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I sure know which one I prefer to look at in my rooms/home. MM
What an immense difference …….. with in my opinion more objective pictures. It shows an evolution in three generations of the B&o app. To me the latest UI is the easiest to operate……whereas the first is the most complex but very nice even after all these years.
I get your point – the second one looks nice when playing.
My ‘problem’ – maybe – is that I hardly ever see the app on my iPhone.
I was talking about an app, that – like mine on iPads – can represent a missing display for the actual devices.I do not use the app much for controlling….and do not carry my iPhone with me, when I am at home.
And even if – I do not agree with you that the latest UI is the best for navigating….it is still too unfinished imo.
I add/remove rooms with my BROnes respectively on the device.
For me the multiroom section in the new app is way too present.
Again – this might be just me and my use case.
Others might carry their phone with them all the time and do not have/use a BROne or the Essence Remote.MM
P.S.
No secret….it is not the newest app version that is my favourite ?(When in standby mode) I actually like the first one with the minimalistic graphic design of the Essence (Remote).
If a picture, I would prefer if you could place a picture of my own setup/room there – the picture of the ‘wheely’ is too bulky imo.The only thing, I would miss there, are the 4 dots/the My Buttons.
I fail to understand why they are not a part of the app!
They are present on the BeoRemote One and on the new B&O devices.
In my opinion all B&O products have to have a consistant and easily recognisable design language….including the app.
Is this the case with the new app version?Just thinking out loud – it would be nice, if the designer of the newer B&O devices/NOTO Design/André Poulheim could comment on this.
But maybe this is just me – maybe the majority of the (newer) B&O don’t give a sh*t about these things ?
MM
Maybe interesting for those who want to dig a bit deeper into the thought behind the remote controls from B&O.
I feel sorry for this guy who waited 25 years to experience a B&O device from yesteryears…..who had to admit that it actually was quite good, once he got used with the philosophy behind it.
The ‘red dot’/standby is a very logical concept.
Since the late 80’s the Bang & Olufsen remotes were made to control several different products (in the B&O ekosystem) – the A/V Terminal and then the Beolink 1000.
Where other had to have several remotes, one for each product, B&O had one, where you could turn on/switch to the wanted source directly by using the source button and turn the device off with one button (the red/standby button) – this was also used for turning off the entire system by a long press (later as the first multiroom systems from B&O came).And only unlogical for those who prefered to have multiple different remote controls for their devices.
A ‘Go’ button for accepting the choices one has made, when setting up things in menus, with several steps is unavoidable – how would you do it without?
In the end it is this:
….or that:
I surely would have to adapt to the UI of these monster remotes.
Please give me a clean, nice looking remote, where you can control all basic features of several devices intuitively.
I have a feeling that this classic hifi guy wants it complicated – after all it is his hobby and – probably – also his bread and butter.
MM
Can you airplay to the other devices from that same iphone?
Maybe the LG screen gives you the code, when trying to airplay to it.Do you use the Home app?
Passcode setting there: on/off?
Do you see something like this there?
MM
Yes that is progress.
But there is still a long way to go before we are able to do, what we could in the previous (regular) version.
Why shouldn’t we be able to access the internal sources (such as B&O Radio……) from Source List?
Would be nice to know if that is coming (again) in time….
……or if these will be left out for good in the future app versions!But it is nice to be able to start e.g. CD from there – something (by the way) that we still miss on the BST.
MM
MM
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It is actually pretty simple.
The 9000 is set up as normal and the streamer is connected to the A.Aux input there using the analog output of the streamer – most streamers have analog outputs.
You’l need an adapter cable for that – probably a male L/R RCA to a male 5 pin DIN.The A.Aux on the 9000 must be activated/turned on using the Beo4 – the music must be choosen and controlled via an app (according to the streamer) – the volume control is best done with the Beo4/the 9000.
You must connect the streamer to your home network (where your NAS also is connected).
This can – with most streamers – be done either wireless or using a network cable.
I’d prefer a wired connection, if possible.
The streamer must be setup according to the user guide.Enjoy CD’s or streamed music from the speakers/the 5’s ?
Note!
You can not connect directly to the speakers/the BL5 with a network cable!2:
Since it seems that there is no need for connecting both B&O systems (using a ML cable), I’d suggest running these independently and add another streamer to the BC2 just like with the 9000.
Both setups can then be used in similar ways – which might be important to other family member….what they do in one room is also how you do it in the other.As I understand it, you already have (and use) a B&O Connection Hub – the socalled S8 hub.
Probably with a tv now and the BL3’s (?).With this hub you have different options – see this picture:
This means that you can connect different audio sources there (only one will play, the other must be turnded off).
You could use the optical in for the sound from a 3rd party tv (that is maybe what you do now).
And use the Powerlink input for the BC2.
In this case there would be no speakers connected to the BC2 itself, but to the hub….these could be the 5’s.
This way you’d have sound from CD, streaming device and tv using the same pair of speakers.
Enjoy ?The (spare pair of) BL3’s could be used as additional speakers somewhere in the big room, if needed.
However, you might want to use the BC2 and the tv/hub setup indipendently.
In that case connect the 9’s to the BC2 and the 3’s to the hub (or vice versa).
It all depends on your needs, your use habits.3:
Yes, you can access what you have on your NAS with the Sonos devices.
Please read here.There might be other ways to set up your systems – however, here I have tried to describe a rather simple way to do this.
Feel free to ask again if needed.
MM
