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Re: B&O wireless

beo-ap — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:11:52 GMT

Trip,

Where can one source Bosscom in the US? Thanks.

Re: B&O wireless

TripEnglish — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:40:51 GMT

Interesting to know. Bosscom doesn't have nearly the same presence with the US dealers, so we may have skipped an unfortunate period.

Re: B&O wireless

folkdeejay — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:09:42 GMT

Trip,

In the UK not too long ago, anything with the "B" word on it was frowned upon - a lot. Up to and including not honouringa warranty repair if anything from B was used in the install - PL, ML, connectors etc etc.

Not sure if that is still the case, having stepped back from the front line, but there was a LOT of hostility to Bosscom a couple of years ago.

Re: B&O wireless

TripEnglish — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:13:17 GMT

I can vouch that the Bosscom wireless PL option is very robust and we've used it in a few installations now. Its price could potentially outweigh the cost of actual installation, but where the structure is particularly challenging it's a life saver.

Re: B&O wireless

Stan — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:16:36 GMT

I don't think so. The Wireless unit works with 2 channel audio that is sent on the MasterLink network. That is, MasterLink is the only method of getting audio into a wireless transmitter. I don't believe that it is possible for the TV to send only the rear channel audio to MasterLink. If there is way to do this, then it would probably work as the wireless does not introduce any perceptable delay (at least I cannot hear any).

Stan

Re: B&O wireless

Heribert — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:12:51 GMT

One question is still open: can one use Beolink wireless for driving rear surround speakers?

Re: B&O wireless

Stan — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:31:35 GMT

I wake up to my BL4s via a beolink wireless every day. It works fine. I did have to upgrade the software after I bought the wirelesses.

Question: Do you have multiple ML devices connected to your wireless (when you say you have it working as a "bridge")? I'd like to connect a passive to my wireless (and once you use it as a bridge, you cannot use the wireless's PL ports anymore - I have tested this) which means wireless + active + passive... which seems like it should work... but you never know until your try... have you tried this?

Thanks,

Stan

Re: B&O wireless

frog — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 05:23:25 GMT

You're right! The test I did failed to start up on the Wireless connected Overture - but the repeating timer kicked in and worked this morning. I suspect that there was some 'settling in' time needed by the ML system.

Re: B&O wireless

pf85 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:26:00 GMT

frog:

I'm using a couple of Beolink Wireless 1's as ML-bridges and they work fine (once programmed to the same software release 2.1E (I think)) - but the TIMER function from the main system doesn't seem to work - I think that this is because the BW1s go to sleep and the transmitter misses the TIMER signal from the main system.... maybe...

I have BL Wireless from the main room into two other rooms. Works fine and is robust. Most elegant way to manage timer functions is with Beotime, even with commands from the link room...should solve the problem.

Re: B&O wireless or a wire and a carpet

iPoditiv — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:46:33 GMT

Buy a carpet, lay it out between your TV-set or beosound xyz and your rear speakers and bury the cable to the rear speakers under the carpet ...

iPoditiv

Re: B&O wireless

frog — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:38:53 GMT

I'm using a couple of Beolink Wireless 1's as ML-bridges and they work fine (once programmed to the same software release 2.1E (I think)) - but the TIMER function from the main system doesn't seem to work - I think that this is because the BW1s go to sleep and the transmitter misses the TIMER signal from the main system.... maybe...

Re: B&O wireless

Uli111 — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:54:15 GMT

Keith,

My BeO dealer told me that I couldn't use the Beolink Wireless for my rear speakers (Beolab4) for surround sound.

But you mentioned that Beolink Wireless has nearly te full Masterlink functionalities.

Am I correct that I can set up a surround setting with BeO rear speakers with Beolink Wireless? (Front speakers are cabled)

Best regards,

Uli

Re: B&O wireless

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:43:02 GMT

be careful if you own a microwave oven (which almost everyone does.)

jazz

Re: B&O wireless

Craig — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:34:29 GMT

Agree with Keith, if you can do it with a cable then forget the wireless solution. Both my home and office at work have wired networks for the PC instead of wireless. Just not a fan of wireless at all myself.

Craig

Re: B&O wireless

Keith Saunders — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:01:20 GMT

If you have a Beovision in a link room you can use it effectively as a Beolink Active as you would if it were hardwired.

Generally, I would only suggest using a Beolink Wireless 1 in situations where there is no way of using a cable because of cost and potential interference issues particularly when a microwave oven is used near one of the units.