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How to setup 5.2 with BV7

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steve1977 Posted: Mon, Aug 20 2018 3:34 PM
I have 4 BL8002 and 1 BL2 connected to my BV7.

Can i add a BL11 to the mix to make it 5.2?

Does this make sense and how would i wire it?
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It doesn’t make sense at all. You would need a second BL2.

But why?

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steve1977 replied on Mon, Aug 20 2018 3:52 PM
because i have an extra BL11 and don’t know what to do with it ;)

i thought i could connect it to my second BV, but realized you cannot connect a BL11 to a BV unless you have a stereo pair connected as well.
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kallasr replied on Mon, Aug 20 2018 4:37 PM
steve1977:

but realized you cannot connect a BL11 to a BV unless you have a stereo pair connected as well.

Are you sure?

Never heard about this.

Ralf

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steve1977 replied on Tue, Aug 21 2018 1:37 AM
kallasr:

Are you sure?

Never heard about this.

Ralf

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it was discussed on this forum that a BL2 cannot be the only speaker connected to a BV. Has anyone found a way to make this work?
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steve1977 replied on Tue, Aug 21 2018 5:57 AM

I dug out the old forum post. Ravsted wrote: "in a none standard setup like this I cannot recommend connecting a B&O sub". Anyone with experience whether it is indeed possible to connect a BL11 (only) to a BV5?

https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/p/23016/190402.aspx

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Hi,

Yes, you can connect just the subwoofer to the TV, I think the suggestion was that this may not give you much improvement.  Beolab 11 is best as a music speaker, for use with smaller satellite speakers, rather than a subwoofer for movies.

Kind regards, Steve.

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steve1977 replied on Tue, Aug 21 2018 1:40 PM

Thanks, this sounds good. Could I connect it via Powerlink? The earlier posts in above link say that "front speakers has to be selected (Beolab Penta for example) if not, the subwoofer socket won't be enabled.". Given I don't have front speakers, this would not work for me.

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Hi,

From memory, I think this varies depending on the software level of the TV.  The best option is to try connecting the subwoofer via Powerlink and see if the TV will accept this without front speakers connected.  I would advise against using the front Powerlink socket for the subwoofer (use the Subwoofer socket) so that you get the correct sound from the TVs internal speakers.

Kind regards, Steve.

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