Hi there,
You can use BeoPort with your BC2300, but with limitations, that is why B&O always said it was impossible.
1- you will need a BeoLink converter type 1611 indeed, same will be connected via datalink to your BC2300 , and via Masterlink to your BeoPort box.
2- to make it work, you'll need to setup your audio system in option 0 (with your BC2300 in std-by, on Beo4, press "std.by + list" until you get "option", then choose "audio option", then press 0.), and your BeoPort in option 2 (it will then become your audio master).
3- it is the only way to make it work with non-Masterlink audio masters, and it won't work if you have a video master integrated to your system
4- as beoPort will be your audio master, you'll have to buy a link-eye to connect it to your BeoPort box & be able to use your Beo4, and connect your BeoLabs to it as well.
5- a PC screen , if you wish to add one, has to be connected to your existing PC, as BeoPort has no video outputs.Eventually I used a dedicated PC for BeoPort, with the info always on, it is indeed very nice to have all the info displayed.
6- BeoPort now makes it possible to rip CDs in WMA lossless format (no compression at all), so if CD quality is your concern, you needn't worry anymore..Beware though, that instead of taking about 100 Mo for a 192 kbps compression, it will take about 500 Mo for a single album.
Hope this gives you a clearer idea of what you can - & can't - do!
Christophe
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