3.5mm to powerlink cable adapter

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Vowles (archived2)
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Posted July 11, 2020 at 16:46 GMT
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Hi there,

Probably a silly question that has been answered many times before, but I have just purchased some beolab 9 speakers and want to be able to connect it to a non-b&o source via 3.5mm jack. I almost purchased a cable for this but noticed that some of the cables use 5 din and some 7 din. I also understand that mk 3 powerlink uses 8 din, so my question is what is the best cable to get? Also, in relation to this question, if I was to get a 7 din cable, would I then need to use a mk2 powerlink cable between the speakers? 

Just want to make sure before I end up purchasing cables.

Thank you so much for reading, Henry.

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Vowles (archived2)
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Posted July 11, 2020 at 18:13 GMT
#2141073

Hi Steve, 

Thank you for your fast response and I now understand the pins, thanks for that! With regards to the wiring, I don't know if it is possible, but would it work to have a 3.5mm to single 7pin dim and then use the output for a mk2/3 cable to connect the first speaker to the second speaker? It might not be the right solution, but I'm just trying to work out if this is an option at all?

Thanks again

Henry

Steve at Sounds Heavenly
Steve at Sounds Heavenly
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Posted July 11, 2020 at 19:32 GMT
#2141074

Hi Henry,

Sorry but you won't get stereo sound if you link to one speaker and then run a Powerlink cable between the two speakers - this way, both speakers would play the left channel audio only.  Please use the correct cable (direct to both speakers) for stereo sound, it would be a shame to spoil the sound of these superb speakers just for the sake of the wrong cable.

Kind regards, Steve.

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Vowles (archived2)
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Posted July 11, 2020 at 19:45 GMT
#2141075

Hi Steve,

No worries at all. Just thought that I would check before ordering anything.

Henry

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