help me with my first setup

[valerbo]

First of all i want to say hello and thank you !

I have no idea what I m doing here,cause i have little to none knowledge about sound stuff,but my wife "gave" me this task and I can't say no. (married guys know better how it works)
My wife saw in internet some Bang&Olufsen speakers and a TT from Thorens.She liked them,and i bought them.
After a little research on the internet and in the pocket,we got this stuff :
- 2 x Beolab 8000 ( as front speakers)
- 2 x Beolab 6000 (back speakers )
- Beolab 2 Subwoofer
- Beolab 7.2 Speaker ( center )
- TT Thorens 160 MK 2

What we already have :
- LG OLED CX9 65' TV
-Playstation 4 ( used twice a month,i can use it with TV speakers,doesn t bother me)
- Iphone 13 both of us
-ordinary Laptops

What she wants :
1) some kind of 5.1 surround setup ,because we are watching movies/series very often
2)using the TT with the speakers or at least with two of them,if not possible with all (jazz,blues,soul,funk,classic )
3) sometimes listening to music from Iphone/Laptop

How the hell am I supposed to make this work ?
Do I need a pre amplifier,an amplifier?
Do I have to use only B&O devices ?

What kind of devices do I need to connect all those speakers at the same time when we are watching the TV,and,at least the two Beolab 8000 when playing the TT?
We also saw "Beosound 5 & BeoMaster 5,and Cd Ripper. The Beosound 5 is a sort of player with an internal hard disk drive and can also be connected throw Bluetooth and Wifi connection with the Phone or the Laptop.
The Beomaster 5 i have no ideea what it is and how it exactly works,but i saw on the back side only 2x Powerlink connection. This means that i can only use 2 speakers?cause this will make it useless.

Only nr.3 seems a little bit clear for me. For using the phone and the laptop i need some device with bluetooth,but no ideea which one,the Beosound 5,or anything else with a Bluetooth connection.

My TV is capable of Dolby Atmos,but the only soundbar with DA is the new B&O Stage for 1900€ or used for 1200€. I m not gonna pay this money.Never.
Is there a huge difference betwen Beolab 7.2 and the soundbar with Dolby Atmos?

Thank you for your time spent reading all my story and for helping me !

 

[CJ Payne]

You need a pre-amp that has 5.1 or 7.1 surround. These speakers are active, meaning they have an amplifier built into them. The pre-amp also needs a Phono input to plug your TT into otherwise you'll need an external phono pre-amp because it won't work plugged into a regular CD input. Also the pre-amp should have Bluetooth built in otherwise you'll need an external Bluetooth device to go into one of the regular inputs, you can find those from $30 up to hundreds.

These can be expensive. Another option is to find a surround Receiver that has "Pre-Out" for all 5.1 channels, these are a little more common, and you can use the pre-out to send a signal to your speakers rather than the "speaker outputs" because the speaker outputs are for passive speakers that don't have their own power source. Dennon made them for a long time that had both pre outs for the surround sound and Phono inputs, well into the HDMI 1080 era and possibly even 4K.

 

[CJ Payne]

Here is a Dennon AVR-X3700 with all the input and output things you would need take a look at the back panel and see how it has a pre out section with all the speakers and two subwoofers. Also notice how the input section has a Phono input all the way to the right. HDMI is 4K rated

https://www.denon.com/en-us/product/av-receivers/avr-x3700h

With this receiver you can run the B&O powered speakers, or down the road sell them off and buy passive speakers

 

[valerbo]

Thank you very much,Payne !
Can you give me some examples for both ? Some models would be great. Something with phono input and Bluetooth built in will make the work easier. i can also buy some already used devices,cause the speakers are already 15 years old. This doesn t bother me. I prefer something older but with better quality then newer and with cheap materials.

Betwen these two devices is any difference in sound quality?
5.1 means 5 speakers and a subwoofer and 7.1 7 speakers,right? I don t have any intention to install 2 extra Speakers. 5 are enough i think,or the 7.1 will also work properly even if i have only the 5 speakers? Maybe the questions are a little bit stupid,but at least i m learning.

I googled for a few hours and i found something. It's called Denon avr-x3700h. We live in Germany where i can find it for 1400€. Is this a pre-amp or a sorround receiver? In the description it has receiver,i think this is what it is.

LE : You already posted the Denon. I did not refresh the page and i saw it now.

 

[CJ Payne]

In my experience a 7.1 channel receiver can run in 5.1 mode, you just have the option to buy more speakers

It is a receiver, as it has both pre outs and speaker connections. It also doesn't look like it has Bluetooth built in but does have a USB input for phones.