Hello,

I'm new to the forums and B&O products.  I recently started this path by getting a good deal on a Beosound 1 and was amazed by the quality and features of such a small little unit.  I am interested in getting started on a basic setup and don't have a lot of money.  So, I was looking at a used Beocenter 9500 and perhaps in a bit getting some speakers to go with it. 

In the meantime, was thinking it would be great just to use the Beosound 1 with it, as it has a 5-pin DIN AUX input that can be connected to a minijack through an adapter cable.  Here are my questions:

1)  If I connect to this through the headphone jack on the Beocenter 9500 will this turn the main R and L speakers off if I also have a speaker connection via the powerlink?  In other words, would connecting a pair of headphones (since this is equivalent to the Beocenter 1) mute the main speaker output?

2)  Is there a cable to connect this 5-pin DIN AUX on the Beosound 1 to the regular R and L channels on the back of the Beocenter 9500 if I don't have any extra speakers for now?

3)  Will the optional Beo4 remote control both units?

Thanks!!

Welcome MacJonny,

macjonny1:

1)  If I connect to this through the headphone jack on the Beocenter 9500 will this turn the main R and L speakers off if I also have a speaker connection via the powerlink?  In other words, would connecting a pair of headphones (since this is equivalent to the Beocenter 1) mute the main speaker output?

Yes. It will mute anything connected to the speaker outputs.

2)  Is there a cable to connect this 5-pin DIN AUX on the Beosound 1 to the regular R and L channels on the back of the Beocenter 9500 if I don't have any extra speakers for now?

No. Though all are DIN plugs, they are different.

3)  Will the optional Beo4 remote control both units?

Yes, though you can disable the IR input with option programming if you'd like one to ignore commands. 

Thanks for the reply!  Amazingly fast and helpful.  What a great forum!