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Re: Beolits!

tournedos — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:06:58 GMT

j0hnbarker:
Thanks everyone! I think that everyone who loves B&O needs one Beolit somewhere in their home. They are still so useable, even here in the UK with DAB, that they just make sense.

Not to mention the sound quality! Every time I demonstrate the 707 to heathens they just drop their jaw, how can such a sound eminate from such a little box? And it's more than 30 years old... If B&O were to reintroduce something like this, in stereo and with a slot for a memory card, Tivoli would be out of business.

Re: Beolits!

Medogsfat — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:48:17 GMT

beobeo:

Simply outstanding.
I definitely need one for my vintage collection. Thanks for sharing these pics.

I agree - Beolits are probably the most underrated of all B&O equipment. I foolishly sold a mint red Beolit 700 several years ago and have regretted it ever since.

Superb collection John.

Chris.

Re: Beolits!

j0hnbarker — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:22:21 GMT

Thanks everyone! I think that everyone who loves B&O needs one Beolit somewhere in their home. They are still so useable, even here in the UK with DAB, that they just make sense. All the designs are SO B&O it is untrue :) I could go on forever about the ball-bearing tuning indicator on the Beolit 600, or the fold down handle and pop out 'feet' on the Beolit 800 - but I won't bore you!

Andy - even though Tim has fixed a few things for me (including the mint Beolit 609 in the photos) I have not been to his house yet and seen his collection. I would like to though, but Fliss probably won't let me in case I come away with more ideas for future additions to the collection...

Re: Beolits!

beobeo — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:04:05 GMT

Simply outstanding.

I definitely need one for my vintage collection. Thanks for sharing these pics.

Re: Beolits!

tournedos — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:36:18 GMT

Nice pics!

I have two 707's, the other one needs work though; the volume & tone sliders were broken in transit, and the FM tuner is somehow completely unselective... but the sound on the working one is incredible!

Re: Beolits!

Jandyt — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:09:45 GMT

Have you seen Tim's collection John?
Yours look great my friend, keep it up.

Re: Beolits!

nmartin771 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:53:41 GMT

WOW !

Great

Re: Beolits!

bayerische — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:20:31 GMT

Really nice!

I would love to have one.

Re: Beolits!

Dillen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:20:11 GMT

Wonderful collection !

Martin

Beolits!

j0hnbarker — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:12:00 GMT

Just took delivery of a Beolit 600 today that Martin fixed up for me, so thought it a good time to take a few photos of my Beolit collection. Still no Beolit 1000 in there, but I'm working on it!

See if you can spot them all (no prizes though!):