Thanks both; sorry I should have explained why I was considering the Powerlink switch option in more detail.
I already have my Beosound 9000 connected to my Beovision 11 via a Beolink Converter NL/ML, and it works. My speakers are connected to the TV and are all assigned roles, working in surround when watching TV, and in stereo when listening to audio.
The problem is though – its starts so slowly! When I want to listen to an audio source such as CD, I have to wait a full minute for the TV to start up before I hear any music.
Setting quick start timers for the TV doesn’t work for me either – there seems to be some strange compatibility issue when using Mk2 Powerlink with the TV. If I set the TV to quick start, then my Beolab 3000 speakers always stay switched on – they don’t go into standby when the TV is on standby. They only go into standby if I don’t use quick start timers.
That’s why I considered a Powerlink switch. That way I could connect the TV and the BS9000 separately to my speakers, and when I listen to an audio source, the TV would not need to start up, so I won’t have to wait!
There is also another couple of potential advantages to this:
- Beolab 3000 displays: Connected to my TV the displays on my Beolab 3000 only display ‘TV’ and the volume, regardless of what source is active. If I connect my BS9000 to the speakers via a Powerlink switch, I’ll see actual audio sources, track numbers, radio preset numbers on those displays.
- Beolink Converter Issues: The BLC is a clever thing to be sure, but it can sometimes behave a bit unpredictably. With a Powerlink switch, I don’t think I’d have any need to use the BLC
As @carolpa makes clear though, Powerlink only carried L/R signals so I’d need two Powerlink switches, not just one, so I’ll have to give it some thought.
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