Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

Tignum

Forum Replies Created

Viewing 20 posts - 1 through 20 (of 479 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hi, yes I use two in stereo with a BeoLink Converter in my garage. And this (once) 6000 euro ALT sound system sounds good to my ears!

    I think I got each of them for 50 or so. Be aware to only feed them left OR right when you want to play two in stereo.

    Keep us posted on your BL9 endeavours!

    Regards, Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hey Joe,

    I think the BL3s look fantastic!

    I cannot help with information about the BL9s, but in case the ribbed parts are made of aluminium, you could consider to have them powdercoated. I have done that with Beo4s and BL7-4s. Then you can choose various colors and gloss/matt/structured options (and don’t forget to put screws in threaded holes before blasting/coating).

    I guess it depends on the color of the fabric and your preference eventually.

    See below an image of a 7-4.

    Good luck!

    Regards, Johan

    • This reply was modified 3 days, 9 hours ago by Tignum.
    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: Beosound 5 / Beomaster 5 Setup Questions #70552
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    “2)apart from that I cannot seem to connect to the network.”

    Hello Avalon Martin, nice acquisition!

    I do not use Beoconnect, and just transfer files to the ‘Music’ folder on the BM5 using my Mac’s possibility to ‘Connect to server’. There i use the BM5’s IP address, username and password (that you can set elsewhere in the menu). I trust a similar option is available on Windows PCs.

    Good luck!

    Regards, Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hello Joris,

    Sorry cannot help you here – I don’t own a CD drive for the BS5. Hope others can.

    Regards, Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: WANTED: BEOLAB 8002 White/Silver #70409
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    One more thought Louis, if you end up redoing the frets: when applying new white fabric to a black plastic frame, the black might show through. Perhaps then primer/paint the frames white first.

    This is the fabric I used (in black though) to refresh my 8000s https://www.akustikstoff.com/en/Find-Speaker-Cloth/Speaker-Cloth-Standard-White-11::15992.html#horizontalTab4.

    Let us know how things develop! White ones look amazing!

    Regards,

    Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: WANTED: BEOLAB 8002 White/Silver #70354
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hello Louis,

    I hope you will find them! But I expect them to be rare.

    What about buying a regular pair (black/aluminum) and recloth the grills? The chance that the (at least) 13 year old speakers are not as white as they once were, is present,

    Regards,

    Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: BOX FOR mmc4000 #70285
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Bonsoir Yann, nice!

    Then it is yours!.Can you send me your address by PM?

    Regards, Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: Beosound 5 / Beomaster 5: Sound menu missing? #70263
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hello Peter, hello Guy,

    I am a proud BS5/BM5 owner, using it in Option 0, no PowerLink speakers attached. I did put it to Option 1 for testing your case Peter, and no SOUND menu appeared. I would indeed try, as Guy suggests, PowerLink speakers or Steve’s dummy plug.

    Hope this helps, J.

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: Update APP of the B&O 7.0.0. #69888
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hi all,

    I had a friendly conversation with the people from support pointing out the issues and was asked to wait for updates. And… the App is on 7.1 since yesterday (BeoGrace added), and it is now possible to add a full DLNA album to the playlist! I call it progress :-). However, when in the DLNA music collection, you still need to click all the way back to the home screen to control the playlist. I trust that will be fixed?

    Regards, Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: Tuning New Stations on an MCP6500? #69826
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hello CharlieWednesday, I found a (edit:) DUTCH hardcopy of the MCP5500 manual. When I will find a moment I will try to scan it completely. (edit:) But perhaps better if someone can make a scan of the English manual :-).

    Regards, Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: BeoSystem 3 MK1: No Sound via S/PDIF AV5 with LG TV #69779
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hello! I tried two audio converters:
    PALMEXX optical-to-coaxial converter

    Noname Bitstream optical-to-coaxial converter

    I also tested directly with a DVD player. When connecting the DVD, the sound came on immediately! The sound system displayed Dolby Digital 2.

    When connecting through either of these converters, the display shows “Mono/Stereo,” but there is no sound. I tested with both Dolby Digital and PCM on the LG.

    The support service of both converter manufacturers replied that PCM settings are required. In other words, the signal is transcoded into PCM, and the processor should process it, which, apparently, is not happening with my BeoSystem 3.

    My conclusion: I need a converter that will transmit the signal unchanged, simply converting Toslink to Coax.

    Having searched the forum, I did not find a single example of a confirmed working converter. Could you help me choose one that definitely works?

    I know one nuance: BeoSystem 3 accepts only standard Dolby Digital (not DD+) and 48 kHz.

    When you say that you fed the BS3 with the DVD player (feeding the S/PDIF), and your system works, that sounds (pun intended) indeed very promising!

    I use this Delock converter Delock Digital Audio Converter TOSLINK > Coaxial Item No. 62789.

