To play from a Beogram you will need a preamplifier, some newer Beograms has the preamp build in, but you BG 5500 does not, neither does your BS 2300, some older receiver/amps has the preamp build in 🙂, yes confusing.

So you will need a preamplifier, I used

And you can connect like this

But you will need a cable like this, I know you will now ask, "why 4 RCA connectors", that is for future use, the 2 extra is for line out, you are going to use line in.

i forgot to mention I have the entire beosystem 5500 so I do not need the preamp (yes?) I just did not want to use it all and wanted the clean look of the beogram and 2300 --I have another turntable ( which one?) I will have to find it and post here to see if it does have its own built in amp

Jonathan

onnnnn wrote:

i forgot to mention I have the entire beosystem 5500 so I do not need the preamp (yes?) I just did not want to use it all and wanted the clean look of the beogram and 2300 --I have another turntable ( which one?) I will have to find it and post here to see if it does have its own built in amp

 

Jonathan

Correct, in this case, the RIAA pre amp is built into the Beomaster 5500.

If you want to use the deck with BS2300 then Soren is quite correct, you will need the stand alone pre amp between the two.

So, I can not use the BS 5500 with the 2300 as the pre amp?

I guess in principle you could use the TAPE2/AUX connection of the Beomaster 5500 to output a line level signal to the 2300 (while the 5500 is playing phono)... but it really gets so complicated with the conflicting remote control issues etc, that I really wouldn't bother.unless to perhaps prove a point.

just want it to work --what gets complicated--could/would you  give a step by step set up to see if it does work?

Thanks,

Jonathan

maybe this should be a whole new question but I will post it in this question first

SO I found all 3 of my decks but have no knowledge on any of them except for what I am now learning about the BG 5500

I also have a BG 2400 and a BG 4004

What I would like to know  is

1- which on the 3 is the better turntable?

2-what stylus is needed for each and can I interchange them if I send the numbers to anyone that knows that information?

3-can any of the newly listed  work with the BS 2300 without my buying a new pre amp?

again, Thanks,

Jonathan