Masterlink to rca

[Stefan Baarstrom]

Hello.

Is it possible to get the audio signal out of masterlink and convert it to standard phono/rca?

I am helping a friend setting up his audio system, he wants to connect a Beosound 4 (as cd player) to a Dennon amplifier, but the 2 devices are not located next to each other. There is a masterlink cable running between them and it is not possible to replace it with a phono/rca cable.

Would it be possible to use a “Beolink Converter 1611” for this?

Best regards

Stefan

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[Guy]

Hi and welcome to Beoworld!

The Beolink Converter 1611 would not be any help in this setup.  Masterlink audio connections need to be activated and controlled by B&O equipment at the ‘receiving’ end of the connection.

I assume that the BS4 and Denon amp are in the same room and that the BS4 has no other speakers connected?

I can see two options:

• Use Masterlink to connect the BS4 to a Beolink Active 1636 (and IR sensor – the ‘hockey puck’ type) co-located with the Denon amp.  Then use a cable like this to connect the BL Active’s Powerlink output to the Denon amp’s aux input.  If the BS4 and Denon amp are in the same room, put the BS4 in A.OPT 0 and remote control it through the BL Active’s IR sensor.  You will have a double volume control situation, able to control volume with either the B&O remote or the Denon amp (but not via the volume buttons on the BS4).

• Re-purpose the wires in the masterlink cable either:
  • To connect the BS4’s aux output to the Denon’s input.  Aux output is fixed volume hence volume control would only be via the Denon.
  • To connect the BS4’s Powerlink output to the Denon amp.

Original B&O masterlink cables are wired as in the following diagram, so you could chose appropriate wires and solder your own connections:

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[Madskp]

Guy wrote:

Use Masterlink to connect the BS4 to a Beolink Active 1636 (and IR sensor – the ‘hockey puck’ type) co-located with the Denon amp.  Then use a cable like this to connect the BL Active’s Powerlink output to the Denon amp’s aux input.  If the BS4 and Denon amp are in the same room, put the BS4 in A.OPT 0 and remote control it through the BL Active’s IR sensor.  You will have a double volume control situation, able to control volume with either the B&O remote or the Denon amp (but not via the volume buttons on the BS4).

I would also suggest that spolution as a possiblity. One way to avoid the double volume control is to use the fixed audio output in the PC connector on the Beolink active (only type 1636). This will need some custom cabling at the pinout of this conenction is not the same as the Powerlink outputs. See this thread for more info about the pinpout https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beolink-active-1636-pc-input/#post-43100

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[Stefan Baarstrom]

Guy wrote:

I assume that the BS4 and Denon amp are in the same room and that the BS4 has no other speakers connected?

Re-purpose the wires in the masterlink cable either:

To connect the BS4’s aux output to the Denon’s input.  Aux output is fixed volume hence volume control would only be via the Denon.

Hello and thank you for your answer  🙂

You are correct, both the BS4 and Dennon are located in the same room.

I think that the option with soldering phono plugs on to the masterlink cable will be the simplest solution and will work as intended, only the Dennon controls the volume.

The only downside is, that the signal no longer would be balanced, but maybe a good tradeoff by its simplicity.

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