Heribert:Link setup, when speakers are connected to BV8.
Link also works with just internal speaker as well
But you are correct, the link design mandates that all master units must be "online" at all times to respond to commands to use their sources
And when the BV8 it sourcing a link room its own screen does not come on ...
First B&O (1976) was a Beogram 1500 ... latest (2011) change has been to couple the BL11 with the BL6Ks *sounds superb*