[BeoMedia]

When you go to the cinema the sound from their rear speakers is louder than at home with my Theatre and connected speakers (relative to the other speakers in the system).

Do you also find that is the case? In the cinema the rear speakers are more dominant with effects where at home they are much more subtle to the extent the effects from the rear are only really obvious with loud effects. I have run the Theatre calibration and trusted these settings but do you find the Theatre calibration is too conservative when it comes to allowing the rear speakers to contribute to the overall sound experience?

Do you make your own adjustments after the Theatre calibration or do you use it it as is?

[BeoMedia]

Worked as you described – thanks for sharing. This way the Theatre is contributing with its bass drivers even when playing in stereo with connected speakers.

[BeoMedia]

So this is basically a Hall Audio WiFi Streamer for £216 except that Hall Audio doesn’t show up in the B&O app and can’t be controlled via a BeoRemote One. But, for people who look to connect B&O speakers to a tv with HDMI ARC and to play music from a connected analogue source like a record player with RIAA or stream music via airplay or Spotify connect it actually does the same job.
I am not affiliated with Hall Audio in anyway. I merely have their product and it works a charm.
https://hallaudio.com/en/produkter/traadloes-streaming/hall-wifi-streamer/

[BeoMedia]

Is it advised to recalibrate all speakers following a software update or is that not necessary?
Has anyone had this confirmed with B&O? Just wondering as the details of these (very-far-between) software updates always entail some adjustments to sound in one shape or form.

[BeoMedia]

This new sw version which is topic of discussion is it a beta or official release (I’m not at home so can’t check my Theatre).

[BeoMedia]

Thank you much appreciated @Millemissen.

[BeoMedia]

@Millemissen

Am I correct in thinking that a Beosound Core is an ASE product? (what does the acronym ASE stand for anyway?)

[BeoMedia]

It just feels silly, also not to be able to use and “join” sources from the Theatre anywhere else so how can you make much out of its inbuilt internet radio or if you connect sources via its USB-C connector…

Don’t get me wrong it is a great product with great sound capability but seems a shame to abandon the historic B&O link function.

[BeoMedia]

@Millemissen

this workaround doesn’t work for me with my Theatre but should work if it was a Beosound Stage.

[BeoMedia]

@Millemissen

okay I understand. Then since I sold my BV11 the only ASE product I have is the NL/ML Converter. Unfortunately I don’t have a Beosound 1/2/M3 in my setup.

[BeoMedia]

What are you referring to with the acronym “ASE” please?

I can make ML link system available to the Theatre with my NL/ML converter but as it made little difference it is currently not connected. The Theatre can’t really interact with the NL/ML converter in a meaningful way.
I don’t know if the Beosound Stage is on the same platform as the Theatre but that device can indeed activate sources available on an ML link system. Confirmed by B&O and this approach is to once the desired source is playing on the Stage via ”join” to press and hold one of the BR1 short cut buttons so that it the stores the connection to the ML source in question and can from then on activate and play this source by itself (ie without the need to go via “join”).
Which app is your screen grab interface from please? I don’t recognise this from my B&O app.

[BeoMedia]

with current software versions and experiences,

1) is it possible to activate and listen to a source from the Beosound Theatre from a link room?

2) is it possible to activate and listen to a source from a stereo connected to the link system from the Beosound Theatre?

I know we’ve discussed it before but wanted to check if there was an update or solution to this issue.

If still not possible has anyone heard from their dealer whether B&O is working on a solution or have decided not to pursue this? I haven’t been a me to hear either way.

[BeoMedia]

Thank you again,

 

Okay so for BM7000, you write it is either 1611 converter or MDT. Is it also possible to connect the MDT via the 1611 converter (hence via ML) and thus allowing it to be part of a larger ML system like a BS3000 could form part of?

In terms of waking up link speakers or BS3000 with the MDT, you write that all ML products including link speakers have their own unique addresses. Does this mean than one would need to add the address of each ML device to the code that runs in the Raspberry Pi so that the MDT will be able to chose which ML link speaker or BS3000 to turn on and start to play e.g. Spotify Connect when streaming to the MDT? Or where do you “enable” the MDT to decide which ML products it will turn on when streaming to it?

