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Re: Connecting two pairs of speakers and switching from one to the other

Saxpy — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:52:08 GMT

I don't have a B&O TV, only audio products.

Penta III, Beolab 4000s, Beosystem 9500, Beosound Ouverture and a Beocenter2300.

Re: Connecting two pairs of speakers and switching from one to the other

Heribert — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:47:11 GMT

I could imagine a setup with SPEAKER 4 option and then fade the front or Rear speakers that just one pair is working.

Would be a very easy solution - never tried but see no problem.

Re: Connecting two pairs of speakers and switching from one to the other

Vienna — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:51:10 GMT

Saxpy:

Hmm... Maybe I should just set up two different systems in the same room and let one run the tv-system and the other one the audio system. Can't have to many b&o-stereos in one room, right?

Partially wrong, fortunately ...

You can have an audio system (with speakers connected)
AND a TV (with / wthout speakers connected)
AND, furthermore a (pair of) Link-speaker(s)
in one room - still beeing able to control the sound of any of these zones independently.

Depending on your components this can be done either by ML or by ML+Datalink.

Post a list of your audio- and video componets and your speakers.

Re: Connecting two pairs of speakers and switching from one to the other

Saxpy — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:30:22 GMT

I was just trying to avoid buying yet another box...

Re: Connecting two pairs of speakers and switching from one to the other

psand — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:47:07 GMT

I'm a bit intrigued by your wish to avoid the link-kit (by which I understand you mean the Beolink Active). I have something of the same problem, as I have just acquired a pair of Beolab 1 speakers, which I want to use for a special music listening position in a rather smallish room which already has a pair of Beolab 4000 placed in a bookshelf.

The obvious solution for me is to connect the Beolab 1 speakers to a Beolink Active, and activate them with a LINK command.

Setting up a separate video and audio system seems to defeat the purpose of Beolink integration. Why on earth would you want to do that?

Re: Connecting two pairs of speakers and switching from one to the other

folkdeejay — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 11:28:32 GMT

You could go the low tech route of simply turning one pair off when not needed. I have installed many systems like this ( mainly in "L" shaped rooms, or "knock through" living / dining rooms)

Easy to do with powerlink supplying all speakers with L&R - just switch of the mains supply for the pair you don't want to hear.

You can "daisy chain" Beolabs - many have two sockets.

You can also get B&O made splitters, or you can just splice the PL cables ( care needed but easy and effective)

The only real drawback compared to a beolink is no different volume control is available for pair A and pair B when they are all on - but maybe not an issue in the room you describe.

Also, if you have a video source ( or some newer audio systyems) , link would offer the option of different content in pair A and B - but in a one room system, this would sound a bit odd!!!

Re: Connecting two pairs of speakers and switching from one to the other

Saxpy — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 10:07:13 GMT

Hmm... Maybe I should just set up two different systems in the same room and let one run the tv-system and the other one the audio system.

Can't have to many b&o-stereos in one room, right?

Re: Connecting two pairs of speakers and switching from one to the other

TripEnglish — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:59:53 GMT

Actually not using a link kit is a hassle. It's designed for exactly this purpose. Then you can choose the link option and keep them from responding to one another's IR commands.

Connecting two pairs of speakers and switching from one to the other

Saxpy — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:13:13 GMT

Hi,

I was wondering if there is any way of hooking up two pairs of Beolab speakers to a B&O stereo(2500/Ouverture or 9500) and then choosing which pair to use using the remote? I have a large room and would like to use different speakers depending on where I sit in the room.(First pair is for use when watching TV and the other of listening to music)

I guess I could connect one pair over a link-kit but that just seems like a hassle. Is there any other way?