As Graham said the BC9500 isn't really up to driving two pairs of largish passive speakers at the same time at big volume. The no. 1 & 2 speaker ports are simply connected in parallel, so it won't make any difference how you connect them - the Beocenter will always struggle if you have them both playing.

My advice is to choose a pair (the Pentas obviously 😁 ) and use them.

chers guys - i thought as much but wasn't sure .  the next question is ..... I have already got a 5 pin din  plug ready to wire up to an rca lead to link to an amplifier , the only problem is that i have found conflicting wiring diagrams to which pins will give me a controlled low-level output  from the powerlink socket on the back of the 9500 . budget will decide on the amp of choice ( not a great amount) but as long as i can find the right pin combination i think i will be ok - ebay sells an already wired lead set  but i am more than competant of creating such lead as long as i know the configuration. does anyone have such a lead that definatly works that they could take a quick peek for me - thanks for all your input - Pete

wasn't sure on the relivancy,  as when i 'mute ' the system only one pair goes off - - pete

just thinking - would a beomaster 5000 be of any use to me ? i dont know if they would work toether off the same 1000 remote controll or if the powerlink would work on them

Hi think the BM5000 uses a different remote control, the 5500 would work with a BL1000 though. but you would have a problem if they are in the same room and would have set it so that it works as a Link amplifier - i.e Link and then the command - I think!

just picked up a beomaster 5500 and used the powerlink from the back of my 9500 - works a treat !

Good afternoon folks !

This is the nearest thread to deal with my own BC 9500 technical questions.  Forgive me for hijacking it briefly.

 First question to the aficionados:

 I'm already running 4  (2 left / 2 right)  Beolab 8000s with my BC 9500 and BG 4500. Q: Can I also hook-up my Beovox RL 6000s to the passive sockets and so run 6 speakers alltogether ??   I  have a good-size living/dining room and would like to wall mount the RL 6000s high up close to the ceiling and slightly angled downwards.   Your advice will be invaluable (before I start drilling)

Second question:

The CD drive on the BC 9500 has recently devoped an anoying  squeak / squeal from the spindle, which, allthough not noticeable while music is playing, does become challenging between tracks or when listening to  vocal Radio-shows at lower volume.  is there anything I can grease or clean to remedy ??     I have partially dismantled the BC several times already, for door strings, Cap- Kit, mute relay,  Cassette-drive,  so I'm OK with  a bit of DIY.

Thanks for any advice you can offer.

Best wishes

Neil

As far as the speakers go, you could do but the volume will be difficult to balance and I think the RLs will add little to the quality.

On the squeal, I imagine that this could be wear in the bearing and I am not sure lubrication will help. However I am happy to defer to the more mechanically gifted advisers here!