    Not sure if that one is still available, maybe you can find a used one? I don’t think you will need anything fancy.
    Note I use a dedicated S/PDIF coax cable, not (half) a normal RCA/Cinch one!
    Again that absence of white noise at setting SPEAKER LEVEL is weird…
    Don’t give up!
    Regards, J.
    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: BeoSystem 3 MK1: No Sound via S/PDIF AV5 with LG TV #69775
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Tignum wrote:
    When you set the ‘TV SPEAKER LEVEL’, do you hear white noise from the speakers? I ask this as you say that they do click.

    J.
    No, they only click when their roles are selected.

    That is weird. When setting the speaker levels, I trust there should be a ‘white noise’ signal to be able to set all speakers to the same volume.

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: Beomaster 5: Networkinfo #69752
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hi Joris, my fully working and connected BS/BM5 also shows a NO at NETWORK CONNECTION. The ‘Installation guide’ does have a section for ‘Testing the network connection’.

    For the MUSIC SERVER status: maybe you can switch off (disable) the MUSIC SERVER, and see if the system still says that it is busy? In case you have it switched on, it could mean that the system is busy (or stuck) rebuilding the server, or just busy executing its server duty? Mine says DISABLED.

    Regards, Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: Connecting Beocentre to speakers and Samsung Serif TV #69651
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hi Paddy2042,

    I also think a second hand BV with Masterlink is the most cost effective, but you will not get very modern screen technology with that.

    Did you explore the Neomesteren product offering? This company makes various products to match B&O speakers and remote controls with TVs of other brands. There is no surround sound/masterlink product yet. But maybe it is worthwhile to have a look?

    Regards,

    Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: BeoSystem 3 MK1: No Sound via S/PDIF AV5 with LG TV #69638
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hi, my BS3 led is orange when in use. Did you try to make the BL8000s centre speakers? Are the speaker levels not set to zero?

    Regards, J.

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: BeoSystem 3 MK1: No Sound via S/PDIF AV5 with LG TV #69627
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    When you set the ‘TV SPEAKER LEVEL’, do you hear white noise from the speakers? I ask this as you say that they do click.

    In case the BL8000s are the only speakers you have connected, you might want to try to connect them as centre speakers, use CONFIG to tell the BS3 that they are a pair of 8000s.

    J.

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: BeoSystem 3 MK1: No Sound via S/PDIF AV5 with LG TV #69626
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hi,

    You must use the input that you have assigned the remote control to. I am not sure if the Mk3 has the same menu as the Mk1. Maybe you can get hold of a reference manual?

    Below a couple of screenshots of my settings:

    I assigned the S/PDIF input to the TV command on the remote:

    Then under OPTIONS/SOUND, you can see how I listed my speakers, their roles, and their volume & distance settings, also that I want to use all speakers for video use, and 2 speakers for audio use (SPEAKER 5 / SPEAKER 2)
    Are you not using a centre speaker? Could it be to better use another powerlink socket? The first two are dedicated to center and sub:
    That is pretty much it I guess!
    Hope this helps,
    Regards Johan
    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: BeoSystem 3 MK1: No Sound via S/PDIF AV5 with LG TV #69601
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hi, mine is Mk3.

    I am using the AV2 S/PDIF sound input on the BS3 (under CONNECTIONS)

    The sound out setting of the LG is ‘optical out’ and ‘passthrough’

    My BS3 is in V.OPT 2

    Have you assigned speaker types and roles? (under SOUND SETUP)?

    And ‘default video speaker’ (under SOUND ADJUSTMENT)?

    J.

     

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: BeoSystem 3 MK1: No Sound via S/PDIF AV5 with LG TV #69597
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Hello Alexey,

    I also have an LG TV connected, a C9 55″, to a BS3 (mk3).

    I use a super simple optical (toslink) to coax converter. All works fine, feeding 6 Beolabs through Powerlink.

    Do you have Powerlink to RCA cables for the Beolab 8000s then? And you say that the Beolabs show orange leds? Orange leds are not usual and indicate an issue – they should be red (off) or green (on). Do you have Beolabs that work with Powerlink to try? Could it be that the volume coming from the BS3 is too low to trigger the RCA fed Beolabs?

    There are some more threads around this, including screenshots of the LG sound output options and the BS3 input options, such as this one: https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/p/43717/316931.aspx, hope they help to isolate and fix the issue.

    Regards,

    Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
    in reply to: B&O Penta with a modern IcePower amp #69590
    Tignum
    GOLD Member

    Wow – BeoLab CX7-100! Would there be a good spot for a little LED shining through the fabric?

    Hope you find the time to complete! I had such a thought once for the Cona. Just too worried/non skilled about filters etc.

    Regards,

    Johan

    Location: Netherlands
    My B&O Icons: No description available No description availableNo description availableNo description available No description available No description availableNo description available
Viewing 20 posts - 1 through 20 (of 479 total)