I think a Beolink Convertor may work with your setup and link everything together. The Beolink Convertor connects older systems without Masterlink to a system with and your BeoCenter 2 has Masterlink.

I am just not sure if you Beosystem 5500 is compatible, but I would think it very likely is. I used this set up with my Beosytem 4500 with Master Contol Link (MCL) and your Beosystem 5500 has MCL from the looks of things.

This way you are using the whole system as one integrated unit.

Stoobie

Thanks for the response, it has a mmc2 pick up and played fine when I tested it with the pentas. I knew that the mid range would most likely need a refoam so I have already ordered replacements (rubber for long term). I have a steady hand will try to refoam my self. I have tested them and I really like the sound (cannot wait to hear after refoam) and the design. How much are you selling them for ? 

Thanks for the answer !

Stoobietoo wrote:

I think a Beolink Convertor may work with your setup and link everything together. The Beolink Convertor connects older systems without Masterlink to a system with and your BeoCenter 2 has Masterlink.

I am just not sure if you Beosystem 5500 is compatible, but I would think it very likely is. I used this set up with my Beosytem 4500 with Master Contol Link (MCL) and your Beosystem 5500 has MCL from the looks of things.

This way you are using the whole system as one integrated unit.

Stoobie

I was thinking it would work, but I still wonder if the Beolink passive is to weak to drive the pentas to their full potential. And how would I get the whole system integrated, without having to adjust the sound from the different systems individually. 

So, I think I got a bit ahead of myself there. My Beosystem 4500 has Powerlink Sockets so I assumed that your Beosystem 5500 had Powerlink sockets too (I see from the manual it doesn’t). With the Beolink Convertor you would have plugged ALL your speakers into the BS5500, and connected to the Beocenter 2.

Then when the Options on each are set correctly you will be able to control the volume as one and listen to the BS5500 or the Beocenter 2 through the speakers and control the sound all in 1.

I don’t know enough about connecting Beolab (active) speakers to non Powerlink sockets, but the BS5500 can drive Beolab Pentas (via Speakerlink I think it is called) so I assume with the correct adapter, you could plug in your Beolab 2 to the BS5500 and then plug your Beolab 3s, into that.(So just an adapter for the Beolab 2 connection).

Steve, at sounds heavenly, is probably your best bet regarding that.

What should then happen is you will use the BS5500 as the main system and the Beocenter as another source on the system for listening to CDs, DVDs or TV (if one is connected)!

No Beolink Passive required in this setup.Hope that make sense!

Stoobie

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Stoobietoo wrote:

 

So, I think I got a bit ahead of myself there. My Beosystem 4500 has Powerlink Sockets so I assumed that your Beosystem 5500 had Powerlink sockets too (I see from the manual it doesn’t). With the Beolink Convertor you would have plugged ALL your speakers into the BS5500, and connected to the Beocenter 2.

Then when the Options on each are set correctly you will be able to control the volume as one and listen to the BS5500 or the Beocenter 2 through the speakers and control the sound all in 1.

I don’t know enough about connecting Beolab (active) speakers to non Powerlink sockets, but the BS5500 can drive Beolab Pentas (via Speakerlink I think it is called) so I assume with the correct adapter, you could plug in your Beolab 2 to the BS5500 and then plug your Beolab 3s, into that.(So just an adapter for the Beolab 2 connection).

Steve, at sounds heavenly, is probably your best bet regarding that.

What should then happen is you will use the BS5500 as the main system and the Beocenter as another source on the system for listening to CDs, DVDs or TV (if one is connected)!

No Beolink Passive required in this setup.Hope that make sense!

Stoobie

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Okey thanks the second option seems the best . Now the question is how i connect my beolab 2 to the beosystem 5500. Thanks for the respons! Will have to contact Steve then!

Stoobietoo wrote:

 

So, I think I got a bit ahead of myself there. My Beosystem 4500 has Powerlink Sockets so I assumed that your Beosystem 5500 had Powerlink sockets too (I see from the manual it doesn’t). With the Beolink Convertor you would have plugged ALL your speakers into the BS5500, and connected to the Beocenter 2.

Then when the Options on each are set correctly you will be able to control the volume as one and listen to the BS5500 or the Beocenter 2 through the speakers and control the sound all in 1.

I don’t know enough about connecting Beolab (active) speakers to non Powerlink sockets, but the BS5500 can drive Beolab Pentas (via Speakerlink I think it is called) so I assume with the correct adapter, you could plug in your Beolab 2 to the BS5500 and then plug your Beolab 3s, into that.(So just an adapter for the Beolab 2 connection).

Steve, at sounds heavenly, is probably your best bet regarding that.

What should then happen is you will use the BS5500 as the main system and the Beocenter as another source on the system for listening to CDs, DVDs or TV (if one is connected)!

No Beolink Passive required in this setup.Hope that make sense!

Stoobie

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Okey thanks the second option seems the best . Now the question is how i connect my beolab 2 to the beosystem 5500. Thanks for the respons! Will have to contact Steve then!

Stoobietoo wrote:

 

So, I think I got a bit ahead of myself there. My Beosystem 4500 has Powerlink Sockets so I assumed that your Beosystem 5500 had Powerlink sockets too (I see from the manual it doesn’t). With the Beolink Convertor you would have plugged ALL your speakers into the BS5500, and connected to the Beocenter 2.

Then when the Options on each are set correctly you will be able to control the volume as one and listen to the BS5500 or the Beocenter 2 through the speakers and control the sound all in 1.

I don’t know enough about connecting Beolab (active) speakers to non Powerlink sockets, but the BS5500 can drive Beolab Pentas (via Speakerlink I think it is called) so I assume with the correct adapter, you could plug in your Beolab 2 to the BS5500 and then plug your Beolab 3s, into that.(So just an adapter for the Beolab 2 connection).

Steve, at sounds heavenly, is probably your best bet regarding that.

What should then happen is you will use the BS5500 as the main system and the Beocenter as another source on the system for listening to CDs, DVDs or TV (if one is connected)!

No Beolink Passive required in this setup.Hope that make sense!

Stoobie

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Okey thanks the second option seems the best . Now the question is how i connect my beolab 2 to the beosystem 5500. Thanks for the respons! Will have to contact Steve then!

Beolab 2 is an active subwoofer and has only POWERLINK inputs/outputs. 

The easiest would be to plug the Beolab 2 to the RCA marked with PRE-OUT on the 5500. However, I'm not entirely sure whether Beolab 2 needs a trigger signal. I bet Steve will be able to answer this one.