Which active speakers are you considering?  If not B&O you can pad the speaker output or use the headphone output directly.

I would want to connect a set of active B&O speakers i.e Beolab 6000 or 8000.

You can use the Line input into the Beolabs as I described above as they will turn on when they sense an audio signal.

Hi ncmunk, Yes, this is possible! Although your Beocenter receiver doesn't have Powerlink sockets fitted, you can still connect the speakers by one of the two methods below:- 1) Connect two speakers to the headphone socket of the receiver with this cable (an adapter is available on request for receivers with the larger 6.35mm headphone socket): https://soundsheavenly.com/line-in-connection/77-241-minijack-to-beolab-line-in-using-phono-rca-sockets-one-cable-for-two-speakers.html#/2-length-1m 2) Connect two speakers to the speaker terminals on the back of the receiver using this special Attenuated Converter: https://soundsheavenly.com/line-in-connection/33-power-amplifier-to-beolab-line-in-attenuated-convertor-kit.html and then use this cable to connect the speakers to the output sockets of the Converter: https://soundsheavenly.com/line-in-connection/6-30-av-processor-pre-amp-sonos-to-beolab-rca-line-in-one-cable-for-two-speakers.html#/2-length-1m and you also need one set of these plugs: https://soundsheavenly.com/beovox-passive-unpowered-loudspeakers/74-2-pin-din-plugs-sold-as-a-pair.html Option 1 is cheaper, but the cable will be visible at the front of the receiver and this will disable any other speakers connected to the receiver. Option 2 allows the cables to be hidden and the Beolab speakers can be used along with your other speakers if required. Hope this helps! Kind regards, Steve.

Many thanks Steve, This was exactly the kind of answer I was hoping to get. This will make me able to get further. Kind regards Niels