{"product_id":"beogram-cd-6500-aluminium-black","title":"Bang \u0026 Olufsen | B\u0026O BeoGram CD 6500","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; color: #333; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eThe Beogram CD 6500 is the flagship compact disc player from Bang \u0026amp; Olufsen's prestigious Beosystem 6500 family, produced between 1989 and 1992. It succeeded the Beogram CD 5500 with an updated Philips optical transport and refreshed Beosystem 6500 livery — the characteristic horizontal aluminium-and-black slab format that defined B\u0026amp;O's high-end components of the era. Inside, the engineering is exceptional: a 2×16-bit TDA1541A converter running at 4× oversampling, a digital low-pass filter combined with a Bessel\/elliptical analogue stage, and a measured signal-to-noise ratio of over 110 dB A-weighted. Channel separation exceeds 101 dB. By any measure this is a high-performance player that stands up to direct comparison with the finest CD players of the period. The Beogram CD 6500 was designed to integrate into the full Beosystem 6500 stack — alongside the Beomaster 6500 receiver, BeoCord 6500 cassette deck, Beogram 6500 turntable, and Master Control Panel 6500 — using B\u0026amp;O's proprietary Audio Link connection. It can however also be used as a standalone source component, and connects to non-B\u0026amp;O equipment via its digital output. As a standalone CD player it delivers a remarkably refined sound and presents beautifully in any room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; color: #555; margin: 0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eCosmetic Notes — Please Read Some marks are present on the top panel and on the edge of the unit. These are surface cosmetic marks only and do not affect function in any way. Please inspect all listing images closely before purchasing. — This example plays CDs wonderfully and is in very good overall working condition. There are surface marks on the top panel and edge — please inspect images carefully. The unit is suitable for use as a standalone player or as part of a wider Beosystem 6500 or compatible B\u0026amp;O setup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d4a017; margin: 24px 0 10px 0; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #D4A017;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 4px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eType (GB)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e5137 — GB 240V (verify label on unit)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eProduction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e1989–1992\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDisc Compatibility\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e12cm (5\") and 8cm (3\") compact discs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eD\/A Converter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eTDA1541A — 2×16-bit, 4× oversampling (176.4 kHz)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFilter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDigital low-pass + Bessel\/elliptical analogue — damping above 20 kHz \u0026gt;50 dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFrequency Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e3 – 20,000 Hz (±0.3 dB)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSignal-to-Noise Ratio\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u0026gt;100 dB \/ 110 dB A-weighted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDynamic Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u0026gt;96 dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eHarmonic Distortion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u0026lt;0.0025% at 0 dB • \u0026lt;0.025% at -20 dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eChannel Separation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u0026gt;101 dB • Channel difference \u0026lt;0.08 dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eAnalogue Output\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e1.3V RMS at 0 dB\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eConnections\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eAudio Link (B\u0026amp;O DIN — for Beomaster 6500 and compatible B\u0026amp;O systems) • Digital output (for digital equipment)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDimensions (W×H×D)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e420 × 75 × 325 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e6.3 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d4a017; margin: 24px 0 10px 0; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #D4A017;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 4px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #228b22; font-weight: bold; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 32%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e✓ Playback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #444; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePlays CDs wonderfully — transport, disc reading, and audio output all fully tested and confirmed working.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #228b22; font-weight: bold; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 32%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e✓ Overall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #444; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eGreat overall condition — very good for the age of the unit.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #cc7700; font-weight: bold; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 32%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e⚠ Top Panel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #444; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSome marks visible on the top of the unit. Cosmetic only — does not affect function.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #cc7700; font-weight: bold; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 32%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e⚠ Edge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #444; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMarks on the edge of the unit. Cosmetic only. Please inspect all listing images closely before purchasing.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d4a017; margin: 24px 0 10px 0; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #D4A017;\"\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 3px 0; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e1× Beogram CD 6500 (Aluminium\/Black)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 3px 0; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eAudio Link cable not included unless stated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #999; margin-top: 16px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eNote: The Beogram CD 6500 connects to other Beosystem 6500 components via B\u0026amp;O's proprietary Audio Link (DIN) — not standard RCA. Buyers connecting to non-B\u0026amp;O systems should confirm their connection requirements before purchasing. Message us if unsure. Please confirm cable inclusions with us before purchasing if required.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bang \u0026 Olufsen","offers":[{"title":"Silver","offer_id":57392772809039,"sku":null,"price":449.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3850\/6319\/files\/DSC03735.jpg?v=1775209780","url":"https:\/\/beoverse.co.uk\/products\/beogram-cd-6500-aluminium-black","provider":"BeoVerse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}