BeoSideOfLife: according to the mcp manual it is capable of controlling a video source. Only through the audio master, MCP cannot control a video master or a video component directly

Happy birthday, and thank you for the much appreciated contribution on Beoworld

I think a major difference is that MX 8000 (as well as MX 7000) has active speakers, while MX 6000 has passive speakers. I also thinks MX 8000 was absed on another chassis, which came with (optional?) anti-reflex coated contrast screen, STB-C, surround sound module and some more connections (e.g. camcorder).

Eventually I am going to have a listening test of BL2 (and compare with B&W PV1) and I would like to be as critical as possible. As many Beoworlders claim BL2 is not that good a subwoofer when it comes to music (I am not speaking about movies here), I would like to know in your experience which specific music types make BL2 sound the slowest and

Thank you for your reply, Peter. So you mean that the Setup switch is actually a low-pass frequency control and that the Position switch is actually a volume control? Kind regards, Jean-Sebastien

Hi all, I have got two questions about the BL2's switches: - does the Setup switch change the volume or the crossover frequency or both? - does the Position switch change the volume or the frequency response? Sorry if these questions have been asked before. Thanks a lot you for your answers. Kind regards, Jean-Sebastien

js: Peter : Surely all you need is the pin 3 and 5 output going to the positive and the pin 2 output going to the negative. Thus, Peter, do you mean that I just have to solder both left and right output wires together to combine both channels? Is it really as simple as that? No collateral issue? Peter : interesting there is no output thus your other

My understanding is that option 0 disactivates the IR sensor

Peter : Surely all you need is the pin 3 and 5 output going to the positive and the pin 2 output going to the negative. Thus, Peter, do you mean that I just have to solder both left and right output wires together to combine both channels? Is it really as simple as that? No collateral issue? Peter : interesting there is no output thus your other speakers

Thank you all. I will try and report. Cheers, Jean-Sebastien