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Dear B&O lovers,
Am sure I am not the first one to ask this, but could not find a direct thread on this. Apologies if I am doubling questions!
I am in love with the classical Beolab 8000 MK2, but would like to make them wireless. I have a solution with an Airport Express, but also see various refurbish parties here in The Netherlands advertising with a mythical 'small' device they build into the speakers itself, fully out of sight, asking E800 for this mod. Unfortunately they don't want to share what device they're actually building in :(
Got a bit frustrated, am a technical guy, so would like to do this myself. Do you have any idea which device they're using? Do you have experience with a set that had such a mod, or a different one, built in?
Many thanks!
Take a look here for ideas. A Raspberry PI may do what you want!
https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/
Stoobie
MULTIROOM AUDIO ADAPTER FOR BEOLAB SPEAKER - BL3
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Hello Mvee,
(English translated from Dutch)
A few years ago I had the same question about the wireless installation of certain Dutch companies. I also asked them what they used and whether they also wanted to sell this separately but unfortunately not.
Now I am very stubborn and what they can do I can do too.
I briefly did some research and came to the conclusion that they use modules with Linkplay technology. For 99.9% I am convinced that they build in cheap PCBs (for example the LINKPLAY WiFi LAN Receiver A31) making it possible to control each Beolab separately. Personally I never got around to installing (still have 2 x 8000 and 4 x 6000 in the attic) but now use 2x the Audicast M5 wireless streamer which I have connected to 2 Beolab 6000. In the corresponding APP you can pair the speakers and name them for left and right. It is not easier and cheaper.
If you are a bit experienced with electronics, you can build the Audiocast M5 PCB into the housing of the Beolab. The system works on USB power supply (= 5 volts) and the standby system of the Beolab also works on 5 volts. So you can branch off the power from this. Signal can connected parallel to the line in and you're done.
How you could operate it with a Beoremote I have not figured out anymore since it works excellently with the phone.
Hope you get an idea to go to
Regards,
Mel.