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I'm at the point of telling the electrician about in-wall cables for my system. It includes the following components:
BeoVision 10-40
Beosound 9000
BeoLab 1 x2
BeoLab 6000 x2
BeoLab 2
It's to be a single room system (I don't need whole house connectivity). There will however be a data connection for the television.
I've read about CAT 7 cable, but given the age of my equipment (and the lack of money after housebuilding!) is it still okay to use my existing Powerlink cable to connect the speakers, and Masterlink to connect the television and the CD changer? These last two have never been connected before, so Masterlink will be new for me!
Thanks
Stuart
If you are having them put in the wall and intend to stay in the house for some time then I would get masterlink, power link and Cat7 installed - even thought you may not use the cat 7 for sometime it will be there - or the other trick would be to get a conduit installed so that future cables can be threaded through. Don;t forget to get mains sockets too where you have the equipment.
My guess is that once you discover the joys of masterlink and the cheapness these days of secondhand link speakers you will want more around the house
Hi Stuart,
Cat 7 is great to add for future use, but for your existing setup I would personally put Powerlink mk.3 cables from each speaker to the TV position to give you the best sound quality without any need to terminate the cables yourself:-
http://soundsheavenly.com/powerlink-8-pin-din-connection/20-powerlink-mk-3-compatible-8-pin-din-cable-with-4-cores-wired-low-profile-cable.html
A Masterlink cable from the Beosound 9000 to the TV will allow it to share the speakers:-
http://soundsheavenly.com/masterlink-control-and-sync/35--mlblack-.html
Oh, and don't forget an FM aerial lead to the Beosound if you like listening to the radio!
Kind regards, Steve.
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Hi Steve and Andrew. Thanks for the advice. One other question. Can the rear speakers be connected in series (including sub woofer) or does each have to have an individual cable running back to the BeoVision?
Cheers
Hello Stuart,
yes, the rear speakers can be connected in series, but I would only connect the BL6000 in series and the BL2 with an extra cable. This gives you more flexibility in sound setup.
And, the BL2 should be positioned in a row with the front speakers anyway.
Martin
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Yes, I would agree with Martin. You can daisy chain the rear Beolab 6000 speakers, but ideally a separate cable to each speaker gives you the most flexibility if this is convenient.
So the electrician has placed the front speaker cables in the stud wall prior to lining without issue, however the plugs on the powerlink cables for the rear speakers, are too big to fit through the conduit installed in the concrete slab.
What are my options? Can I cut the plugs off and have them resoldered on? Can i use standard speaker cable and an adaptor to take a power link plug?
Yes, you can run Powerlink cables and cut off the plugs, then re-solder them (I keep loose Powerlink plugs with wiring charts for this purpose).
Please don't run standard 2 core speaker wire for Beolab speakers, this will completely ruin the sound quality. If you have any questions, please ask before the wiring starts if possible, as things are much easier to resolve if the right cables are put in place first time!