[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Thanks Martin!

My B&O product knowledge isn’t the best so always good to have corrections.

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Thanks Guy,

yes you are quite correct! They are MX1500 TVs.

I really like the little Beolit 48, even though I don’t have any need for one!

Kind regards Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Thanks matador,

To give some balance to this post, many members will know that I have provided support to Beoworld for well over a decade, and I aim to continue this arrangement for many years to come.  My primary aim is to ensure that this valuable community resource remains available to all B&O fans and I also visit the forum regularly to offer help and advice to users with questions.

My reason for explaining this is that Beoworld visitors will from time to time see that I mention my own business at https://soundsheavenly.com which provides cables and solutions that allow B&O speakers to work with any brand of TV, as well as linking other speakers to B&O systems.  I only mention my business here as a result of my long term partnership with Beoworld, this is very much a two-way relationship where I aim to give back to this site and to the B&O community in exchange for making a living.

As a supplier to Bang & Olufsen (my cables are included with their Beogram 4000c turntables), I need to ensure that both the quality of my products and the ethical approach of my business are of the highest possible standard.

Any visitors who are new to the B&O world may also find my YouTube channel helpful, as I have been regularly producing B&O product reviews and advice videos for over ten years:-

https://www.youtube.com/soundsheavenlycables

I am always happy to help with any connection questions and I am proud to continue to support Beoworld!

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi AdamS,

I’m with you on that one, the voice assistant is disabled on all of my smart devices!  However, for those who are happy to shout at their speakers, you can ensure that Google voice assistant only responds when you ask nicely, by changing the wake name from “Google” to “Google Please” in the settings.  Then you would have to say “Hey Google, please play the Beogram”…. 😉

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Thanks!

Yes, the FM radio should work as normal if an aerial is connected (sorry I didn’t think to check this!)

As there aren’t any other IR-based B&O products in the BeoHome, it would be necessary to program the Beoliving Intelligence to translate any incoming IR codes received from the Beomaster via the NL/ML Converter, eg. TV, LIGHT, etc and assign them to outgoing network commands.  I’m not aware of any other controls being configured to work from IR, but maybe one of the B&O Integration team will read this and respond!

By the way, I will follow up in the next few weeks with a “deep dive” video explaining exactly how to voice control a Beogram from Google or Alexa (Siri is also possible, but a different process, so not sure that is worth covering).

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

“Unser Forumsliebling Steve” 😉

Danke schön Stereomensch!

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi,

Sorry for replying in English. I have some in use as PC speakers, they are great for this. You just need a cable like this and they connect to the PC headphone socket:-

https://soundsheavenly.com/beolab-4-and-4pc/79-335-beolab-4-4pc-input-cable-minijack-connection.html#/2-length-1m

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Olivier,

I will follow up with a video in the coming weeks explaining exactly how to control a Beogram from Google or Alexa. Beolink Intelligence is used to combine scenes with TV and motor stand control as far as I am aware.

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi,

Sorry I don’t know what processing is done behind the scenes here. I don’t think there is anything wrong with combining B&O’s expertise (TVs, speakers, headphones, etc) with the best that other high-end tech companies can offer. We don’t expect B&O to make their own lighting or motorised window shades, but we know any good B&O store can provide a fully integrated setup with lighting and window control from your B&O remote. The same is true with this theatre room. B&O speakers work seamlessly with other brands of projector, lighting and audio processor.

Yes, it would be nice if B&O made everything, but that probably isn’t realistic. This way, the things that need to be “B&O quality” get the attention they require and the whole system looks and operates as though every part were a B&O product.

I love this cinema and they had a lot of trouble trying to remove me when the demo was finished 😉

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Johan,

That looks like a great store, I love visiting new B&O stores when I am travelling abroad. Here is something a little different, on my first visit to B&O Copenhagen last month – the video was taken by my friend Henrik, who you may know from his BOTF Facebook group…

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Patricia,

Welcome to BeoWorld!  Glad to hear that the cable I sent for the Beogram is working well.

You just need this cable to link any non-B&O CD player to the Tape input of the Beomaster as MM mentioned, this is the cable you need:-

https://soundsheavenly.com/bang-olufsen/52-72-stereo-rca-twin-phono-to-beosound-aux-input-din-socket.html#/2-length-1m

Any questions, please ask!

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi,

Yes, I can help. I am away on vacation until Tuesday, but the item in the link below will be available when I return to give a direct connection to the primary Beolab 28 speaker.

As this Beogram  doesn’t have a pre-amp, you will need this pre-amp kit, which comes with all cables needed and full instructions, ready to “plug and play”:-

https://soundsheavenly.com/beogram-record-players/12-2196-pre-amp-bundle-for-bo-beogram-and-all-turntables.html#/36-output-5_pin_din_aux/41-power_supply-uk – please choose the “3.5mm TRS plugs” output option for your speaker

Kind regards Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi,

Sorry I am away on vacation at the moment, so I won’t have any further chance to respond on BeoWorld.

However, please feel free to email me directly via my website using the link at the foot of this page and I can help you via email.

I will be able to respond to BeoWorld requests again from 26th July onwards.

Thanks for your patience.

Kind regards Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi,

Sure, the Airport Express Express doesn’t generate a trigger signal, so my cable provides this.  Here are the details of the cable (you can see full information when my site opens tomorrow morning):-

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Lawso,

Yes, I can help! Please purchase either Apple Airport Express, Google Chromecast Audio, Audiocast M5, Tibo Bond Mini or any Bluetooth receiver for wireless music from your phone to your B&O Beolab 7-x or Beolab 10 TV speaker (sorry I don’t sell these devices, only the cables!)

When used with any of the devices listed above, your Beolab 7-x/10 speaker needs a special powered cable to generate the trigger signals to activate it:-

https://soundsheavenly.com/line-in-connection/102-438-minijack-to-beolab-2-7-10-2500-powered-trigger-kit.html#/2-length-1m

In this configuration, the music player will control the speaker volume, but the speaker will remain on all the time that the trigger cable is connected and powered on.

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi,

Yes, my B&O app is also locking up repeatedly on all my iOS devices.  The only way I can get in is to turn off wi-fi, open the app and then turn wi-fi back on.

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi Razlaw,

Yes, I had exactly the same issues with my stereo paired Emerge speakers yesterday since the software update.  I had to remove both speakers from my account in the app and then re-install them, which (so far) seems to have fixed the problem.

I have raised this to B&O, awaiting their reply…

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi,

Another new bug, my (cabled) stereo paired Emerges lost their pairing in the night for the first time ever after updating to 10017 recently.  By the way, I don’t suggest removing the battery from the Level when not in use.

Update: I checked from my router and I could see the Ethernet connection to both speakers, but they weren’t able to pair within the B&O app, only the primary speaker would play.  I removed both speakers from my account and added them again, went back through the setup process and they are working.

I will monitor their behaviour and I have reported the bugs, lets see if we get a response.

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi,

Yes, this cable provides simultaneous audio in and out, so whatever is playing on the speakers (CD, radio, A. Mem or Aux) can also be recorded via the Aux output using this cable.

Kind regards, Steve.

[Steve at Sounds Heavenly]

Hi all,

Update: After manually updating the Emerges to the new 10017 software, none of my iOS devices would log into the B&O app, except the one that I used to carry out the updates.

I fixed that my taking the phones to another wi-fi network and opening the app, then bringing them back home and they were then able to log in.

I guess this may be an issue with the corrupted log files from the 10015 software, as mentioned above by B&O.  Hope this may be helpful.

Kind regards, Steve.

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