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Hi
I recently bought a Beosound 3000 and I have some questions about further purchases and setting it up.
I know I need to buy a set of speakers and so I was thinking of getting a pair of Beolabs 6000 for my living room and Beloabs 4000 for my office. The rooms are about 8 metres apart in my house and I really want to connect them wirelessly. I also want to be able to play music from my iTunes catalog. What do I need to connect these up wirelessly?
The reson I decided to buy a B&O system rather than a Sonos set up is because I wanted the ability to play CD's and also I remember my Dad having a B&O system in the 70's and how good it sounded.
Please help me before I go and buy something that I don't need.
Kind regards
Harry
Welcome to the Forum.
Best way would be: get another sonos for the 2nd Speaker set...It will be cheaper than the wireless 1s from B&O.
I am using a Beosound 900 with sonos.You now that the sonos has a aux-in? You could attach a cd Player there.
Best regards
Ralf
Living Room: Beosystem 4, Beolab 7-2 (Center), Beolab 9 (Fronts), Beolab 8000 (Rears), no Subwoofer. Screen: Sony KD-85XH9096Dining Room: Beosound Essence MK II with Beolab 4000 on stands, fed by Amazon Echo Show 8Home Cinema: Beosystem 4, Beolab 7-4 (Center), Beolab 1 (Fronts), Beolab 4000 (Rears). Projector: Sony VPL-HW55Home Office: Beosystem 3, Beolab 7-4, Beolab 5000, Screen: Sony KD-55XH9005 on Beovision 7-40 stand, ML to Beosound 9000 MK3 and Beosound 5/Beomaster 5 (1 TB SSD version)Bedroom: Sony KD-65XH9077, Beosound Essence MK II with Beolab 6002 and Beolab 11 (all white, wall-mounted)
In storage: Beolab 5000/Beomaster 5000 (1960s).
I would connect the speakers in the room that the 3000 is in via wires - powerlink cables are very fine and come in all lengths. There is the Beolink Wireless unit to go to the other room speakers though you will connect the speakers to the unit in that room obviously. I have heard differing reports of this device - some complain of poor connection but I imagine it depends on location.
As far as connecting to iTunes, I use a Beoport - just about to be discontinued - and you can control the music via iPhone/iPod using the remote facility.
There are however many similar systems around - the problem will be remote control of the 3000 which requires the B&O system.
Peter
Thanks very much for your help Peter and kallasr.
So if I understood correctly I will have the following setup:-
LoungeBeosound 3000 with physical connections to BeoLab 6000Beolink wirelessBeoport
OfficeBeolink wirelessBeolabs 4000
Are the Beolink Wireless and the Beoport physically connected to the BS 3000 and speakers?Sorry, I know this sounds like a silly question.
Well, I would not go for the Beolink Wireless - due to Price reasons (it is just a VERY expensive "NOT CABLE" Connection).
Maybe another (used) Beosound 3000 is cheaper...
Check Software Version of the Beosound 3000 before buying the beoport, not all are Versions can be used (the early on won't accept the N.Radio = Internet Music and N.Music = MP3s commands).
You would Need a PC running i-tunes AND a B&O Software called Beoplayer (check for compatibility with your operating System!) OR some sofware called Linkplayer (for MAC, search this Forum).
Instead, you could attach a mac mini with analog Audio out to the AUX port of the Beosound 3000 (and use an ipod / ipad to control the i-tunes - remote app from apple in the app store) -> this is what I used to do when using i-tunes.For the second Speakers set maybe an Airport express will be fine - Speakers directly attached to the Output of the airplay express.Even for the first on this should work! So just 2 Airport express.
So many Options...
Similar question.
Current setup is in dining room
BS9000 via powerlink to BS6000+MS to BL3500 Airport express into AUX for Itunes
Bedroom
BL2000
Now after renovating the full house the other half wants to add a speaker in bathroom and landing.
It is possible to get a powerlink cable upstairs however it would have to go outside and up and would be a bit of a nightmare.
Other option is another Airport express upstairs and say a pair of BL4000 or BL4 then split one for the bathroom and one for the landing. I could drop the mains power from the loft and the airport express connection to each. Obviously one speaker in each room is not optimum sound however it is only background listening.
I have never heard the sound through Airport express directly into a BL speaker
What is it like quality wise?
which option is the better?
regards
Thanks kallasr
I just checked eBay and I can pick up a 3000 for about £200. So I might just get one for the office. It would be good to link them so that I can play the same music in the lounge and the office. Is this possible with the wireless link or is there another solution?