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BOL74
BOL74
Enthusiast I
December 12, 2023

Ikea Symfonisk

Hello all of you….

 

I’m not gonna be seriously personal,but i need to give the reader’s some info.

I had to “move” over to my 90 yo granny cause of changes in the family-situation. Granny does not hear so good,based on that i brought my Playbase over along with a couple of Ikea BS w/stands and my Sub mini. But granny did not like the Ikea speakers. And i have not any good place to put them.  They are too noticable in Granny’s eyes.

Anyway….the speakers i could have been interested to use is one Ikea Symfonisk Lamp and one Ikea BS but this setup is not available. But let’s say both of these speakers got the same drivers/amp this setup could be done. I get it that the inside volume is different,but that is possible with an prosessor read what they are paired with and adjust themself if so.

There was allso an member here that wish for a Ikea Flower-lamp and a hanging lamp from the roof. This had been an alternative for us. A pair Sonos Roam/SL could allso been an alternative but they can’t be used as surround. 
 

Wish all of you a Pleasent Day🙏

 

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BOL74
BOL74Author
Enthusiast I
January 8, 2024

…here i go again🙃

 

As i wait for another used Playbase to arrive by mail i use Airplay for sound along with Apple TV 4k 3gen(?)(lightnig charger on remote,not usb-c). And my corner-mounted Ikea BookShielf 1.gen.

I notice lately that when i watch Youtube the sound is not there…i pause the video and go back 1-2sec and i get sound but sometimes dissapear,sometimes it’s horrible…like when you’re listen to a FM-radio out of tune  by 0.5 Mhz(you get the idea). The Ikea BS are directy plugged in the wall so there’s no power-loss. And i got my Apple Airport Extreme whitin 3meters from Apple TV &Ikea BS.

I even try reset the Ikea BS. I have not try hook up an internet-cable cause last time i did it messed up my Besm gen 2 somehow did not wanna play other than Airplay. It’s hooked up to a HD Fury Arcana btw…

So i don’t wanna mess with the internet-cable again.

So my question will be: What am i going to do? And is Gen2 of the Ikea BS alot better with the internals in mind? 
 

Thanx Folks⭐️

Bad sound kill good music
Ken_Griffiths
Ken_Griffiths
January 8, 2024

…here i go again🙃

 

As i wait for another used Playbase to arrive by mail i use Airplay for sound along with Apple TV 4k 3gen(?)(lightnig charger on remote,not usb-c). And my corner-mounted Ikea BookShielf 1.gen.

I notice lately that when i watch Youtube the sound is not there…i pause the video and go back 1-2sec and i get sound but sometimes dissapear,sometimes it’s horrible…like when you’re listen to a FM-radio out of tune  by 0.5 Mhz(you get the idea). The Ikea BS are directy plugged in the wall so there’s no power-loss. And i got my Apple Airport Extreme whitin 3meters from Apple TV &Ikea BS.

I even try reset the Ikea BS. I have not try hook up an internet-cable cause last time i did it messed up my Besm gen 2 somehow did not wanna play other than Airplay. It’s hooked up to a HD Fury Arcana btw…

So i don’t wanna mess with the internet-cable again.

So my question will be: What am i going to do? And is Gen2 of the Ikea BS alot better with the internals in mind? 
 

Thanx Folks⭐️

Airplay uses the local WiFi network for communication …and discovery using their Bonjour service - see here: https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/ 

Some users occasionally have issue with discovery and so I put together this list of things to check but it mainly relates to iPhone/iPad moreso than Apple TV but it certainly applies to their HomePods aswell as Sonos speakers… so maybe something below will ‘perhaps’ assist (🤞) …

  1. Open the Sonos app
  2. Go to Settings » System » About my System
  3. Find the IP address of your Sonos device
  4. Open a browser on a device connected to your local network
  5. In the address bar, type http://[IP address of Sonos device]:1400/tools.htm (the whole thing should look something like “http://192.168.0.125:1400/tools.htm”, but the four numbers will/may vary). You may want to bookmark this page
  6. Click the “mDNS Announce” button at the bottom of the page.
  7. You should see a simple page with nothing but “Success”. You can now close the browser
  8. You should now see the Sonos device appear in the AirPlay list of devices to connect to

If the issues persist then go onto perhaps try these things…

  • Restart all devices including the router and try to AirPlay again
  • Remove and reinstall the App being used for Airplay on the sending device
  • Toggle off Bluetooth, or if already off, try turning it ‘on’ on the sending device
  • Turn off Cellular Data
  • Disconnect from any other Bluetooth devices (like speakers)
  • Connect the sending device to the same WiFi network access point as the speaker
  • Reset your network settings on your iDevice in Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings
  • Disable ‘Private Address’ MAC Spoofing in the iOS Network connection 
  • Disable WiFi calling on the mobile device
  • Update iOS, and speaker firmware/software
  • Move your devices away from other electronics and closer to the main router
  • Renew your devices DHCP lease via the router configuration pages or better still, reboot the router as mentioned above
  • Switch off any Security/VPN software installed on the sending (mobile) device
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