Hi and welcome. Are you sure that the din connector of the BG has all 7 pins - the additional 2 are needed for the datalink communication. MM

Hi and thanks for the welcome and the quick reply. I used to be a member before but had to open a new account since I probably messed up something transferring to the new page :-) I didn't even check that, since I have two more BG7000/BM7000 combos that work. Do you mean that somebody could have clipped the data pins or replaced the 7 wire cable. Possible, will check this evening. But - why should anybody do that? Maybe for the use with a non-B&O amp? CC  

There might be another explanation. As far as I can tell Beomaster's with built in RIAA use pin 6 in the DIN connector for datalink which is also the case for Beograms without RIAA. Beomasters without built in RIAA use pin 7 for datalink and so does the Beograms with Built in RIAA. I Belive it is a way for the end user not to be able to start a configuration the will not work: Either two RIAA amplifiers or no RIAA amplifiers. The BM6500 had an option for a built in RIAA amplifier, and the service manual states that pin 7 in the DIN conenctor should be cut if mounted thus making it impossible to control a Beogram with built in RIAA. CD and tape sockets use pin 7. A Guess could be that you have a Beomaster 6500 with built in RIAA.  

When I plugged the BG7000 into the phono socket of the BM5500 I could immediately hear that there was something wrong (two RIAA amps) but that wasn't the case when plugging it into the BM6500, no distortions at all. On the other hand, when I plug it into the CD socket, there's no sound at all. However, if I really was so unlucky to get one of these special BM6500; do you think that a skilled B&O service technician is able to build the BM6500 back to its "original" state? I've planned to have one of my BM7000 overhauled  anyway...