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[Ianc2]

I am finally setting mine up this morning after the floor stands arrived yesterday .

I have a question :

I’ve been through eclipse settings , and beolab settings on app , and can find no setting for using the 19 sub with the 8s for music streaming .

is it possible to do this ?

or will the sub only turn on when the tv is on , and the 8s will only stream Bluetooth when tv is off ?

[Ianc2]

These speakers where bought to replace BL6000/BL3 as rear surround speakers linked to an eclipse set up , and the Bluetooth streaming was a big plus as we have streaming speakers through the house (b&o and naim) but nothing in the living room other than grabbing the remote and turning the tv on .

i have had 4 boxes waiting patiently for the stands to come available , and yesterday the remaining 2 boxes arrived . 🙂

It is a mini ikea experience to get them built up , and kind of odd that part of the stand comes with the speaker when you cannot actually use the speaker without a stand due to the shape of the bottom .

however , assembly is very easy and the cardboard packaging has a handy “work bench” built in for assembling the floor stands .

the hardest part was keeping the cats out of the boxes as I was working , and threading the cable through the stand . (Luckily , Power only in my case)

After frantically searching through my supplies in the garage , I  managed to find a longer non-polarized “8” cable , as the ones supplied with speakers would not be long enough for where one would be positioned .

if you are waiting on floor stands to arrive , I suggest measuring to nearest outlet and buying a cable beforehand rather than frantically trying to find one once you realize the older “squared 8” b&o cables you have on hand will not work .

once I had one assembled I asked the designer for guidance on placement …

no major furniture moving , but I did lose one of my rear bl2 subs in the name of aesthetics .

whilst she was there I set up the speaker on the app ( couple of minutes basic setup) and we used her phone to listen on a single speaker .

first it was b&o radio smooth jazz channel and was surprisingly good , then I think she tried the smiths , and after a minute of one by u2 she said it didn’t sound right .

off she went leaving me to assemble the 2nd speaker .

i got this one into position all by myself as there was only one option where it would be placed , and added it as a pair in the app .

i called her back in and she again streamed her phone using Bluetooth .

this time it was massive attack , followed by others that I don’t remember , at various volumes and positions within the room .

sound very good for what will be used as background music whilst vacuuming , cleaning etc. .

i was expecting a BBC monitor type experience from speakers the size of a human head , and initial listening tells me these could be used very successfully as a dedicated stereo pair with the correct positioning , source other than Bluetooth etc.

the treble did seem a little harsh on one track and one speaker is opposite a large mirror , and Allthough toed in slightly it was reflecting .

i changed the sound to the narrow setting and it improved dramatically .

after this it was blue Monday by new order , and nice and tight but I was feeling it would be better with the BL19 added for punch .

she squatted slightly and said the stereo was much better on axis (as expected) but these are primarily rears at the side of the sofa , so we will not be using the rather handy 2-position bracket built into the speaker to tilt them up for listening while standing (or in her case dancing) though this is a simple no tools needed 2 second adjustment should you want to tilt them up for a party etc.

i was told “no calibrating” as she was tired , so surround set up was delayed until this morning .  I guess she remembered my excuse for watching movies very loud was that I was calibrating the surround sound 🙂

‘onto this morning , it was a little bit of time with the tv remote in one hand and my phone in the other as I added the speakers to WISA and set them up on the eclipse .

then onto my go-to : the opening few minutes of “saving private Ryan” ..

absolutely superb !!!

with the initial toe-in set as a compromise for sound and aesthetics , and the new dual purpose of filling the room with sound when streaming , the surround sound worked perfect straight out of the box .

i was expecting to have to change the speakers back to wide mode , but narrow works perfect in my situation and also works better for her streaming .

i think the fact they are much higher than the 6000s helps tremendously , and my plan now is to sell the 6k and place bl3 on the floor behind the sofa firing upwards to experiment with surround back / rear atmos using wall reflections and tweeter masking . I’ll follow up on that experiment once completed .

its not been 24 hours yet , and with no real listening position and no desire to move things around I doubt I will notice a difference as the speakers get worn in , but I am more than happy with the new (rather expensive) purchase .

in regards the BL19 , I asked on here this morning and got a reply that it could not be done . Well it could but it would mean grabbing the remote and turning the tv on and that goes against the “quick and easy Bluetooth stream” idea . Note: I have/had 2 BL2s at each side of the sofa for movies , and a BL19 out front for stereo music from tv . The shape of these speakers is reminiscent of a BL11 I have in another room , and adding one to a stereo pair of 8s might be possible using powerlink but that is an endeavor for somebody else …

i am still undecided on the cloth grills , they look great but I think the light oak covers look slightly better and as I have only seen them in pictures online etc it would be an expensive experiment to change them when the designer has allready said “black and silver” .

maybe in the future if grills become available cheap I can experiment with a different cloth colour , or preferably wood covers in light oak or refinished with a black stain , or maybe replace the wood with aluminum or titanium etc as I like that they are flush with the aluminium enclosure rather than set in with the cloth covers .

