Beosound 3000 connection question

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DavidE Posted: Mon, Jul 24 2017 9:01 PM

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Hi

We have a Beosound 3000, Beovision 7-40 etc. 

We have an airport express plugged into the Beosound 3000 Aux port so we can stream music from Apple Music. 

We would really like to buy and connect a turntable as well. But we don't know how to connect it as we are already using the Aux port. Can we get a splitter or the like? Or could we plus into the power link sockets on the Beosound 3000 or a socket on the Beovision 7 somehow?

grateful for any help and advice. 

Thanks David

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MediaBobNY replied on Tue, Jul 25 2017 1:42 AM

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B&O Aux Expander here.  Has 4 female DIN inputs in back - see last photo.  Look for a turntable with a built-in RIAA Phono Preamp.  If it doesn't have one you'll have to purchase an external one.

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Steve at Sounds Heavenly replied on Tue, Jul 25 2017 10:21 AM

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Hi David,

Welcome to Beoworld!  An even simpler solution is this 2 way Aux input splitter, which will allow the Airport Express and turntable to share the Aux socket (only one device can be played at once):-

http://soundsheavenly.com/bang-olufsen/11--aux-y-7pin-.html

As mentioned above, the best option is to look for a later Beogram that has a built in RIAA pre-amp, otherwise you will need an external pre-amp for the turntable.  You can see a full list of which Beogram models need a separate pre-amp here:-

http://www.soundsheavenly.com/faq/question/beogram-turntables-need-external-pre-amplifier-kit/

Kind regards, Steve.

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DavidE replied on Sun, Aug 6 2017 8:50 PM

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Thanks all that's really helpful. Back to the world of vinyl I come!

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DavidE replied on Sun, Aug 6 2017 8:51 PM

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Thanks all that's really helpful. Back to the world of vinyl I come!