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Ruedi,

I have added experimental support for the SSD / HD and so also for CD. Both of those features are bit buggy to say the least and the former is primarily as a proof of concept, but I’m planning to add support for this. I’m not really using master link myself, so uncertain on the amount of work to support that. I’m a bit curious to test it and may hook my BeoSound 9000 to one of the BS5c and have a look, but it’s for a later day. So, in essence it’s multiroom only with Sonos and Bluesound at the moment and quite tailored to my setup (BS5 – Sonos, primarily Spotify as source, and BeoLab 5s). I’ll keep you posted.

Location: Stockholm

Favourite Product: BeoSound 9000

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Have you tried the test mode and see what that reports? See e.g., https://archivedforum.beoworld.org/forums/t/24372.aspx

Location: Stockholm

Favourite Product: BeoSound 9000

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Hi Ruedi,

Thank you. The alteration works with all version of the BS/BM5, apart from the Encore. B&O built in the ”master” into the BeoSound 5 Encore, and hence it is significantly more difficult to replace only the ”master”-part of the system.

Funny you should ask 🙂 I do have a version that supports the ripper also, but it isn’t released yet. I’m intending this more to be able to play CDs lossless in a nice way, rather than ripping them in on a drive though.

MasterLink is probably quite possible to make work, only in software, but I haven’t gotten to that yet as I don’t have a need to connect any of my BS5c to ML. However, I may add a section to over the network control NL. I have a BeoSound 9000 that could be cool to control that way, and maybe of interest to somebody else as well.

Yes, it’s quite possible to customize with what you like, e.g., a new section ”Radio” where you can select your streaming channels. Having said so, in it’s current form there is no user friendly configuration do so something like that. Instead, it would require a bit of software development.

Can you describe more about your setup, and how you ideally would want it to work and I can maybe help you further?

Location: Stockholm

Favourite Product: BeoSound 9000

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I have an extra motherboard for the BM5 that you can have for free if it’s of help to you. Email me through the website

Location: Stockholm

Favourite Product: BeoSound 9000

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It works without a BM5 too if you want actually. There’s three parts that makes sense reusing from the BM5, but it is flexible

• Power supply. Without this you need a stable 12V supply and set up the right cable to the BS5 (so it’s easier to just reuse it from the BM5)
• Daughtercard (that sits on top inside the BM5). Without this IR won’t work. I’m not using MasterLink myself, but that would be possible to make work
• The box. To keep it tidy

General failures on the BS5/BM5 has been, to the best of my knowledge the HDDs and the motherboard. None of which that are reused. So hopefully this can revive a few dead units.

Location: Stockholm

Favourite Product: BeoSound 9000

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It can control Sonos, or something else as a player through Home Assistant (or other home control system of your liking). I have set it up so Sonos control goes through HA, but will add an option to control Sonos without HA also. This will both have one less requirement, and on the margin a little bit lower latency.

It does work perfectly with a Beo4 yes, and also with bluetooth remote if you prefer. With regards to Beoport; if your question is if you have all functionality without a BeoMaster 5, as long as you have a Beoport and a power supply for the BeoSound 5, then it is correct yes. You would then have the BeoSound5(c) working without IR, and you would have IR to the Beoport.

Location: Stockholm

Favourite Product: BeoSound 9000

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