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steve Staff asked 9 years ago

Yes! But this answer applies ONLY if your receiver has PRE-OUT sockets. I would suggest looking at the latest receivers from Denon, Yamaha or Onkyo, as these companies produce some AV receivers within their ranges which have audio pre-out sockets for easy connection of Beolab speakers for a Dolby surround sound setup.

You can connect stereo Beolab speakers (eg. Beolabs 4000, 6000, 8000, etc) to one of these processors using our cables. Which cables do I need?

  • For speakers with RCA/ Phono Line input socket types:
  • Beolab Speaker Line In Cables 
  • Suitable for the following models:
    • Beolab 1
    • Beolab 5
    • Beolab 3000
    • Beolab 4000 mk.1
    • Beolab 4500
    • Beolab 5000
    • Beolab 6000
    • Beolab 8000
    • Beolab Penta
    • It may also be used with older BeoLab speakers that have displays (such as Beolab 3000, 4500, 5000 and Penta), but the displays will not function.

 

  • For speakers with 8 pin DIN Powerlink Line input socket types:
  • Beolab Speaker Line In Cables 
  • Suitable for the following models:
    • Beolab 3
    • Beolab 4000 mk 2
    • Beolab 6002
    • Beolab 8002
    • Beolab 9
    • Beolab 12 (12-1 / 12-2 / 12-3) — Please note, clip-on RJ45 adapters required!

NOTE: Beolab 2 Subwoofer or Centre Speaker bars

  • If you have a Beolab 2 subwoofer, or a Beolab 7-x/ Beolab 10 dedicated centre speakers, these each need a powered cable to generate the trigger signals that would normally be sent from a B&O television Powered Trigger Cable

 

As receiver model numbers are constantly being updated by the manufacturers, please feel free to ask us if you would like specific recommendations for suitable receivers to consider. If this information doesn’t fully answer your questions, please feel free to contact us, as our team of skilled engineers are always happy to help with any enquiries you may have!