I suspect you need a particular software/firmware level for the BS9000 ... but that is for others to answer
BeoIce: I know that I need a beoport. What else do I need (cables) ?
I forget what comes inside the BeoPort's box (check the product page of this site), but what you will get/need is:
- power cord for BeoPort
- mini-jack audio input to the BeoPort to connect to the Wintel server audio output for ... well audio :-)
- a USB cable from the BeoPort to the Wintel server for command and control signals
- a cable (mini-jack) that you will need to wire into the infrared puck for the BeoPort
The "bad" (or rather shall we say annoying) thing is that the puck is a different type from what is used for BeoLink Active.
You will get a CD (probably you will need to do an online update after the first installation) of the Wintel server's BeoPort BeoPlayer software.
You may also need to do an online firmware update of the BeoPort ... that is done through the BeoPlayer software.
The BeoPlayer software had to run continuously, and its has various set-up steps, including scanning your Wintel server for its MP3 collection.
If you have an external hard drive you will need scan that too.
You will also get a paper manual to installation that explains all this and day to day usage.
To connect to you BS9000 you will need a MasterLink cable between the rooms.
You will control the system via your Beo4 - point it at the BS9000 and the commands will go over the Masterlink from the BS 9000 and audio will come back.
Point the Beo4 at the BeoPort's IR and you can control the system in the room that the Wintel server is in.
Which brings us to the point of whether you are going to buy so additional BeoLabs to stay in the room with Wintel server so you can also hear the music there.
Those extra BeoLab speakers plug into the BeoPort.
On the other hand if you have no need to listen to music in the Wintel server's room then you don't need the speakers ... and you won't need the IR eye :-)
You can still control the system in the Wintel server room by using your keyboard and mouse on the BeoPort BeoPlayer software :-)
First B&O (1976) was a Beogram 1500 ... latest (2011) change has been to couple the BL11 with the BL6Ks *sounds superb*