henrik:

Peter, are the PL outputs of the 6500/7000 done in the same ugly way as the "pre-amp" output of the 5500?

According to the BM6500 service manual, the PL signal is taken from between all the controls and the power amp input (meaning the nice way  ). I can't see why the 7000 would be different.

Thanks Mika! Then I'll try an external amp for a while, I have an old Luxman power amp gathering dust somewhere...

Hi Peter, I'm new to B & O. I just bought a new used system. Everything communicates and works ok except I have a fraction of the volume I should have. This is from speakers 2. Nothing from speakers 1. Mute switch does not work but will turn the receiver on/off. Is this the mute relay problem you mentioned?

Thanks, Paul

Hi Paul, welcome to the forum. When you have questions, it is usually better to start a new topic instead of continuing a very aged one like this - those easily get lost in the traffic.

As to your question, do you have the two links inserted in the line in/out sockets in the rear panel of the Beomaster? Do you have headphones you could try to see if the volume is fine there?

A faulty muting relay would not affect speaker 2 outputs.