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cyberc wrote:

 Are you able to hide yours away?

Yes, but that is because my tv is placed on a lowboard.
Actually it is the same, that I had with my (wallmounted) Avant previously – and the BV8-40 before that.

I need the space there – not just for the ATV – but also for a Bluray player, a network switch, a Chromecast Ultra dongle, the power sockets and ‘cables that are always too long’.
No need for wall mounting here and no need for turning the tv.

If you have the Theatre on a tablestand/floorstand, the ATV should be able to fit into the SMI, you’ll need for mounting the tv to the Theatre.

MM

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There is no way you can hide an ATV behind a wallmounted LG….unless you’d make a hole/a cave for it in the wall.

It makes much more sense to connect it directly to the Theatre (and use the PUC).
I can assure you, that you can control the ATV just like before – I do that every day.

MM

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You could ‘deintegrate’ both.

Then the Core will be visible as a product in the app.
It seems that your queues are active on the Core (?)

After starting plyback, the Core will be silent, because there are no speakers connected.
However, you can ‘Join in’ from anywhere.

On the Beoremote/Beo4 there even is a button for ‘Join’.
Or you can ‘expand to’ from the app.

And you can – in the settings of the Avant – set up a specific Speaker Group’ for whenever you ‘Join’.

This is exactlh how my ‘not integrated, but connected’ Essence/V1 behaves.

Give it a try to see if that works vetter for you.

MM

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I have therefore trouble having a real integrated system in my living room……’.
So it seems that those two devices are integrated – anyway there are no more integration steps, that you can do.

What would you expect from a ‘real integrated system’?

MM

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Hi Greg and welcome here.

 

If you want to change the settings to ‘Integrated’, I can provide a screenshot, that shows how my Essence works with my V1 tv.
This can show you, what to do with your setup.

For that you must dig deep into the konfiguration page of the Core and find the section ‘Beolink’…..’Connect with other product’
Please notice that my Essence is not integrated, but you see the box – that would have to be ticked for this – marked with red.

I guess it should be understandable even if in danish.
Don’t worry, you can always revert the setting, if it does not behave as you’d need it.

You will then see the sources of the Core in the Source Menu of the tv!

As for the ‘queue issue’ I can’t say much – I do not do playlists.
Is that a newer problem/is it a queue from Deezer/are you using the newer B&O app version?
It might have something to do with this (in many cases the app is behaving odd!)
Maybe someone else knows about this.

MM

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BeoIce wrote:

Audio options on the Chromecast /w Google TV under advanced sound options are:

• Dolby Digital
• Dolby Digital Plus
• Dolby Atmos with Dolby Digital Plus
• DTS

That’s all.

Would it be worth to try to connect audio from the audio extractor via spdif/coax instead of analog to the BV to get sound ?

Looks like those are settings for multichannel sound.
There must be a setting for ‘downmix to 2 channel’ somewhere.

MM

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Hockey44 wrote:

Please see one proposed BO solution for main reception with BL5, BS9000

Whilst you can connect the 5’s to the core, you can not connect the BS9000 to the Core as in the drawing – the Powerlink port there is for sound out…..not for in!
Just connect the 5’s to the BS9000 (with optional digital connection).
The Core can then be connected to the 9000.

MM

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I was in the same situation a year ago….only that my Avant was 55”.

40% of seems a very good deal.
But we need to know, if that is on the whole unit (including stand etc).
In that case I’d even say, that it is an excellent deal.
(You should go for the LG/G3 model, if possible!)
But you will have to talk costs for the installation too…..unless you are able to do it yourself.

Personally I did not look back – even if there have been some (SW) quirks along the way. The Theatre is pretty stable now imo.
The Theatre has so many options – you will probably hear a difference in the overall sound from your system right after setting it up…..to the better.

It needs a bit of rethinking – the integration with excisting Masterlink/NL-converter products is not great…..if you have any.
And the new app is still a mystery……if you have other newer NL-based products.

I would not hesitate – I am sure you will like the Theatre.

