I think your BG6500 would play fine over the ML network.  The PHONO command was re-purposed as N.RADIO but the turntable should be controllable from anywhere in the system, using either N.RADIO or PHONO command, depending what shows on your remote.

I did try connecting my BG6500 to a BC2300 and then via a 1611 converter onto ML, and I could play and control it fine from a BV6-26.

EDIT: I should add that I am not sure whether another component in your network would stop the Beogram being accessed - my worry would be the Moment (if it uses the N.RADIO command), but I don't have any experience in that area.)

I have it connected to Ouverture,masterlinked to Beosystem3.A.AUX triggers turntable.

I presume that the 1611 is connected to the TV/AUX socket of the BM6500.

You could try using one of Steve (at Sounds Heavenly)'s cables* that allow two connections to the AUX, and connect both the 1611 and the BG6500 to the BM6500's TV/AUX.

If it works, the TV/AUX can be an input (from the BG) and an output (to the ML system) at the same time.

My BG6500 connected to my BC2300's single AUX socket can be controlled by both PHONO and A.AUX on the remote.

*  I would link to the cable but Steve's site is down for a well-deserved Easter rest!  

(EDIT:  You probably already know, but A.AUX on the BL1000 is achieved by pressing SHIFT then RADIO.)

Yes, the 1611 is connected to the TV/AUX socked of the BM6500 and using a Steven' Y-cable is an interesting idea, but I believe that my main issue would be the BS9000 which is picking up A.AUX, or at least that is my guess. So while Steven's Y-cable that allows connecting both BS65000 and Beogram to the 1611 wouldn't work as it seems now. Just to verify the theory I connected the BG6500 directly to the 1611 and taking of the BS6500 from the ML and then from living room checked if the BG6500 would be picked up via A.AUX - which it wasn't.

OldJack wrote:

I have it connected to Ouverture,masterlinked to Beosystem3.A.AUX triggers turntable.

EDIT : I use Beo4

kimhav wrote:

Would it be possible to get the Beogram 6500 to play audio through the ML-network if it's attached to BM6500 which is connected to the ML-network via Beolink 1611? While I'm aware that PHONE isn't available any more and reused for either N:MUSIC/N.RADIO (can't remember which) were the idea would be to make use of DVD2 (or any other available and not used remote code) or would A.AUX be the one to use. What are the possibilities here.

To be mentioned, the following gear exists in the current setup beside the BS6500 system which I'm curious to what extend I could include to the ML-network: 1xBV10, 1xBS Moment (via BLC), 1x BS9000, 2xBeolink Active, and 2xBeolink Passive including a MLGW (old version).

That said and with the proposed setup; if you setup the BLC correctly, the PHONO (N.Radio) command will only start the BG6500 and the sound can be ML/NL distributed. You have to reprogram the Moment sources in the BLC though, otherwise you will end up with a conflict (PHONO starts the BG6500; N.Radio starts the Moment; PHONO = N.Radio the same command)

Edit: alternative

you could add a second BLC, A.Slave programmed with the BS9000 or BM6500 ML connected to your NL system. This will overcome the master/slave issue. 

Thanks for the input and I didn't realise that the BS6500 would be considered an audio master due to the fact that it would be connected via 1611 convert and when it comes to my BS9000 it is the primary audio master with no speakers connected directly and using BL8000 connected to BV10.

About the alternative using a 2nd BLC as slave would that actually feed the BS6500 audio into the entire ML-network or only to NL-devices which in my case would be the Moment which is also using BL8000 via the BV10.

kimhav wrote:

Thanks for the input and I didn't realise that the BS6500 would be considered an audio master due to the fact that it would be connected via 1611 convert and when it comes to my BS9000 it is the primary audio master with no speakers connected directly and using BL8000 connected to BV10.

About the alternative using a 2nd BLC as slave would that actually feed the BS6500 audio into the entire ML-network or only to NL-devices which in my case would be the Moment which is also using BL8000 via the BV10.