Karla: 1. iPad2 Airplay to the AppleTV2 – this is great, and our primary feed to the multilink via the Avant, but if someone wants to watch the Avant at the same time then the rest of the house cannot use the Airplay.
Apple TV2 has HDMI and Optical outputs, so its signals are digital audio, and so I don't think the Avant will process them, and even if it did, it would not be able to put them out onto the MasterLink which only carries analogue audio.
You could buy a DAC to convert from digital to analogue and then feed into the Avant to get local and remote room audio
This option has the advantage that you carry the iPad with you and it is the source and the controller
Karla: 2. iPad2 to B&O Pc2- this would be my secondary option when the Avant is in use, and I would be able to connect the multilink with the existing Pc2 via the Pc2 input. What concerns me is that the Pc2 might not work if it doesn’t have an active USB connection.
correct, the USB which is used for control such as scrolling and selecting
which is the big problem
even if you get the audio working you will be stuck on a playlist or have to walk to the iPad/PC2 setup (sort of defeats the purpose!)
Karla: 3. iPad2 jack to AUX jack on the BS9000 – this works but I need to install the hardwire jack to the BS9000.
you will have to walk to the BS9000 setup (sort of defeats the purpose!) to control the selection of music on the iPad
The other poster's suggestion of an AirpotExpress is an excellent idea:
- works like option 1, iPad is the portable source and control
- some will tell you that DAC inside the AE is inferior, but then you can buy a superior one and insert it between the AE and the BS9000
First B&O (1976) was a Beogram 1500 ... latest (2011) change has been to couple the BL11 with the BL6Ks *sounds superb*