Preamp

I think some of the vintage B&O amplifiers can be used as a preamp to drive a large amp. Does anyone have suggestion of which amp has the capability of being a preamp and which one would be the best? I’m looking to drive JBL L7’s with a 200w B&K 2 channel power amp.

usamike10:

I think some of the vintage B&O amplifiers can be used as a preamp to drive a large amp. Does anyone have suggestion of which amp has the capability of being a preamp and which one would be the best? I’m looking to drive JBL L7’s with a 200w B&K 2 channel power amp.

Cheapest best option is probably the Beomaster 5000 which has a pre-out that is not attenuated. It will give you 3 line inputs plus a phono stage. Plus the remote is cool.

Hi usamike10,

Welcome to Beoworld!

As well as the Beomaster 5000 which Saint Beogrowler mentioned, any B&O music system with Powerlink sockets (ie. anything from around 1990 onwards) can be used as a pre-amp to drive a regular power amp by adding this cable to one of the Powerlink outputs:-

https://soundsheavenly.com/bang-olufsen/5-pin-din-to-twin-rca-powerlink-compatible-to-non-bo-hifi-amplifier-receiver-etc-din-to-twin-phono

This gives you a huge range of choices, including Beomasters 3500, 4500, 6500, 7000, Beocenters 2, 9300, 9500, Beosounds 3000, Ouverture, 3200, 4, 9000, Beomaster 5, etc. with full control from the B&O remote.

Kind regards, Steve.

Wow, thank you both! I’m just discovering all this cool B&O stuff, I hope it sounds as good as it looks.