I have a (new to me) BeoMaster 5500 and would like to find the best way to purchase speaker, cd, etc cables or din plugs so that I can get everything hooked up properly. Is there a preferred source i can trust?

Hi Paul?

Do you have the remote control for the beomaster,if you have the best cd solution would be a b&o beogramcd 5500/6500/7000 it has the din plug(7 pin) as standard and when you connect it to your beomaster it has datalink so you can control the cd from your remote.About speaker plugs the are din standard and I think you can get them anywhere

regards

jan

Hi Paul?

The second part of your quistion about speakers you can use any 8 ohms speakers ore you can use b&0 active speakers through the powerlink sockets on the 5500.I think you can buy a beogramcd at Lifestyle AV they are sponsor of this site.There a link in the bottom of this site.I presume you are located in the UK

Welcome to beoworld

regards

jan

I have the Beocord, the Master Control unit and the smaller 1000 remote. I am in the US however so the UK CD player, although nice, may not be viable. It is good to hear about the din plugs being standard for the speaker connections. Are they DIN 2, 5, 7?

HI

They are 2 pins din plugs for speakers if you are looking for a b&0 cd player in the US try maybe E bay but be carefull many of them have trouble with the cd unit,It can be fixed in most cases but an  autorised b&o dealer/repair plant will say it's not possible they don't know better

regards

jan

Thank you, not a fan of EBay but appreciate your help.

Well.... I went and did buy DIN2 plugs, hooked up a pair of AR12s from the dark ages and it sounds great. NOw I have the little stuff to contend with like figuring out how to get the proper connector for an FM antenna and to see if I can find a 5500 CD or turntable to add.

Hi Paul,

the proper connector for the FM aerial socket is a female IEC aerial plug. Any decent electronics store should carry them. Failing that, get a TV antenna cord and snap off the wrong (male plug) end. Then strip ~75 cm of the free end, separate the center conductor and the sleeve, spread them out and you have a quite competitive FM antenna.

But, it's far from critical and it doesn't matter if you happen to short the socket. Any length of wire you manage to wrap around the center connector in the socket will probably work for strong and medium stations.

Thank you, great information. Maybe I will get more than one station soon.

but beomaster 5500 has power link sockets? Is it compatible with active loudspeakers beolab 4500?