If this is true and one would only chose BS3000 to turn on by the MDT, can the other link speakers still join and play the same source as and when you chose “N.MUSIC” from the Beo4 in a link room?

 

Lastly, these functions we are discussing, are they ready at this stage or is it also part of the work in progress?

Kind regards

[BeoMedia]

Thank you for the reply.

I have a couple more thoughts and questions please:

1. I’ve seen your videos and it is impressive to see metadata displayed on the BC2. Will metadata also show in the display of a BeoSound 3000?
2. If your MasterDataTool is connected to a BeoSound 3000 via ML or a BeoMaster 7000 via datalink, will this prevent it from also be connected to a ML link system (BM7000 via converter of course)?
3. With reference to 2), if one would start the MasterDataTool up with e.g. Spotify so it would turn on the BS3000/BM7000, would all connect link speakers also start to play? Or, will only products (BS3000, BM7000 and link speakers) with “Timer on” enabled play?

Thanks again

[BeoMedia]

This is super interesting and thank you for developing this.

So far I understand that it would enable me to play music to a BeoSound/BeoMaster (ML/Datalink) via Spotify Connect or AirPlay.

However, I don’t quite understand how I can utilise the sound sources from these B&O and send their source (e.g. CD or Radio) to my other Airplay or Spotify Connect devices. You refer to this here and here, but how would it work in practice please? How can I decide which AirPlay speakers I would like to play CD or Radio from my B&O stereo?

Can I activate and listen to the CD or Radio source from the B&O Stereo from say a BeoSound Theatre which has Spotify Connect and AirPlay capability?

Purchasing the setup:

1. Raspberry Pi: For the purpose of MasterDataTool, is there any different in use buying Raspberry Pi 1, 2, 3, 4 to 5?
2. Your kit comes with “housing” but from your picture it looks pretty open and not like a consumer product, is the “housing” the top plate with your brand “MasterDataTool” and as such one would need to buy a case for the entire ensemble and if the latter can you recommend a neat looking case please?

Best regards BeoMedia

[BeoMedia]

Please don’t get too excited as it might end up draining your battery within a couple of weeks like one of the previous firmwares did for the BR1…

but I hope it is resolved like I’m still waiting for the option to start and listen to a source from the NL/ML system like is possible with the Stage. Also would be nice to define which speaker is connected to a BeoLab Receiver 1.

[BeoMedia]

That is fair points but I kind of like to be able to chose the source (internal app) of my choice directly from the BeoRemote 1. I would think that if I ran all apps from an ATV I can’t do that as the BeoRemote 1 would only allow me to activate the ATV as a source or can I activate an app on the ATV directly I wonder?

[BeoMedia]

At the moment I am using the internal apps of my LG CX television (HBO, Disney etc). Would I gain anything from acquiring the latest Apple TV 4K to use instead?
Thanks

 

[BeoMedia]

 

That sounds interesting. Which use cases could this scaled version be used for please? Is there a web interface or app that would allow to control ML or Datalink audio systems via WiFi and to stream these audio sources via AirPlay (there will not be a network RJ45 connection?)

Beyond a missing RIIA preamplifier which other functions will be missing from the light version?

I would be interested in further integration of new and legacy products, just not sure what new features and use cases it will bring (as a light version).

[BeoMedia]

Occasionally my LG CX television loses the internet connection. I notice this when an LG pop up notification shows up reading something like “Ethernet connection has been reestablished”. Streaming service then halts (Netflix or similar) until it has buffered again so it can play.

the Ethernet cable to the LG CX television is connected to the Beosound Theatre so the connection from the Theatre must drop out occasionally (Theatre connected to my router directly with an ethernet cable).

Has anyone else experienced this if so what could the cause be; hardware or software? If the latter one can only hope it will be solved by a future update of the Theatre.

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