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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!

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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

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“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!

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Hello Joris,

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

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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!

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Johan

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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,

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Johan

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Bonsoir Yann, nice!

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

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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.

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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?

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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 :-).

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Alexey Malyugin wrote:

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!

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Alexey Malyugin wrote:

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.

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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.

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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?

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Johan

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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?

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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.

This is from the manual on the B&O site https://support.bang-olufsen.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041518532-Beosystem-3

J.

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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,

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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.

 

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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

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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.

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