Attenuated Speaker Converter - Amplifier to Beolab
Sounds Heavenly are proud to announce our new attenuated speaker converter which contains electronics to allow Beolab speakers to be plugged into the speaker outputs of any power amplifier between 20 and 50 Watts to connect any Beolab speakers with Powerlink inputs (including Beolab 2, Beolab 7-x, Beolab 10 and Beolab 2500 with the addition of an extra powered trigger cable). This converter is adjustable to give the required level of attenuation so that you can convert a speaker level output of up to 50 Watts per channel into a Powerlink/line level input, with no loss of sound quality. If you ever thought that you couldn't use B&O's active "Beolab" loudspeakers with your old B&O audio system or your non-B&O amplifier, then this is the answer to your problems!
This product is a compact converter box with a short set of fly-leads which connects to the speaker terminals on your amplifier to reduce amplified volume levels by up to 100 times. This allows you to connect a pair of Beolab active (ie. powered) loudspeakers directly into your non B&O hifi system or pre-1990 amplified Bang and Olufsen Beomaster or Beocenter using the 2-pin DIN speaker sockets when you add the appropriate pair of our RCA Line Input Cables for Beolab Speakers to connect your speakers to the converter box - if you are in any doubt, please ask!
The converter was developed using a 1979 Beomaster 1900 and a pair of Beolab 6000 speakers, but virtually any B&O amp from the 1965 Beomaster 900K to the 1994 Beomaster 7000 can be used to drive anything from Beolab Pentas to Beolab 5 via the line input sockets. You then simply need to add the appropriate pair of our RCA Line Input Cables for Beolab Speakers to connect your speakers to the converter box.
When combined with Sounds Heavenly's existing Powerlink to amplifier cables, this new development means that you no longer have to choose the "correct" active or passive speakers for your system. Selection of audio sources and speakers can now be made entirely on the grounds of either sound quality or aesthetics, with almost any imaginable combination now being possible. Those who are familiar with B&O products will know that this is truly a revolutionary solution with immense potential!
Each converter will allow a stereo pair of Beolab speakers to be connected to an amplifier and the input connections can be specified as either bare wires (for screw-down or spring-clip amplifier terminals) or 2-pin male DIN plugs, with other input connections available on request. The converter has two RCA (also called Phono or Cinch) output sockets, to allow our RCA Line Input Cables for Beolab Speakers to be used to connect your speakers to the converter box.
This converter is suitable for most of the current range of Bang and Olufsen Beolab active loudspeakers and many past models, including:-
It can be used with older Beolab speakers that have displays (such as Beolab 3000, 4500, 5000 and Penta), but the displays will not function.
This converter can also be supplied with our Powered Trigger Cables for Beolab 2/7-x/10 Speakers to connect to Beolab speakers with special input connections, eg. Beolabs 2500, 2, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-6 and 10. Please contact us for advice if this is of interest.
IMPORTANT NOTE: NEVER connect your Beolab speakers directly to the output terminals of an amplifier without using the correct attenuated convertor, as this can cause serious and expensive damage to your speakers!
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