5.1 surround and an encore

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kennyv Posted: Sat, May 2 2020 3:20 PM

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Hello everyone,

i've been looking through the forum but i can't seem to find a solution for the following:

At this moment i own a beosound encore, two BeoLab 8000's, a sonos connect, a beomaster 7000 

I'm planning to buy a bv7-55 (mk1 or mk2) and some extra beolabs to create a surround setup. Because of the size of the tv i want the bv7-55 with a table stand so i must have it with a BeoLab 7-6.

i have following questions:

Is it possible to have a chrome cast or an Hdmi device (apart from the built in blu-ray) to send out 5.1 sound to the BV7-55 and that it accepts it?

Sinds the 7-6 is a stereo speaker, when i combine it with two 8000's in the front will it remain stereo (like double stereo with the 8000's?) of become mono?

I want to integrate the encore in this setup. I first looked into the new almond surround module (with an non b&o tv) which has a PL connector to add the encore so both sound of tv and encore go through the speakers. But sinds i like the look of a bv7 i'm looking for a way so that i can get sound from tv and from the encore through the speakers. I know that a beomaster 5 is more suitable with the master link but when i bought it i wasn't planning to have a surround from b&O and i think selling it would be at a very low price then. 

I also have a sonos connect for easy streaming.

My idea was:

connect the 8000's with PL to the TV and with coax to the sonos. But then i have to flip the switch every time this would be a solution for the sonos. another solution?

But i have no idea to combine the encore. I would say encore -> bm7000 -> link to ml -> TV but then i have two volume controls? Someone another suggestion?

Thanks in advance and sorry for lots of questions 

Kind regards

Kenny