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Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

Søren Mexico — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:47:20 GMT

DrMarc:
Or are there any other surprises besides the speaker on/off problem mentioned before here

Check here too

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

Evan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:39:55 GMT

I don't think you will have any trouble getting the Lintronic box to command an Onkyo receiver. I would definitely be one to try and integrate the 3200, that's just me. But I would be saying to myself the entire time, this is crazy! My best advice would be to just integrate the Beo4 and Lintonic box.

At present, I am considering a Yamaha HTR-5790 for my compact active setup. It would be a ton of hardware for just a two channel preamp need, but the receiver has the ultra rare twin switched power outlets I have been searching for. These would power my speakers directly (they have no dc trigger). The price is definitely right -its used- except it is missing the remote. Lately I've been reading the 5790 absolutely relies on the remote. Bummer. I love Yammie gear and really don't want to let this one pass me by but I feel like I have to.

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

DrMarc — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:32:44 GMT

Hello,

after following the forum for some time, this is my first message, triggered by these tremendously helpful postings!

After my old Avant has stopped working I considered a long time buying a new B&O TV, mainly for linkroom connectivity (BL3500 and 2 BL2000) and the speakers/system in main room (BL8000, BL4000, BS3200) Finally I decided against and bought a Samsung TV given the picture quality/web-/tab-connectivty/pricing mix of B&O is just completely nowhere (even 2nd hand).

To get speakers and systems linked, I considered a while buying a 2nd hand BS1/BS2 only for sound, but your Onkyo-option seems a lot more interesting....The plan would be 1. to buy one of Onkyo-amplifiers, 2. connect all video sources/TV via HDMI to it, 3. connect all BL via Powerlink/RCA, 4. connect BS3200 via AUX.

My question is: The only shortcoming I see is that I couldn't access video sources in the link rooms (as Onkyo evidently has no Masterlink)...Is that right?Or are there any other surprises besides the speaker on/off problem mentioned before here? Eg, do the speakers automatically go on, if I use the BS3200 keyboard to play audio? Can I change audio volume on the BS3200? As I personnaly like very much the Beo4, I would use my Lintronic box to program it to the Onkyo IR-codes - is there any issue with that???

Thanks alot in advance for your sharing your experience with that!

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

wood — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:54:28 GMT

hi everybodey, i have connected my Beolabs to an Denon AVR-3312 (Pre-outs). It is is working well so faar. One thing makes me cracy and i haven't found a solution till now:

When i switch off the sytem, there is i noise comming out from the Labs (2x 8000 Front, 2x BL3 rear, BL2 Sub, BL6000 Center). If i power on the system it is perfekt,i hear the relais of speaker an everting is ok. When i power off, then ther is coming a short noise befor the speakers switch off. I use a 5V Trigger to Pin 4 (Speaker) for switching on and off.

I would be happy if someone has a solution or a recommondation.

wood

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

Evan — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:40:56 GMT

aweicc:

Is there anyway to connect BS 9000 to a Onkyo receiver?

Yes. With the help of a A.Aux out to RCA adapter cable, you can send the audio from your 9000 to your Onkyo.

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

aweicc — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:04:17 GMT

Is there anyway to connect BS 9000 to a Onkyo receiver?

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

macjonny1 — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:42:02 GMT

Zone 2 is via RCA output

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

sodoi18 — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:23:41 GMT

macjonny1:

Haha that was a funny comment connecting your wires to a tree stump!

The Onkyo is working out well. There are so many options and quite complicated I've only just begun to work with it. The Beolabs are working great with it as well. The main surround speakers really never click off on a 5.1 DVD, however if you want to go beyond this to a 7.1 or 9.1 surround system I think the additional rear surrounds or front height/width speakers should be passive speakers to avoid the clicking on/off because these additional channels probably won't get enough of a signal for some scenes. I got some Orb audio speakers (MOD 2) which look great with my B&O kit for this task. Great little satellite speakers!

one of my original purposes for this thread is to give some actual user experience on a non B&O receiver. Lots of suggestions to use them, and lots of people say they should work just fine with the pre-outs for the Beolabs, but almost no actual experiences with them posted!

Is it true that onkyo zone 2 out is for analogue ONLY

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

macjonny1 — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:06:43 GMT

Haha that was a funny comment connecting your wires to a tree stump!

The Onkyo is working out well. There are so many options and quite complicated I've only just begun to work with it. The Beolabs are working great with it as well. The main surround speakers really never click off on a 5.1 DVD, however if you want to go beyond this to a 7.1 or 9.1 surround system I think the additional rear surrounds or front height/width speakers should be passive speakers to avoid the clicking on/off because these additional channels probably won't get enough of a signal for some scenes. I got some Orb audio speakers (MOD 2) which look great with my B&O kit for this task. Great little satellite speakers!

one of my original purposes for this thread is to give some actual user experience on a non B&O receiver. Lots of suggestions to use them, and lots of people say they should work just fine with the pre-outs for the Beolabs, but almost no actual experiences with them posted!

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

burantek — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:52:32 GMT

macjonny1:

sodoi18:

"TripEnglish"....Sorry but defending BO when one is moving from BS1 to a onkyo is a challenge lost before taken....

Maybe he didn't read right. Masochism would have been sticking with a BS1.

Well...

How about the followup? Sounds like Onkyo is for you after all!

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

macjonny1 — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:22:02 GMT

sodoi18:

"TripEnglish"....Sorry but defending BO when one is moving from BS1 to a onkyo is a challenge lost before taken....

Maybe he didn't read right. Masochism would have been sticking with a BS1.

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

chickenceo — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 02:27:55 GMT

I am in a similar situation. I am using my old Lexicon MC1 pre-amp 12v trigger for my BeoLab 8000 front speaker, BeoLab 10 center, Beolab 4000 side speaker and BeoLab 2 subwoofer. And I am using a Logitech Harmony one to control all my gear, including my Beocenter 2.

I am still playing with my Lexicon to get the best sound possible.... Right now I am using 100hz for crossover and it seems ok.

However, I will consider to upgrade to Beosystem 4 depends on the price.

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

sodoi18 — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:41:51 GMT

"TripEnglish"....Sorry but defending BO when one is moving from BS1 to a onkyo is a challenge lost before taken....

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

sodoi18 — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:35:16 GMT

What did u get?

Re: I gave up my B&O receiver (Beosystem) for an Onkyo!

TripEnglish — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:33:20 GMT

Jonathan:

I gave up my Onkyo A-SV810PRO for Bang & Olufsen!!!

And I thought masochism was catching on!