A ML-Converter (DataLink<>MasterLink) won't help as the Encore
neither has a ML-Socket nor a 7-pin DataLink-Socket.
The Encore connects, (like a computer) only to Ethernet (IP) Networks.
B&Os next generation digital B&O Network is named Network Link and the
Encore is the first product for this new network.
Maybe in the future, when a MasteLink<>NetworkLink Converter is released,
it will be possible to connect recent products to the new network ...
Browse/Search the General Forum as well as the BeoMaster/BeoSound 5 Forum
- all these thigs have been already discussed in multiple threads ...