almando Multiplay Surround Switch

Product Highlights

• 100% compatible with Bang & Olufsen
• Automatic activation of Beolab 5 also for non-B&O devices
• 100% compatible with Loewe
• Bluetooth module integrated
• 100% compatible with SONOS Connect (ZP90)
• 100% compatible with Apple Airport Express (for Apple AirPlay)

Various devices from Bang & Olufsen and other manufacturers can be connected to the stereo inputs of the almando Multiplay Surround Switch. The almando Multiplay Surround Switch independently detects whether one of the connected sources is active and automatically switches on the speakers. If several sources are active at the same time, an intelligent priority circuit ensures that only the source with the highest priority can be heard.

Therefore, you only ever need one remote control to activate and operate your external player – the almando Multiplay Surround Switch does the rest automatically.

The almando Multiplay Surround has a high-quality Bluetooth module with aptX integrated. This allows you to play music from your smartphone or tablet (iOS and Android) wirelessly – the speakers turn on automatically. The device can also be configured and commissioned via an app.
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Integration of any stereo devices (from B&O and other manufacturers)
in surround systems with B&O or Loewe TVs

You want to play the music from your Sonos Connect and the sound from your B&O system through your surround speakers and subwoofer without first having to awkwardly turn on your TV with another remote control? Simply connect all your devices to our Multiplay Surround Switch – it will automatically switch on all your speakers as soon as it detects an audio signal, no matter if it comes from the surround TV, the B&O system or any other device.

Stereo sources and a surround speaker system – this is how playback is done

If your B&O or Loewe surround TV is active and a program with surround sound is running, then everything is played back in 5.1 mode – i.e. on the two front speakers, the two rear speakers, the center as well as the subwoofer. If, on the other hand, you are listening to a stereo source (e.g. the B&O audio system or your Sonos Connect), the Multiplay Surround also creates a room-filling sound – the music is automatically played back on all 4 surround speakers including the subwoofer in the so-called SPEAKER 4 mode.

Automatic source management with priority switching

The almando Multiplay Surround Switch is an automatic source management. Therefore, you only ever need the respective remote control to operate one of the connected devices and can also control the volume in this way. The connected sources have different priorities. If multiple sources are active, you’ll only hear the one with the highest priority – preventing clutter with devices playing at the same time.