Help required to match a preamp with my Beolab 8000 speakers

15 replies

Hello All,

 

I am little new so wants some suggestion regarding a pre amplifer which must good match with Beolab 8000 speakers, as specification nowhere mention the impedance of the power amp in beolab 8000 so how can any one match any pre amp to these active speakers. Anyone in the forum who is using preamp with these speakers ? Kindly give your valuable inputs. I am planning to buy any good pre amp from marantz or rotel. 

What about tube preamps combination with these speakers ?

 

Thanks in advance, waiting for your valuable inputs.

 

 

They will all work fine, use pre-outs and trigger output with special cables (see the link in my signature for further details).

Ralf

My B&O Icons:

BeoCenter-9500.png BeoCenter-9500.png
Beoremote-Beo4.png Beoremote-Beo4.png
Beovision-11.png Beovision-11.png
Beosound.png Beosound.png
Beoplay-V1.png Beoplay-V1.png
Beoplay-H95.png Beoplay-H95.png
Beoplay-E8.png Beoplay-E8.png
Beoplay-A1.png Beoplay-A1.png
Living Room: Beosystem 4, Beolab 7-2 (Center), Beolab 9 (Fronts), Beolab 8000 (Rears), Screen: Sony KD-85XH9096
Home Cinema: Beosystem 4, Beolab 7-4 (Center), Beolab 9 (Fronts), Beolab 4000 (Rears). Projector: Sony VPL-HW55
Home Office: BeoVision 11-46, 4 x Beolab 3, BeoCenter 9300 (BLC 1611/ML/NL)
Bedroom: Sony KD-65XH9077, Beosound Essence MK II with Beolab 6002 and Beolab 11 (all white, wall-mounted)
Dart Room: BeoPlay V1-40 on floor stand
Guest Room: BeoVision 7-40 MK IV, Beolab 7-2, BeoSound Ouverture
You don't need trigger outputs in BL8000. They have RCA-connectors.
Nope, that is good information to have 😁

Thanks, i am not talking about AV receiver, i am making it 2 channel stereo system so i am talking about dedicated 2ch pre amplifier. any one is using these speaker with dedicated 2ch pre amp ?

I think tube amp can do the better job.

 

 

AV receiver, pre-amplifier... Doesn't matter, they should all work. If you like the "tube" sound then go ahead and get a preamp with a tube stage, just don't go too crazy getting some high end audiophile preamp, it's not necessary. Sure, you could plug a McIntosh C2500 tube amp into BL8000s but ehh, the pre would be overkill for those speakers. At the end of the day however, the output will just be RCA pre-outs which the Beolab 8000s will happily accept. 

As mentioned above, in most cases all you need to do is plug into the RCA input jacks on the BL8000 (make sure the switch is set properly) and they will conveniently "self-detect" the audio source powering them on "green" and within a few moments after the music stops off "red - standby". 

Thanks a lot ! Most probably i will go with Tube amp only.

That would depend on the tube preamp. Modern ones will handle the input impedance of a solid state amp well, old ones not so much. The classic Dynaco PAS 2 and 3, for example, expect to see the extremely high input impedance of a tube amp like the ST70 or such, and have severe bass rolloff with the lower impedance of a solid state amp, so don't use a vintage preamp. Modern tube preamps, such as my not so modern Super PAS 3i (a modification of the original PAS 3 circuitry by Audio by Van Alstine), worked fine with solid state amps.

you preamp only.

you preamp only.

or
BeoWorld Gold Membership card
Join BeoWorld

Register to access the forums, reference material, and exclusive member benefits — including our monthly prize draw.

Become a Member

December 2026 Prize Draw

Gold Members Only

As a Gold member you're automatically entered into our exclusive prize draw — your chance to win iconic Bang & Olufsen products. A unique benefit of BeoWorld Gold membership, every draw brings a new opportunity to win something special.