What essentially is the difference between the two? Is one with speakers and one without?

Is it possible to connect passive speakers to the 2500 in any way??

The two systems are very similar, but the Beosystem 2500 has Beolab 2500 speakers and also Masterlink.

The Beosystem connections are:-

FM aerial, 75 ohm 1
AM aerial (Dedicated) 1
Beocord Tape 2 Via Aux socket
Beogram LP (RIAA built-in) Via Aux socket
Beolab speakers 2 x Power Link
Beovision Via AUX socket
Local rooms, speakers 2 Via MCL 2P
Aux 7-pin socket
Masterlink

Keith Saunders:

The two systems are very similar, but the Beosystem 2500 has Beolab 2500 speakers and also Masterlink.

The Beosystem connections are:-

FM aerial, 75 ohm 1
AM aerial (Dedicated) 1
Beocord Tape 2 Via Aux socket
Beogram LP (RIAA built-in) Via Aux socket
Beolab speakers 2 x Power Link
Beovision Via AUX socket
Local rooms, speakers 2 Via MCL 2P
Aux 7-pin socket
Masterlink

There is no difference. The beosystem is simply the beocenter with beolab 2500 speakers.

There is no masterlink in either product. The first masterlink product of this type was the Ouverture.

francoisvl:

Is it possible to connect passive speakers to the 2500 in any way??

Yes but you need a Beolink passive to do this. Usually quite expensive but have been known to go for a fair price on ebay if you find a badly listed one.

Chris.

You are right Graham, not sure why I thought that the Beosystem 2500 had Masterlink....

joeyboygolf:

Keith Saunders:

The two systems are very similar, but the Beosystem 2500 has Beolab 2500 speakers and also Masterlink.

The Beosystem connections are:-

FM aerial, 75 ohm 1
AM aerial (Dedicated) 1
Beocord Tape 2 Via Aux socket
Beogram LP (RIAA built-in) Via Aux socket
Beolab speakers 2 x Power Link
Beovision Via AUX socket
Local rooms, speakers 2 Via MCL 2P
Aux 7-pin socket
Masterlink

There is no difference. The beosystem is simply the beocenter with beolab 2500 speakers.

There is no masterlink in either product. The first masterlink product of this type was the Ouverture.

Medogsfat:

francoisvl:

Is it possible to connect passive speakers to the 2500 in any way??

Yes but you need a Beolink passive to do this. Usually quite expensive but have been known to go for a fair price on ebay if you find a badly listed one.

Chris.

The brochure of Beosystem 2300 / 2500 also mentions the MCL2P for connecting other speakers.

(ML/MCL-converter, used as MCL2P) 

Was in the market for one but then the deal fell through but the information that you have posted is still valuable incase another one pops up!!

Thanks!!