerlink-compatible-all-in-one-cable-convert-new-2013-ethernet-powerlink-to-traditional-8-pin-din-powerlink.html#/9-length-18m

To add a non-B&O subwoofer with RCA inputs, simply connect the cable and adapter in the links below from a Powerlink output on the Theatre to the RCA input on the subwoofer:-

Cable: https://soundsheavenly.com/bang-olufsen/110-329-5-pin-din-to-twin-rca-powerlink-compatible-to-non-bo-hifi-amplifier-receiver-etc-din-to-twin-phono.html#/2-length-1m

Adapter: https://soundsheavenly.com/bang-olufsen/30-370-rj45-to-powerlink-compatible-clip-on-adapter-convert-new-2013-ethernet-powerlink-to-traditional-8-pin-din-powerlink.html#/18-colour-black

If your subwoofer has two input sockets, please connect both plugs on the cable, otherwise either plug can be used if the subwoofer only has one input socket (Please use the Line In sockets, not the LFE Sockets). Set the subwoofer volume to approx. 50-75% and then adjust it as required to match the level of your other speakers. The subwoofer volume can now be controlled automatically from the TV remote along with the other speakers.

If there is no way that you can change the existing cables, please feel free to get in touch via my link at the foot of this page and we can look at options for adapting these without too much loss of performance.

Kind regards, Steve.

Does anybody know if the BS Theatre supports 4:4:4 chroma? I did not manage to choose this video setting witht he newest 4K AppleTV, using the UHD cable from  B&O that comes with the system and using an alternative 8K /48 GBits certified cable (1m). Next step would be to invest in an optical (OFC) 8K UHD cable but if the BS theatre does not support 4:4:4 than thats obsolete. On a different note, any update if the system will ever support DTS-HD in the future?

How to get rid of the LG Logo?

Thanks to Millemissen, here is the tutorial.

Big Willie Style… sweet spot for bass management crossover for the Theatre with a BeoLab 19.

I was watching BeoTalk episode 275, and Willie at 7 mins drops in a golden nugget of his learned experience from installing that if you weren’t really listening you would have missed because it was said in his usual throwaway casual style.

Well my ears pricked up and I rushed to pause the podcast and try… the result to my ears this guy knows his stuff!

He is suggesting for small rooms change the crossover frequency in the app from 120 kHz down to 90 kHz and for big rooms to 95 kHz.

Edit: question moved out of knowledge base thread.

I have an issue with my Beosound Theatre. The remote TV sources always get cleared after I turn off my TV/Beosound Theatre. It gets restored only after I turn on my TV with the TV remote. Of course, when I do that, the Beosound Theatre doesn't get turned on. So I have to turn off my TV with the Beoremote, and while the TV sources are still in the remote, I turn on both my TV and Beosound Theatre.

This happens constantly and I'm getting frustrated. Is anyone else having this problem?

Not the same problem but other problems. Tv does not turn on after listening to the radio. Have to choose tv, systems shuts down. Wait a few seconds and then try again. TV turns on. Sometimes the Beoremote one is not responsive. Sometimes my Beolabs 17 disappear in the app and so on and on. Starting to hate that thing. But update is on its way. Wondering what they f#ck up next time. Let there be a zgod!

zgod is God. ?