Hello all,

This may be heresy in this forum, but I need to replace a B&O Beomaster 5500 system in the house I recently purchased. The system consists of the Beomaster 5500, Beocord 5500, Beogram 5500, Master Control Panel 5500 and 4 MCL X-TRA speaker kits (all installed in the attic) controlling ceiling-mounted non-B&O speakers in 5 rooms of the house with the transceivers set in to the walls of 4 rooms (the room with the receiver has no transceiver).

The CD player doesn't work and I don't own any tapes. The only thing we use is the radio and the Master Control is a bit flaky even after replacing the batteries. So we need to replace the system. My question is, can I use the speakers and transceivers (only for the mute functionality, I know they won't send IR commands back) with a newer receiver (likely a Sony or Yamaha as we only need radio and Air Play capabilities) or do I have to rip out everything (except the non-B&O speakers in the ceilings) and install new controllers for each room along with the new receiver?

Thanks,

Troy