You could get a network streamer/DAC that is Roon ready and use its analogue output to connect direct to your BL18s.

I do that with my BL50s, though they have higher capabilities than the 18s.

Again, I wouldn't get over exercised about hi-res on speakers like the 18s. And also, many B&O customers (some of whom have 18s) use Deezer Hifi, which is not the lower bitrate of Spotify, but full CD quality streams.  That's generally how a lot of customers use their stuff.

 

hi Sandyb, treackbeo,

thanks for your feedback.  earlier above treckbeo mentioned that a conversion from digital to analogue back to digital and analogue ge an adverse impact given i am using a BST.

if i were to use a  room ready network streamer would this problem persist?

the goal would be to use roon as the control and potentially other services to stream music and get out of having to use the lg apps.

my bl18 and 19 are hardwired.  does this change anything in my setup?  however they are placed as rear speakers.

i currently use roon with network streamers with other non b&O loudspeakers in other rooms in the home and  also on with a headphone dap using services which offer 192kHz.

 

 

 

 

Hi.

 

Could this be a product that can be used with BT to use t's potential?

 

https://ifi-audio.com/products/zen-stream/

 

 

Not sure exactly what's your priority here is.

To use Roon in your Theatre/18s/19 setup? Or to use hi-res music?

You can obviously use Roon in that setup, as the Apple TV is Roon Ready, so will use Roon's RAAT protocol to stream to. I dont do that with my Apple TV in my living room myself, but I have a different setup with a 3rd party streamer/DAC direct to my front L/R speakers.

I dont really have anything to add re hi-res music to my previous posts I'm afraid.  Personally I'd only want to listen to music (2.0) through front left / rights - other combinations of speakers (including the Theatre) doesn't do it for me.

Hi Normann,

thanks a really interesting idea.  I’m sure given the !&o limitations the Bluetooth codecs being use are not of the highest standards specially after reading how they downgraded the WISA capabilities.

got me thinking about using the ifi go blu (https://ifi-audio.com/products/go-blu/) which I use to send high-res from the phone to the headphones.l when moving around.

It’s Bluetooth specs are “

Qualcomm’s aptX Adaptive and aptX HD, Sony’s LDAC and HWA’s LHDC, regular aptX and aptX Low Latency, AAC (Apple iOS devices) and SBC (the ‘plain vanilla’ Bluetooth codec).

Of the 24-bit-capable codecs, aptX Adaptive and aptX HD support up to 48kHz, while LDAC and LHDC reach 96kHz.”

one could plug this into the line out jack on the BST. And stream from a mobile phone or the dedicated network streamer you mention also from ifi.

any thoughts on how this would sound & work? That it’s a DAC, could pose a problem.  Is there a mode in the theatre to just send out stereo direct?

Wish there was an easy way to charge this too.l as I have no extra power socket where my system is set up.  Possible to use the usb c socket on the b&o to charge this?  Maybe a device which can break out the usbc into usb c and a line in?  @steve?

 

 

 

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Not sure exactly what’s your priority here is. To use Roon in your Theatre/18s/19 setup? Or to use hi-res music? You can obviously use Roon in that setup, as the Apple TV is Roon Ready, so will use Roon’s RAAT protocol to stream to. I dont do that with my Apple TV in my living room myself, but I have a different setup with a 3rd party streamer/DAC direct to my front L/R speakers. I dont really have anything to add re hi-res music to my previous posts I’m afraid. Personally I’d only want to listen to music (2.0) through front left / rights – other combinations of speakers (including the Theatre) doesn’t do it for me.

The main thought with this is to play hires on my 18+19.. The BT should just be the main controller" for my setup.. That was my idea.. But maybe it's better to do t your way, just connect directly to the 18.. Does your speakers start up and shut down when you start/stop playing music?

Maybe I am just thinking a littlebit wrong here..

Hi Normann,

I'm looking to get Hi-Res Audio (higher than 48kHz) using the BST.  I  don't want to use 2 channel on the beolab 18's as they are setup as rear speakers.  Thus the only option is to use the BST.

The AppleTV is limited to 48kHz so running Roon on it is nice but limited in quality.  Roon uses AirPlay to stream so that further reduces the quality of what may likely be a 192kHz file.

If I were able to connect a high-res network streamer then I was hoping to be able to send a higher-res audio file than otherwise possible using AppleTV or using Deezer.

My speakers start and shut-down with the BST.

 

 

Envisaged setup:

Living: Beosound Theatre + LG G3 55” + Beolab 3 Mk2 (4x) + Beosound 3200 (for my CDs)

Kitchen: Beolab 3500 Mk2

Terras: Beolab 3 Mk1 on a stand (to be connected wirelessly; Apple Airplay?)

How to stream from the Theatre to the kitchen and the Terras, while the theatre is silent or playing something else.