Using Beosound 9000 and Beosound 4 in the same system

CharlieWednesday

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Posted October 26, 2025 at 06:52 GMT ? Edited October 26, 2025 at 06:53 GMT

Thanks to Multicare I now have a Beosound 9000 again (thanks Mark!). I intend to use this as my main audio system instead of my Beosound 4, but I will miss having the DAB radio on the BS4. This is my current ML-setup:

Beosound 9000 as A.Master, in A Opt. 0
Beosystem 3 as V.Master, in V Opt. 2
Beosound 5 set to slave mode

Is there a way I could add the Beosound 4 into that setup so I could make use of the DAB radio? Even if it has to go into a separate room? The only thing I've tried was to set the BS4 to A Opt.4 to see if it would respond to Link commands, but it didn't work - it looks like the BS4 doesn't allow A.Opt. 4. I've checked through the Beolink manual available from this site, and while it is very thorough and gives lots of example setups, all examples it gives only ever have one audio system. There are no examples where another Beosound is used in a different room, but within the same ML network.

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Madskp

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Posted October 26, 2025 at 10:21 GMT

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I think you might run into some of the same troubles as with your previous setups as many of the limitations are the same.

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carolpa

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Posted October 26, 2025 at 12:22 GMT

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an addition to Madskp remarks. If a device is set in option 5 or 6 the sources of this device are local sources. So f.e. if the BS4 is set in option 5 (not sure if possible, but just for the "if") the sources of the BS4 are only available in that room. Though the sources of the AudioMaster are available in all the connected ML-system. Note: in a NL system, one can have multiple BLC's all with only one ML-device connected to a BLC, then ALL sources, the NL sources as well the ML sources are available throughout the whole system.

CharlieWednesday

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Posted October 26, 2025 at 12:51 GMT

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Thanks both. Both the Beosound 4 and Beosound 9000 seem to be capable of being in A Opt. 5 or A Opt. 6, but as my speakers are connected to the Beosystem 3, that would not work fully for the reasons that Madskp gives (or not without a Powerlink switch, anyway) Carolpa, that's interesting re the NL system. I do have a Beolink Converter NL/ML, and I have two 1611 converters, but I assume I'd need three 1611 (or 1614) converters? I'd need one for the Beosound 9000, one for the Beosound 4, and one for the Beosystem 3? Would that work with the speakers connected to my Beosystem 3 (for surround sound)? I could have sworn I also had a 1614 converter somewhere, I'll have to have a rummage in the spare room...

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carolpa

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Posted October 26, 2025 at 12:59 GMT

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CharlieWednesday

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Posted October 26, 2025 at 13:01 GMT

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Ah of course, it's not 1611/1614 converters I'd need more than one of, it's NL/ML converters I'd need more than one of! I only have one of those and don't really plan to buy any more, but it's an interesting idea.
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beoCee

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Posted October 26, 2025 at 19:40 GMT

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Another way would probably be to connect the BS4 via an RCA-DIN Cable to the BS9000. Not the most B&O-Link-like option, but the cheapest.
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CharlieWednesday

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Posted October 28, 2025 at 19:40 GMT

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I have been thinking again about your setup
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carolpa

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Posted October 30, 2025 at 08:01 GMT

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Additional with BLI...... I can start any source in the system on any device in the system with my Beoremote Halo's. This is made possible by "Lua" programming of the Halo. The main difference: my system is general setup as NL with ML product added as sources.

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