Non-B&O record player

[MikeNewman]

I have been given a Beomaster 5500 and pair of passive Penta speakers (the Beogram I was also given is in poor condition) and I wish to connect my Sony record player. This is currently only possible using Bluetooth, a receiver and the Tape / Aux socket but I would prefer to used a wired connection. I’ve tried the  various phono sockets with no success in spite of my turntable having a pre-amp. Am I missing something?  Thank you.

[OlivierC]

MikeNewman wrote:

I’ve tried the various phono sockets with no success in spite of my turntable having a pre-amp. 

 

Here’s an excerpt from the BM5500 Manual from the B&O repository.

The RCA cables should connect to the PH sockets, maybe the Preamp should be turned off.

The BG5500 did not have an internal preamp, therefore I assume the Phono signal (regardless if connected via DIN or RCA) is routed to the BM5500 internal RIAA preamp.

Regards.

Olivier

PS and OT: wondering what the PRE AMP connections are meant for.

[Dillen]

Will your Beomaster play radio or any other source?
If your record player has a preamp, and it is active, you could try connecting to the TP2 inputs and select TP2 as the source on the Beomaster.

The PRE-AMP sockets are outputs from just before the internal power amplifier. For using an external amplifier.

Martin

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