Hi, I recently purchased a Beosystem 5500 and was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some datalink cables for this setup.  I saw that Sounds Heavenly sells them, but $24 for 1m seems a bit pricey for me.  Could I use a 7-pin midi cable?  I'm located in the US, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Chad

I don't think you will find a better deal anywhere than Sounds Heavenly...

This sister site contains details on what is used by each cable ...

BeoTech 

Cool, I haven't seen the Beotech section before.  So, would I be able to use a 7 pin midi cable?  Because I can get one for 9.99, and I think that's a better price than $8 a foot through Sounds Heavenly.  Then again, that particular cable is 25' and that's pretty ridiculously long.  I'm not knocking Sounds Heavenly or anything, I think they have a lot of good stuff, just that I wish I could find a cable for a little cheaper.  Thanks so much for your help guys.

Curious, what do you need the DLink for and how long? Don't the other devices have it included in this series? 

I need it to connect my Beogram CD5500 to the Beomaster, because when i bought the system, the cd player was missing its datalink  As such, the length doesn't have to be very long at all.

tockvock:

I need it to connect my Beogram CD5500 to the Beomaster, because when i bought the system, the cd player was missing its datalink  As such, the length doesn't have to be very long at all.

Hmmm... Let me have a look around, I may have one! BTW, I'm in the states... SC

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How does this look?

I thought the CD5500 had a captive output cable. Is it in fact a CD50 you have? I know they came with outputs for either DIN or phono/RCA so the cables were completely detachable.

You can use any fully wired 7 pin DIN cable for this, the problems only start with Beogram record decks which have to be shielded to ground to prevent humming.

Chris.

Thanks for looking for me!  That does look about right.  Oh and in reply to Medogsfat, I do have the CD5500 and it doesn't have a captive output cable.  The Beocord and Beogram do, but the cd player does not.  Thanks!

You know what... that is exactly what I was thinking regarding the captive cable!?!? I am confused as I thought it had one too.

Is there indeed a DIN socket out? (There should be a "future use" digital out) Or, might the cable have been cut? Anyone?

Thankfully the cable hasn't been cut, there's a din socket. Here's a pic of the back to clear up any confusion. 

tockvock:

Thankfully the cable hasn't been cut, there's a din socket. Here's a pic of the back to clear up any confusion.

Well, I'll be! There it is!

I'll send you an email!

Awesome, thanks!

tockvock:

Thanks for looking for me!  That does look about right.  Oh and in reply to Medogsfat, I do have the CD5500 and it doesn't have a captive output cable.  The Beocord and Beogram do, but the cd player does not.  Thanks!

Well we live & learn

Chris.

Very interesting! Clearly the US models catered for connection to other makes - though without a remote, the 5500 is pretty basic! Wonderful deck though - the early ones were probably the best CD players made by B&O - TDA1541A DAC and brushless motor.

Hi tockvock,

Sorry I couldn't get you a better price in this case.  I'm not certain of the quality or suitability of the cable you linked to at musiciansfriend.com but I see they have included shipping costs within USA only, whereas I quoted you a price including free priority Worldwide shipping by Airmail.  Hence, this will be part of the reason for the price difference.

I try to keep all of my prices competitive, but never at the risk of compromising quality or service.

Kind regards,

Steve.