[Mark]

That was the original way to configure the Beosound 2 or any other ASE system.  This was before the B&O app came out.  You would access the configuration page through a web browser with the URL similar to:

https://beosound-2-26000000.local./index.fcgi

where 26000000 would be the serial number of the unit.

It still works, but it is easier to get to it now through tbe B&O app with Product settings -> Configure

 

[Mark]

The Beolab 18’s can be connected to a source via wires (a powerlink cable) or wirelessly if the source has a wireless transmitter. Unfortunately the Core only has wired connectivity since it does not include a wireless transmitter.  If a new version of the Core comes out with a wireless transmitter you would be able to run the Beolab 18’s wirelessly.  Currently only the Beosound Theatre or one of the BeoVisions have built in wireless transmitters.  You could use the Beolab 18’s with a 3rd party source that has a WISA transmitter built-in.

B&O used to sell a wireless transmitter that you could attach to the Core that would probably work.  You may have to find a used one.  I’ve never used one so I don’t know how well they work.

[Mark]

What do you mean by 100% wireless?  The Beolab 18 already has Wireless Power Link (24 bit / 48 kHz) and WiSA (24 bit / 96 kHz).

But the Core doesn’t have wireless capability yet.

[Mark]

On ASE products there is a bug when you set the alarm the “easy” way but there is a way to do it.

Go to Product Settings -> Configure -> Clocks and Timers -> Alarms

You will see your current alarms there and when you edit them you can change the alarm action, save it, and you are good!

 

[Mark]

I believe the “system sound” can be disabled in:

Product Settings -> Configure -> Settings -> Local Operation

uncheck Enable notification sounds

 

[Mark]

The two tones, is the first tone higher than the second?  This usually indicates that the unit is turning off.  If the second tone is higher that indicates that the system is turning on.

What this sounds like is the Stage doesn’t turn off when you stop streaming.  If there is no activity after 10 or 15 minutes (I forget how long) then the Stage turns itself off (standby).  In the B&O app, you can put the Stage in standby or all systems in standby with the power icon at the top left.

 

 

[Mark]

It will be fun to see his videos again.  I just hope they are more like his earlier videos than his later video(s)!

 

[Mark]

Thanks!  I was looking at the actual speaker, and never looked at the virtual speakers.

 

[Mark]

SimonWeir wrote:

Or turn on the Front Theatre to virtual.

I don’t see this option.  Going into Advance settings I can assign the Left Front-firing or Right Front-firing to one of the roles but I don’t see virtual.  Do you have a screen shot?

 

[Mark]

I am very glad I ordered my Theatre early.  My dealer told me that the gold Theatres would probably arrive in late November but I got mine shortly after the release. My theatre has 18’s up front and 17’s in the rear along with a 19.  I couldn’t be more happy with the sound of the entire system.  I have a Beogram 8002 connected and it has been a joy to listen to vinyl with it.  I haven’t experienced any real problems with it, it seems to switch sources seamlessly.  When I watch tv it is only with the Theatre, so when I want to listen to music via AppleTV or watch a 4k blu-ray movie, both of which are connected to the tv, I have to switch the listening position to the full system. Every other source uses the entire system. That’s typically my only interaction with the Theatre not counting volume control.  I am not a complicated user so for me it’s been perfect.

[Mark]

I didn’t even think that my 4K players have DTS!  I bought a Panasonic 4k player out of fear that when my Oppo 203 dies, there wouldn’t be any good players left.

Since some of the BeoVisions support DTS, is it really a licensing issue for the Theatre?

 

[Mark]

What’s interesting is that the Harmony and Eclipse supports DTS but the Contour does not. DTS is not that big of a deal for me since I have an LG G2 that does not support DTS, but it would be nice to have it on the Theatre.  I could plug the device directly into the Theatre which is a really nice option.

[Mark]

etype76 wrote:

Sadly, the cable I was waiting on did not arrive on time for the Beogram so I ended up buying some cheapo stuff from Amazon. The Line-in volume is significanlty lower than streamed music, I have the volume way past 50. It sounds alright  but I little muddy to my ears.

I have a Beogram 8002 connected to a SoundSmith phono preamp connected to the Theatre with the USB adapter from Sounds Heavenly.  I have no complaints at all with the sound, it sounds fantastic and at the proper volume.  The only issue I “might” have is once I was playing a record and it suddenly became silent.  I think what happened is the Theatre changed sources, possibly on it’s own. I didn’t do the proper troubleshooting steps (because of panic) to determine if this was the case, I just restarted the Theatre and all was well again.

[Mark]

The first picture is more pleasing to my eye also.

[Mark]

Chromatics – Shadow

[Mark]

I had the migration option on my Beosound 2 and dismissed it.  I would like to go back and migrate to B&O Radio but I no longer see the option to migrate.  Is there a way to migrate now?

 

[Mark]

What I did was I visited the web site of the internet radio stations that were not on B&O Radio, in my case j-popprojectradio.com.  They had a tab “Listen” which had all the ways you could listen to their stations including streaming URLs.  On the B&O website I used their Contact Us option in Support and told them my request to see if they could add a couple of stations.  I provided the name of the stations, J-PopProjectRadio and J-IdolsProjectRadio, the streaming URLs from the website, the website URL, and location information where the channels originated them.  I tried to provide as much information to B&O as I could that was available, so they could do whatever rights research they needed to do.  I can’t say how long it took to have them added to B&O Radio because I didn’t have a system on the Mozart platform at the time, but I don’t think it took too long. I believe they also added a similar station for me as a bonus, Kawaii Music – laut.fm, as I don’t remember it being there before.

I hope this helps and good luck!

 

[Mark]

I have the Theatre with the 18’s up front and a 19.

My impressions between listening to just the Theatre and all 5 external speakers:

With the Theatre and treble and bass set to 0.

Theatre only: Bass was more apparent and the treble was slightly diminished when compared to the 18’s and 19.  The sound for me was more pleasant with the 18’s and 19.

I then took Steve’s original suggestion and set the Theatre: Bass -1, Treble +1

On my system this removed pretty much all the difference between the Theatre and the Theatre with the 18’s and 19.  Both options now have a similar sound and both pleasant. But I listen to more music than movies.  The movie I did watch was Top Gun Maverick and switching between the 2 listening positions wasn’t very noticable.

I hope this helps!

Edit:  I’m still glad I bought the BL 19 though!

 

[Mark]

Before my channels were on B&O Radio, I listened to them on TuneIn which was fine because all of my B&O at the time had TuneIn.  There were a times when I would turn on the station and here a message that the radio station couldn’t be streamed to my area.  It turns out there was a dispute between record labels and the station that had to be sorted out, which somehow included my country.  Things were worked out and everything has been fine for a long time, but be mindful that B&O will have to consider rights issues that affect countries differently.

[Mark]

When I made the request to B&O I included the URL’s to the stations and other information I could get about location and web site information.  I assume that B&O will have to contact them to find out if it is ok for them to include their channel in B&O radio.

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