Beolab 8000

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It has only one rca out for the sub

hi

then this solution wont work you have to get hold of b&0 box called i think

mcl2av to connect to active speakers like bl8000 or an amp with variable pre

amp output

regards

jan

or you could use the attenuated leads both Steve and I mentioned below - they attenuate a normal speaker out level signal down to line level for use with active speakers!

They do make life easier - I use them to connect Beolab 6000 speakers directly to the powered outputs of a 1977 Beomaster 1900.  Sounds great and saves paying $$$ extra for an audio system with pre-out sockets! 😐

Best regards,

Steve.

Sorry for all this back and throw, the cables that are shown how would you connect to the Pioneer VSX50.  The connections for the speakers are not like this, do I have to modify them?

Hi popester,

The Attenuated cables can be provided with any type of connections, the pictures on the website show the most popular one (2 pin DINs for B&O amplified Beomaster/BeoCenter models pre-1990) - feel free to ask if you need any assistance.

Best regards,

Steve.

Cheers mate

I was looking at an Onkyo TX-SR507, now this has a L/R line out, this should work with the BL8000's yes/no?

HI popester

Only if lhe line out is variable that means variable volume but if its normal line out

its a fixed one and cannot be used try to find out if is are eqiupped with pre amp

variable

regards

jan

Hi,

I have a Pioneer LX81 (european version of the SC-07) receiver and I want to connect a pair of Beolab 8000 to the LINE OUTPUT (ZONE 2 OR 3) at the Pioneer back pannel, but the question is: HOW CAN I CONTROL THE VOLUME OF THE BL 8000 ?

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