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For almost 25 years I've been the proud owner of a B&O 9300, with a pair of BEOLAB 8000's
However, the 9300 has now so many faults and problems I need to replace it, but as I still listen to a lot of CD's, I need a CP player, which B&O no longer make.
Is there any way I can use the 8000's with a non B&O unit??
What I'm looking at is the Arcam Solo
The 8000s have a "line in" which allows them to work with pretty much any audio component with a variable output pre-amp. It looks like the Arcam Solo has only powered audio outputs. I think there is some solution such as an "attenuator" which would allow this (takes the powered output and brings it down to line level), but I don't have any experience with such a thing - it seems like the quality might suffer - better to find a unit with pre-amp outputs and not mess around. When I searched the Arcam Solo, the Arcam AVR390 also came up and it *has* pre-amp outputs. However, I don't know that it does all the other stuff you want.
Or you take this almando adapter: https://almando.com/index.php/almando-category/multiplay-stereo.html
and hook any CD-Player or whatever you want at line-in....
But I would go for a second hand beosound overture/3000 or a beocenter 2 or something like that.