I don't think you can hook the Panasonic directly to a Beolab without something inbetween to control volume. The Panasonic has fixed RCA audio outs, not variable, unfortunately I haven't seen variable outs on a TV set for years. The last one I had which had these was a 31 inch Proton I used with a set of Proton amplified speakers.

I have the 65VT50, and am quite impressed with it, but I use a non-B&O AV receiver for video sound, and the B&O only for stereo music duty.

I have a non B&O receiver inbetween and the Beolabs are connect to the pre-outs.

I use the AV1 scart plug of the vt50 to get a fixed line level audio output that I feed directly into the A.Aux input of my BS9000.

The cables for this are selfmade, as you won't find scart to rj45 anywhere.

Martin

I know I'm responding to an old post but I am considering a similar setup as yours (i.e. B&O speakers - non-B&O TV).  I currently have pairs of beolab 4000, beolab 8000, and Penta MKIII speakers, Velodyne HGS12 subwoofer, and beosound 9000 MKII.  Would like to use Pentas as rears, Beolab 8000 as fronts, and beolab 4000 as center and Velodyne HGS12 subwoofer.   Not sure whether I'm going to continue using the beosound 9000 - more on that later.  

I plan on having individual cables from the receiver to each of the front and rear speakers (with the exception of the center speakers which I'll daisy-chain).  Is their an adapter from beolink to RCA connection or will I need to buy entirely new cable?  

My main concern is the receiver.  I'm anticipating having a non-B&O receiver for 5.1 surround but trying to figure out what receiver to purchase.  My main objective is to optimize the speakers and the surround sound capabilities.  What receiver did you use?  I'm a neophyte with A/V issues so any suggestions/concerns are appreciated. 

Also, I'm trying to decide the fate of the Beosound 9000.  As you've done, I would consider tying it to the receiver as an input but I am not sure whether it's worth the effort.  I rarely listen to CDs anymore.  I'm more likely to stream music (i.e. I'd get a receiver that I can stream from other sources).  Any thoughts on how you use your Beosound 9000 and whether there is any functionality that I'm not considering?  

All comments greatly appreciated!

Hi Kjoak,

I have a Yamaha RX-V773 receiver which I am still very happy with. It has now gone out of production but I guess you could find its successor. What is important is that the receiver has pre-outs (at least 5.1) and a 12v trigger output (which is required to turn on the speakers). The Yamaha also has "Network standby" which means that it automatically turns on when streamed to (it has in-built airplay). It does not have wifi so you either have to connect a cable or as me an Airport Express or similar. 

Regarding cables, I found adapters on AV Connection in Denmark (google it), which had a powerlink female in one end and then RCA + trigger males (3.5 mm jack) in the other. They are 20 cm long and then you connect regular Powerlink cables to the speakers. As you need to connect several trigger jacks to the same 12v output on the receiver you need a splitter. It is the same kind of splitter you use to share headphones to e.g. An iphone and that can be found on ebay for like 1-3 GBP. 

If your beosound has digital output it is easy to connect it to the receiver, else you will need a special cable that you can get from Soundsheavenly. 

Since I wrote thos we have moved to a house and have teo small kids so most of my gear is now tucked away in a lounge room which currently is a total mess. However, in the living room I have the Panasonic TV with two Beolab 4000s connected to the Yamaha receiver - and last week I bought a wall bracket to my Beosound 2300 as I am planning to add that to the setup. I seldom listened to CDs but when I did I really enjoyed it and I also like the iconic design of the Beosounds from that era - the 9000 is fantastic and my future plan is to have that in the living room but now it is on a safe distance from the kids...

Hope this helps, do not hesitate to ask  

BR

Riven