Each PL output on the Eclipe carries two signals – normally used as L/R.
This means that your Eclipse easily can send sound to a 6.2 setup of external speakers – if you count the speakers on the tv in and this is setup as the center channel, you can have a 7.1 with the Eclipse.
Note!
You can go even further, if you also use the WiSA connections there to compatible speakers.
Please have a look here
and here , if you want a deeper explanation behind the technology behind the way B&O televisions handles speaker connection/setup.
By the way….you will probably not benefit much from adding a BL2 to these two powerfull sets of speakers – both have even more ‘bass capacity’ than a single BL2.
But you can do it, if you please.
Is it possible to use different speaker cable lengths on a pair of speakers Beolab 20 used for front speakers by an eclipse? Also there are only 4 speaker connection on the panel
I have 5 speakers in total Beolab 20 front Beolab 9 back and a Beolab 2 Sub how do I get around this please.
Looking at the most recent config tool (6.84) I found the following :-
Lounge Eclipse Mk 2 55 – Not on Config Tool
Beolab 9 back – On config tool
Beolab 20 – Not on config tool
Sub Beolab 2 – On config tool
Beosound 5 – On config tool
Beovision 14 – Not on config tool
Beolab 3 – On config tool
Beovision 6 2 hdmi version – On config tool
Contour 42 . Not on config tool
That may help you if you are considering updating the Beo6 yourself.
Lounge Eclipse Mk 2 55 inc with Beolab 9 back and Beolab 20 front and a sub beolab 2 also Beosound 5 connected to ML/NL convertor.
2nd room Beovision 14 with beolab 3
kitchen Beovision 6 2 hdmi version
bedroom Contour 42 .
not sure I get the best out of it all to be honest , Beovision 6 does not show on nl/ml convertor. Can get Beomaster on Beovision 14 and contour with link control on remote
have to use Join on Beoremote 1 BT to get music from Beomaster 5 in lounge .
also the sound experience in the lounge from the eclipse is poor compared to my old Beovision 10 it used to shake the room it was a fully immersive experience
Hi all Can I have some help please I am trying to get me Beomaster 5 to turn the Eclipse on , so the Beomaster can play through the speakers connected to the Eclipse I have only just set up my Beoremote one BT to turn on the Beomaster 5 but when I turn it off it goes to TV on the screen I feel it is not configured correctly in the ML /NL convertor any help would be good
Beouser66 is right there is no “direct” solution to start/stop both.
Note: if you have only the BV Eclipse and BS5 playing together, you can stop all by pressing the STBY button for 3 s. Then the whole system is set to standby.
Please post some pictures of the BLC setting. That’s the only way to correctly evaluate the BLC settings.
My Eclipse got a new panel under warranty. I watched the repairman do the swap. I would not attempt unless you have specific instructions. It wasn’t just taking off the old panel and putting on the new one. It was taking off the old panel, swapping a bunch of parts from old to new, and then puting the new panel on. I mean none of it looked too difficult – no special tools, just a screwdriver / maybe a torx wrench and removing / adding the panel is 2 person job lifting and centering, However, knowing which parts need to be swapped in which order would probably be hard to figure out and easy to miss something.
Dear all, I am the “proud” owner of an Eclipse 55″ that needs OLED screen replacement.
Of course I got an offer from a B&O dealer for the new panel and the related work to do the installation, but I have that insane itch of “doing it myself”.
So, aside buying the new OLED panel, does anyone possess the Eclipse TV installation/maintenance manual to get the necessary explanations on how to dismount the old panel and install the new one?
It seems that user manuals are easy to find, but maintenance is like the holy grail of secrecy.
In my personal opinion on listening extensively at my dealers and at home to my taste keep the BL19, but change the crossover in the app to 90 kHz. The Theatre shares the bass across all speakers. In your case the 28s will take much of this but by also having the BL19 in another location it adds to the whole room.
I actually trialled 2 x BL19s for a month before the Theatre with an Eclipse and 6 x BL17s but realised the new bass magic of the Theatre I only needed 1 x BL19, but now if the right one came along at the right price I would snap it up I just wasn’t in a position to buy new a year ago.
Try it and if you don’t like or need it sell the BL19, there is an active 2nd hand market for them as the sub is so capable especially with the Theatre as it brings more out of it than I have ever experienced with an Eclipse or Avant.
I have e. g. one BLC set up with my BS 9000. In „Connect to Primary“ it is configured with my Essence MK II. The ML sources show up in the sources list of the Essence. They are not visible in the sources list of my BS 2 (ASE) or of my Emerge (Mozart). I do not know if this has been always like this, but it seems logical to me because there is no direct connection between the ML sources of the BLC and the NL devices.
With Balances in such a set up I have no experience. What I do know is, that my BS 9000 playing CD – via BLC – is multi-roomed to my Emerge.
Right now I am listening to Sarah K. on CD over my BeoGram 4500 CD. It has also been set up with a BLC and in the App I can see possible BeoLink Multiroom connections to Eclipse, Essence, BS2 and Emerge. I can not see my other BLC connected devices.
I think if you had purchased new a larger flat screen Avant or Eclipse (with flagship sound/connectivity/stand), I think it would be realistic that that Beovision would cost you over £2000/year in depreciation or right-off over say 5 years to keep up with the screen tech (your choice) i.e £10000 minimum.
A Theatre, in my view represents a similar outlay (£10-15k, size dependant) but you will be depreciating/righting-off £2000 to £3500-ish in LG screen in 5 years. The same if you had a non-B&O soundbar. The Soundbar in theory should be good for a good deal longer than 5 years and therefore represents an improved economic (won’t say investment) over similar life cycle.
If it’s within your means and you can handle a few bugs (until B&O iron them out), it will be an enjoyable bit of kit
If it is a must, that your ‘new tv’ has to be ML compatiple, there is not much to upgrade.
The BV10 – which basicly is the same tv in another design – was available up to 55”.
However, it is an old tv…and can hardly be seen as an upgrade.
This means, that – if you plan to keep the ML setup – you will have to look into the use of the NL/ML Converter
That would give you the option of concidering the newer BV’s BV11/BV Avant…..BV Eclipse and so on.
With a solution based on the BS Theatre and an LG tv there still are some limitations, but it is doable.
Back in the old-days, I tested a Beovision 11 as the only thing in the front, with a pair of Beolab 9s as the surround speakers.
This had some advantages (assuming that you’re not interested in listening to 2-channel stereo properly), including
“hiding” the big speakers on either side of the sofa instead of the front of the room
two big woofers (better than one subwoofer)
the woofers were farther apart than they would have been had they been “properly configured” as a stereo pair.
Of course, this also means that the centre channel was non-existent (it’s a 4.2 system instead of a 5.1, to be honest) but the Beovision 11’s two internal speakers playing a downmixed L+C+R worked just fine!
If you’re a fan of weird setups, here’s another one if you have a pair of external front loudspeakers and an Eclipse or Harmony (but no surround loudspeakers):
Set the external loudspeakers to Left- and Right-Front
Set the centre output on the television to Centre Front
Set the Left and Right internal outputs of the television to Left- and Right-Surround
I have a eclipse mk 2 and beolab 20 at the front and beolab 9 also a sub beolab 2 I have had it a little while know and have never been impressed with the sound ? No thumping base when watch movies.
I watch tv and movies mostly have tried altering the set up but still not very good has anyone got some pointers .I used to run through Beovision 14 terrible tv useless software the sound software is the same and was supposed to be a lot better ?
I also used to run through a Beovision 5 much more base and better movie atmosphere
