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Good evening,
Hello everyone. This is my first post on the forum.
I would need your advice on the Beosound Core.
I currently have a Beovision Avant 55, with 4x Beolab 9 connected to it using PowerLink. I would like to be able to stream airplay/chromecast music and use MultiRoom capabilities with my other MultiRoom capable products in the house.
My understanding is:
Can I connect the Beosound Core to my home Internet router (via Ethernet) and the BV Avant to the router too (Ethernet).
Then to listen to music, I would have to switch on the TV, select the right source on the TV remote and start streaming from my phone to the Core.
Is this correct?
If so, would an Essence Remote be useful and what can I do with (I understand I could change the volume and flick through the sources of the core i.e. line in and airplay in my case).
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Christian
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You can use the Core in an "Integrated" setup with your Avant. You can place the Core anywhere you want as long as it is connected to the same network as the Avant. Both can be connected via Wifi or Ethernet.
You will map the sources from the Core to buttons on your BeoRemote One, and can select the speaker group you want to use for each source (so e.g. only BeoLab 9's for Music/Deezer, and only Avant-speaker for TuneIn-radio. Etc, etc.). You don't necesarilly need the remote to start playback, you can start it from the Beo-App (select the Avant, tap on the 'Music' or 'Radio' button and select the album or station you want to listen to).
You can't use the Essence-remote via BT through the Core in Integrated-mode. All communications go through the Avant. So if your Avant is Gen1 (IR), you can use the Essence-remote in IR-mode.
If your Avant is Gen2 (BT), your options are more limited. I believe you cannot use the Essence-remote in that setup, but would be happy to be proven otherwise...
Hi 1990,
Thanks for your reply. I understand that I can use the Core as per the setup I require, provided that I leave the TV on when I want to play on my Beolab 9 speakers that are connected to it.
That's perfect. Thanks.