MM

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Over and out for the previous/5.3 beta version.
From now on forced to use an unfinished and unlogical app

M?M

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Thanks @Sandyb

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This is not about ‘more’ or ‘enough bas’.
It is much more about avoiding room modes (from the bas content of the signal).
Every room is different.

Generally I’d suggest – if someone has a subwoofer/or two in the mix – to place this/these at the back of the room….and not at the front with the Theatre.

This is about ‘better bas’.

MM

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Sure there are some ‘real brains’ on the forum.
However, it is complicated to help further, when one is not on site.

Maybe a forum member, who lives in London can give you a hint, which dealer/installer could do this.
London is big – there must be several dealers/installers.

I know that Sandyb has had an installer helping him not that long ago.
Maybe send him a PM and ask him, if he knows a skilled installer.

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Where I have some troubles here, is to understand, what you plan for.

Under 1. above you write ‘Ideally be able to use BL5’s without having to turn on BS9000 each time to stream music from NAS and not use 9000 remote to adjust volume.’
I have tried a couple of times to explain, that this is not possible!

Furthermore I did ask you about, what you call a Core (mentioned again under 2.) That seemed to me to be a BeoPlay Connection Hub.
I did post a picture with information about that earlier.
Sadly you did not comfirm, what device it actually is, that you have.
The Core looks like this….

…..and that is not the device in the photo, you posted earlier on.
It is a different kind of device – for another purpose.

3. (and also 2.) Which tv are we talking here….a B&O tv, or?

Things like these have to be clear/correct in order to help you from afar.

MM

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Are you sure that you can not set the sound out from the Chromecast/Googletv to PCM 2.0.
That is what the extractor accepts.

MM

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Here is another ‘mystery’.

What is the point of having a ‘Standby button’, if it does nothing?
Previously pushing this button resulted in device/the Essence and the app to go to standby..
Now it does not seem to do anything – this screen stays so after having paused the playback.
The device itself is in standby, though – as I can see on a device that (still) has the old app.
I would have expected the app to reflect the standby status of the device it has been controlling.

Question for Mr Andersen:
Is this meant to be so….or is it a bug or something that does not yet work correctly?

Note:
The app is set to always on in the settings.

MM

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I suggest that you look for professional installation help on site from now on, before architect plans too much.
Since you are located in London, it should not be hard to find someone, who is skilled in B&O setups and network layout.

MM

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Mikipedi4 wrote:

Hi All, It’s been a while since I’ve been on here, but I didn’t want to exclude you guys. Pretty soon, but no exact date set yet, I’ll be having a chat with Mr Anderson about the direction and state of the B&O app. I currently don’t really see the vision and with so many revisions in beta it leaves me a bit befuddled about where it’s going. So I was going to ask him about that and publish it on my YouTube channel. Since I can only do and ask so much from my own experience, I wanted to reach out to you guys and see if you had any questions and or suggestions you’d like me to ask the B&O App Team. Feel free to leave them here and I’ll do my best to get a satisfying answer to it Kind regards, Michael / Mikipedi4

There is a lengthy thread about the app versions here that has been going on since september.
Enough stuff there to fill a whole Beotalk.

Would you want us to repeat our troubles in this new thread?
I’d say, if Mr andersen had comtinoued to be in that thread – as he was in the begging – he’d know our questions.
Alternatively, you could read the thread to know, what people on Beoworld think of the new app.

MM

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Did you change these settings recently?

Have a look here.

MM

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Mark wrote:

Leosgonewild wrote:

If I have understood correctly, Airplay 2 is not lossless.

A google search on this is answered by someone at the RoonLabs community:

AirPlay2 can exist in two forms: lossless 16/44.1 ALAC or lossy AAC. It’s up to the app to decide.

Please post the source for that information.

Untill then try this link.

See here
and here
for the explanation that Apple Music can not be distributed via AirPlay 2.

MM

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RJ45 is just a connector type – important is that it is a PowerLink connection.
There are lots of adapters/cables for RJ45 <-> DIN.
So that should not be a problem.

You can also use a single Beolab speaker – for example a BL4000.

MM

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