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Hi
Wuld like to install active subwoofer to BS Century.
Have anyone take that trip yet ?
Where to connect on the BPC plaete ?
Thanks
Hi marexy,
Unfortunately, Beosound Century is a little bit limited for connections, as the Aux socket is an input only (without Datalink) and there are no Powerlink sockets fitted for external speakers. You could connect an active subwoofer (Beolab 2, 11 or 19 or a non-B&O active sub) to the Century headphone socket, but this would disable the Century's internal speakers. Hence, you would also need to add a pair of active full-range speakers (eg. Beolab 8000 or similar) to the subwoofer or you will only hear bass!
Please let us know which model of subwoofer and speakers you wish to connect and I will be pleased to confirm the best way to do this.
Kind regards, Steve.
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Hi Steve
Yes i know that thaks :)... that is why i ask our fine forum boys..where on the PCB can i solder RCA stereo cable for line out.
On the other end will solder to powerlink connector with LINE IN already on the unit.
So thay i can have on the same PWL connector line IN and LINE out :)
I did try to connett to headphone line out ..the result was distored line out signal.
So ..trying to find different way to do it :)
Sorry marexy,
I wasn't sure from your first message if you were looking to plug in the subwoofer or open the Century and work on the circuitry inside.
No problem Steve :)
so ...nobody yet try to connect subwoofer to BS Century :( ?
If you have a service manual with the internal schematics of the Century you could try to disable the speaker auto off of the headphone jack. Then you could use it simultanously with a subwoofer feeded by the audio signal of the headphone jack. Wiring it internally to keep the nice design. If you really want to play you could modify the internal crossover to fit it to the subwoofer crossover point. Than you really would have a 2.1 system in a Century package. Than you could remove the internal tape deck and install a touchscreen control etc., too ;-)
Di try to add signal from headphone jack. the sound is bad :(
Only possible way is to take ginal from crossover point ..i think ??
yes, if the sound is so bad I would grab the signal before the crossover, too.