Beocenter 9000 Audio, CD, Cassette Player and Beolab Penta speakers guidance

[mark.ross]

I just acquired a vintage Bang & Olufsen Beocenter 9000 Audio, CD, Cassette Player and Beolab Penta speakers. Seeking guidance on the following:

1. I am refurbishing the midrange Penta speakers and looking to replace the surrounds with foam (not rubber). The best source seems to be Audiofriends out of the Netherlands. Anyone have experience getting items shipped to the United States from there? Any alternatives to Audiofriends, or opinions of foam vs, rubber?
2. I am also looking for 4 pin DIN cables to connect the Beocenter 9000 to the Pentas. The best source seems to be SoundsHeavenly who offers 5 meter Genuine “new old stock” B&O 4-pin DIN plugs, but they don’t ship to the United States. Any alternatives available or creative ways to get them to the United States? I was contemplating contacting Audiofriends to see if they would accept the (paid by me) cables from SoundsHeavenly and ship the cables and their surrounds kit to me.
3.  I have heard that I can use the AUX input of the Beosystem to establish bluetooth so that I can play my iPhone through the system.  Any guidance on what to purchase and how to connect in order to implement bluetooth for the Beosystem?
4. Recommendations for safely cleaning both the Beocenter and the Pentas?
5. Finally, any recommendations for a reasonably-priced turntable to add to the system?

Thank you.

RocKloud9

[mark.ross]

As a newbie B&O owner, I may be misinformed concerning the 4 pin DIN cables. It’s possible that the speakers accept 4 pin DIN cables (as it has the built in amplifier at the base), but that the Beocenter 9000 only accepts 2 pin DIN cables. Since the 9000 and speakers are at a rental vacation home, I don’t have it in front of me to test. Can someone confirm one way or the other? If the 9000 only accepts 2 pin DIN cables, I won’t have to worry about trying to get 4 pin DIN cables from SoundsHeavenly as per item 2. in my original post. Thank you!

[Guy]

Hi Mark and welcome to Beoworld!

The BC9000 speaker 1 sockets will accept 4-pin DIN cables like the ones available from Steve.  The extra two pins on the BC9000 speaker 1 sockets are to provide data to the Penta speakers.  This enables the display on the Pentas to show Volume and Source.  Speakers without displays should work fine without the two extra connections.

Location: Warwickshire, UK

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[Madskp]

Guy wrote:

Hi Mark and welcome to Beoworld!

The BC9000 speaker 1 sockets will accept 4-pin DIN cables like the ones available from Steve.  The extra two pins on the BC9000 speaker 1 sockets are to provide data to the Penta speakers.  This enables the display on the Pentas to show Volume and Source.  Speakers without displays should work fine without the two extra connections.

A workarround might be to use the 2 pin speaker cables, and get the data and ground connection from the AUX connector on on the BC9000 (Pin 6 is data, Pin 2 is ground) and if your penta have powerlink connect data to pin 6 and ground to pin 7 in that end.

Location: Denmark

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