 

i hope you liked the review , I’ll add more if I find anything interesting to add as I get used to the speakers and adjust settings etc.

 

 

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[martin01]

Great thanks for answer. My old Eclipse with LG OLED G1 screen was 100% straight. I thought that the G-model was at most 100% straight. I can understand that the very thin C-model could be bent a little.

I have now read on “reddit” that is seems very common with this “bent” screens. Sadly when combining a bent screen to the Theatre you can see the alignment to the soundbar that the screen is not 100% straight from the left to the right.

//Martin

[Mbee]

I can confirm, LG C3 on mkI Eclipse Soundcenter works, with a bit of diy work (homemade brackets, that’s all). Futureproof not guaranteed but Soundcenter MkI is using HDMI ARC so quite standard.

[Toma48]

Any feed back on this ? It appears every tv has done the same and B and O s  answer to the problem is give another faulty panel , I’d love to know if the c3 worked with the mk1 eclipse

[carolpa]

Millemissen wrote:

You indeed can daisy chain from the fronts to the speakers in the back. But then these would also act as fronts…..which probably is, what has happened in your case (?).

to add to this remark: if both front speakers are daisy chained (so left and right front speakers have been assigned) and then daisy chain the rear speakers, the back speakers can only act as front speakers, as described by MM.
But, for example, the right back speaker can be daisy chained to the right front speaker and be assigned in the Eclipse correctly.

The rule: to one PL connection in the Eclipse one can connect AND assign two speakers. Every next daisy chained speaker will then act as one of these two assigned speakers.

 

[Millemis]

You indeed can daisy chain from the fronts to the speakers in the back.
But then these would also act as fronts…..which probably is, what has happened in your case (?).

The backs/the 9’s must be on their own PL port in the Eclipse and they must be adressed/assugned as backs/rears.

If you modify the main Speaker Group (1/tv), they will all play togther in their assigned roles, typically with the tv speakers as a center channel.

If you want the 20’s respectively the 9’s to play seperately, you must create a Speaker Group just for that.

P.S.
You can daisy chain the 20’s to another and the 9’s respectively from their PL connection.
The roles L/R etc is conigured in the Sound Menu of the tv.

Did I understand your concerns correctly?

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

[YannChris]

Hello,

Did you pair the Beroremote to the TV?

Here is the process:

https://support.bang-olufsen.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042302032-Remote-control

In addition, you can find the only user guide available here:

https://support.bang-olufsen.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041518952-Beovision-Eclipse-1st-Gen

Location: Brittany, France

My B&O Icons:

[YannChris]

Hi,

If I well remember, the 1st Gen Eclipse does not need the B&O app from the LG Content store.

Settings are manage through the TV menu. You need to press the “house-shaped” key of your remote, then go to the settings icon.

Yann.

Location: Brittany, France

My B&O Icons:

[zebe]

Hello guys,
Just inherited TV Eclipse and a pair of Beolab18.
Everything great but after moving from Bornholm to Poland, connecting TV to internet
it proceeded w/auto firmware update => factory reset.
There is no B&O tv app in LG Cotent Store, no matter if I set location to Daenmark, UK, Poland whatever.
Does anybody have any idea how that app should be installed??

cheers,ZZ

[Bieele]

Hi,

I own my Beolab 5’s for many years now and love them.

But since a couple of days 1 of the speakers shows strange behavior:

It started with this one speaker switching off during use (connected to an Eclipse): small pop, led turned red. After taking the power off shorty and on again, the speaker behaved fine again.

The next day, the same speaker did not turn on turning on (while other speaker did). I took the power off again, turned power on, reset the speaker (holding calibration bottom for long time), re-calibrated the speaker. After that, seemed to work again.

However, the next day, the speaker did turn on, worked well, but did not turn off after use (led stayed green). After taking power off/on, seems to work fine again.

I left the power of the entire night now, but I am sure something is wrong.

Any advise on what could be wrong?

Any advise on next steps (besides contacting B&O)?

Thanks in advance for all your thoughts an ideas,

Dennis

[Stuart50_1]

Hi

This may explain why I have been  underwhelmed by the base response on my set up.

There has been a definite lack of base experience in my set up .

thanks for the information if you have any tips on getting the best out of my set up I would appreciate it .

Eclipse 55 mk2 Tv

Beolab 20 front

Beolab 9 Back

I also have a Beosound 5 connected through a ML/convertor which plays through the speakers when I press join ?
Any help would be great .

[Stuart50_1]

Hi any advise

I am decorating my living room and need to move my 55 inc eclipse any advice please before I damage it ?

[Millemis]

The lenght will not matter!

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.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

[Stuart50_1]

Hi all

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.

[Stoobie]

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.

 

[Stuart50_1]

Hi
My set up as follows

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

the eclipse is no where near as good

whta are your thoughts?

any help would be appreciated

 

[carolpa]

Stuart50_1 wrote:

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.

[Stuart50_1]

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

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Beoworlders,

Have you ever wanted a B&O TV so unique that there isn’t another one like it in the World? Well, now you can…even if it means cutting it in two!

Kind regards, Steve.