Hi

I am toying with the idea to connect an Ouverture to my Rega amp and B&W passive speakers. I like the sound of the speakers, and would like the convenience of using a beolink 1000 to operate CD and radio. For this I would need a powerlink to RCA adapter. Does that exist? Is it available via the dealers? Is there anything in particular to look for when buying a used Beosound Ouverture?

thanks and best regards

Christian

Is it a power amp or an integrated one? If it is an integrate amplifier, I would use the Aux out of the Ouverture to the tape socket of the rega. You will need a 5 pin DIN to RCA lead which is easily available. If it is a power amplifier, use a Powerlink cable which has variable line level. I think you can get a cable from your dealer or he will make one for you. You could use a MCL2P of course!

What a beauty!

I just collected a 1995 ouverture from someone in my neighbourhood. It works beautifully, and is connected via the audio aux port to my rega integrated amp and B&W P5 speakers. Tomorrow I’ll start the hunt for a powerlink to RCA adapter so I can control the volume by remote control.

By the way, I think the ouverture was a bargain. Only £400 with original receipt, manuals and wall bracket.

Once again, thanks for the advice Peter.

best regards

Christian

ChrDH:

What a beauty!

I just collected a 1995 ouverture from someone in my neighbourhood. It works beautifully, and is connected via the audio aux port to my rega integrated amp and B&W P5 speakers. Tomorrow I’ll start the hunt for a powerlink to RCA adapter so I can control the volume by remote control.

By the way, I think the ouverture was a bargain. Only £400 with original receipt, manuals and wall bracket.

Once again, thanks for the advice Peter.

best regards

Christian

 

Enjoy

 

Craig 

I will! actually, this day was set off for home work/reading, but when an ouverture comes by, I think I can do home work some other day...

By the way, does anyone know where I can get hold of a Powerlink to RCA adapter? I tried a local B&O dealer, but he just showed me a DIN to RCA converter...

best regards

Chr.

If you have a Powerlink cable lying around, I would make one myself.

 

Craig 

After an hour at the B&O dealer, I still haven't got a powerlink to RCA converter... Aparently I have to make/solder one myself... hmm, not my favorite task. As far as I can se, I can use a normal DIN plug/cable, and then just remember to get the right connections to the two RCA plugs. Does anyone got any experience in making such a adapter? anything I have to be carefull about, besides mixing up cables?

best regards

Chr.

Just had a look at the wiring diagrams for Powerlink and Auxlink connections. My advice would be to get a Din to RCA converter and change the wiring in the din plug to suit.

 

Craig 

Yes, that would probably be easier than fiddling with the wires in a RCA plug, good point.

For now, I am using the head phone socket on the front (mini-jack to RCA converter). I can't hear that much of a difference compared to the audio aux socket, and I can control the volumen.

thanks for the advice

Chr.

Would there be a market for these leads I wonder. Might make a few and put them on Ebay.

 

Craig 

EUREKA!!!

After looking closely at the configuration of the datalink plug and the powelink plug and dismantling a datalink plug, I found out the in-signal (right, left) of the DIN-plug corresponds to the out-signals (right, left) of the Powerlink-plug! (Why didn’t the nice dealer just say so…).

So using a fully-specified RCA to DIN converter, just use the line-in RCA sockets as RCA line-out from the Powerlink-socket of the Ouverture! Dead easy, one just has to come up with the idea!

And after running my Denon test-CD, even the channels are correct!

Problem solved, I can now start enjoying my Ouverture fully!

Best regards

Chr.

Forget my Ebay idea then. So its just a standard cable then.

 

Craig 

Yep, just used the completely other way around than originally designed to...

Chr.

Noticed this post and Peter's reference to the MCL2P earlier and wondered if this could work for using a Beosound 9000 with a pair of B&W 804's I have? I'm currently using the 9000 with a set of Beolab 6000's, but I'd like to use those for the rear channel on my BV7. I have an old MCL2P - can I use this with the 9000? Will it have enough power for the B&W?

Hi Peter, I disagree just a tad... I'd use the Powerlink (variable out) in any case to a aux. or tape in. Just use the Integrated amp like a regular power amp...that way all the volume is controlled off the BnO......correct??

Unfortunately not! The 804s are very power hungry and you'll want something with considerably more driving power.

They're very musical speakers and when you match them with a good amplifier, the music just seems to jump out at you. I could recommend either a Naim NAP 200 for a top-budget amp, a Rotel RB-06 for something a bit more affordable or if you want to go the B&O way, a BeoMaster 8000, 7000 or 6500 should do a fantastic job. I have a pair of B&W DM7s which are in many ways comparable to the 804s, they sound fantastic with my BeoMaster 6500!

Thanks Alex, I was expecting this - they are quite power hungry... but then they do sound pretty good with the right equipment. I'll have a look at your suggestions.