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hi All,
I hope you can help. I am just about to move into a new house and have been looking into how to set the house up with my equipment.
I have a couple of beolink passive amps and was wondering if these could be connected to the playmaker (they have a powerlink socket but all the manuals I have say not to use this). Is it possible to to connect the two?
Thanks
Toby
A Beolink Passive can be used
a) via Masterlink in a link room to connect passive Speakers to your audio master (masterlink used)
b) via Powerlink as an amp to drive passive speakers locally (masterlink not used)
This is how I used to run beolink passives.Therefore I don't see any issue using the powerlink socket (via RJ45 Adapter) to attach to the playmaker.
BUT - have not tried this - I remember the powerlink cable has to be fully wired (8 wires?)....So, maybe someone can confirm??
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).
Thanks for the quick replies.
Now just have to move into the new place and get it all set up.
Hi Räber,
if you can live with unplugging and plugging-in cables all the time - then:YES.
I wouldn't
Plug the Playmaker into your Audiomaster(Aux or A.tape, and enjoy in all ML-rooms,
Or: buy a BeoLink Active - plug that into MasterLink, and use your BeolinkPassive as an amplifier.
Then use the Pc-in on the Activebox for the Playmaker - you can buy the cable(s) at your B&O-dealer.
See my Playmaker-setup (date: 03.10.2012). Sorry it is in danish - but with lots of illustrations.
www.hifi4all.dk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46053&PN=0&TPN=235
Greetings Millemissen
There is a tv - and there is a BV
To every question there is a reply
Might be of some inspiration to other users!
N.B. The Playmaker has other features than a ATV - it is a different product.
P.S. Which DAC are you using?
Gruss Millemissen
Millemissen: Hi Räber, if you can live with unplugging and plugging-in cables all the time - then:YES. I wouldn't Plug the Playmaker into your Audiomaster(Aux or A.tape, and enjoy in all ML-rooms, Or: buy a BeoLink Active - plug that into MasterLink, and use your BeolinkPassive as an amplifier. Then use the Pc-in on the Activebox for the Playmaker - you can buy the cable(s) at your B&O-dealer. See my Playmaker-setup (date: 03.10.2012). Sorry it is in danish - but with lots of illustrations. www.hifi4all.dk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=46053&PN=0&TPN=235 Greetings Millemissen
Thank you ! That was a veery interesting read - especially your post :-)
Here is a translation link to it !
ENGLISH TRANSLATION :-)
BeoNut since '75
Hi Ed, thank you for your kind words.
Especially - thanks to the Playmaker and the Squeezeserver - I am very pleased with how easy it is to have access to all my FLAC-files via iPad throughout the whole house.
N.B. I hate google-english. Much of it is very incorrect googlated - but I do not have the time to translate everything myself.
But thanks anyway for posting the link.
Millemissen: N.B. I hate google-english. Much of it is very incorrect googlated - but I do not have the time to translate everything myself. But thanks anyway for posting the link.
Yes, it is probably 80% accurate ... but that is good enough to "read between the lines"
And it was my pleasure