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Beolab 28s Beolab 9s Beolab 12-3s Beolab 1s Beolab 6000s 2 pairs Beolab 4000s Beovision 7-55 Beovision 10-40 Beoplay V1 32 inch Beovision Avant 32 inch Beosound 1 (CD player) Beosound 3000 Beosound 5 Core Essence MKII Beoplay M5
You might be able to log in the M5 in that network - best ask the admin there.
N.B. You don’t have to use the Bang & Olufsen app - only if you would need the built in sources.
As for TuneIn and Deezer, you can just AirPlay or Chromecast from their native apps.
But do remember, that anyone in that same network can AirPlay or ChromeCast to it then - do really want that?
The A1 is not a connected/NL device - it only works over bluetooth.
That would be the most flexible solution - just remember to turn it off, when you don’t use it.
If that - soundwise - is not enough for you, you could use the M5 in bluetooth mode ( = without the wifi network).
MM
There is a tv - and there is a BV
Millemissen:But do remember, that anyone in that same network can AirPlay or ChromeCast to it then - do really want that?
Razlaw:Had not thought about the problem of others possibly accessing it as you mentioned.
https://tomqb.wordpress.com/2015/12/28/airplay-passwort-fuer-beoplay-a6/
Maybe, never needed that myself.
But wouldn’t that require that you put in the code each time, you want to AirPlay.
Maybe some one else has experience with this stuff.
Millemissen:But wouldn’t that require that you put in the code each time you want to AirPlay?
@trackbeo
Thanks - good to know, should you ever need it.
Razlaw:Reading the comments here as well as looking in the app store has caused me to have another question. Can the M5 be used with either the B and O multiroom app and the Beoplay app? It looks like it can be used with the Beoplay app? Is that just for Bluetooth or could I also connect it to wifi using the Beoplay app and use the onboard Deezer in the same manner as with the B and O multiroom app? Thanks!
Livingroom: BL3, BL11, BV11-46 Kitchen: Beosound 1 GVA, Beocom 2 Bathroom: M3 Homeoffice: M3, Beocom 2 Library: Beosound Emerge, Beocom 6000 Bedroom: M5, Essence remote Travel: Beoplay E8 2.0, Beoplay EQ, Beoplay Earset
Just one thing to check on, make sure you ask your network admin if there's sufficient bandwidth for music streaming and your usual office work. Shouldn't be a problem with today's high speed networks, but it's something you should check so you don't accidentally stomp on the network. I've worked places, simulation labs, where the simulations saturated the networks with traffic and anything like music or video streaming was not allowed, but those were probably exceptional circumstances.
Something to check though.
Jeff
I'm afraid I'm recovering from the BeoVirus.
if you are concerned about distribution between products I would be weary of the backbone IT configuration and the safety mechanisms the company has in place. We had an installation at a very prominent AV brand offices that prevented us from distributing due to their back end security provisions they have in place. To make it work we had to subnet and have the customer BT into a product for redistribution. They would not bend on their security even for a music stream to re-distributed. Just something to consider.
Ah, you know... A little B&O here, a little there
Razlaw:Thanks for the quick answers. The more I look at the issues using a Beoplay/Beosound at work, the more I think I should just use my “antique” Beosound 1 for regular radio and my old CDs.
In that case just add a bluetooth adapter to it....for more options.
And - the BeoPlay app was for setting up the bluetooth devices and managing the sound/volume (when you send something via BT)......
....no ChromeCast, no nothing!
BeoMegaMan:if you are concerned about distribution between products I would be weary of the backbone IT configuration and the safety mechanisms the company has in place. We had an installation at a very prominent AV brand offices that prevented us from distributing due to their back end security provisions they have in place. To make it work we had to subnet and have the customer BT into a product for redistribution. They would not bend on their security even for a music stream to re-distributed. Just something to consider. Ah, you know... A little B&O here, a little there
Millemissen:In that case just add a bluetooth adapter to it....for more options. And - the BeoPlay app was for setting up the bluetooth devices and managing the sound/volume (when you send something via BT)...... ....no ChromeCast, no nothing! MM There is a tv - and there is a BV.
You can set the audio quality for the Chromecast in the Google Home app. Lower quality saves bandwidth so many that's what's happening. I think my Chromecast (connect to BS9000 and BL1s sounds quite good) so if that doesn't fix it maybe your cable has a problem.
Is it a Chromecast, or a Chromecast audio? I have the audio, maybe that's the difference...
Two other things: 1) make sure "full dynamic range" is enabled (I don't see an audio quality setting anymore), and 2) turn the volume up to at least 75% via the app. I recall mine sounded like crap one time when I didn't realize it's volume, hence the signal into the BS, was very low. After I turned up the volume, it sounded much better
Razlaw:M5 arrived today. Extremely impressed with it so far.