I just won a bid for a Beomaster 1700 on Eaby for 1 pound 75!! Its in good cosmetic condition but is untested. I couldn't resist though. Is the Beomaster 1700 consider as a good product?

It's a pretty good amp, its a bit........er................B&O in the design.

Take care when you lift up the top half of the amp, the tuner board looks like it can hinge downwards from the upper board, but it isn't quite that easy.

 It is just at the edge of being discrete components with mechanical controls like the Boemaster 3000, after they did this everything went to electronic controls.

Personally I think it sounds better than amps like the Beomaster 1900 & 2400.

 

I have a 1900 so i'm looking forward to hearing the difference!!

 

P.s. Could a moderator delete my double post!!

I take it you mean the tractor drive one rather than the tuner? Looks wonderful and the glass top is what the earlier BM6000 quad should have had.

I am going to disagree with Casdave on this one though - very unusual! It is an indirectly coupled amplifier and seems a step backwards in amplifier design compared to designs like the 1500 and more like a 901. The control mechanism, although wonderful to look at, is actually clumsily executed with fragile plastic parts that mean it is unreliable. The tuner is OK though. I remember it coming out, and my dealer advising me to avoid it! (Thanks Dennis!) I did get one later on to add to my collection, and he was right! The 2200 is much the same price now, if not cheaper and blows both the 1700 and 1900 out of the water.

The 1700 does look good though! 

oh dear! Well I won't really be using it anyway. I liked the look and who knows if it does work![:'(] The Product Info on Beoworld had rather wonderful things to say about it! Well it didn't cost me much so I suppose it doesn't really matter

It is not that bad! I bought one! And it is a very clever design! I have just got the service manual - so will scan it as soon as I can for you! Just in case!

And I paid a lot more than £1.75!!

Thanks Peter.

Unfortunately I won't be seeing it anytime soon as its in the U.K. and I'm in South Africa. I have to wait for a family member or friend from the U.K. to bring it over with them for me. Luckily I'm fairly patient. I will hope for the best.

Peter:

I take it you mean the tractor drive one rather than the tuner? Looks wonderful and the glass top is what the earlier BM6000 quad should have had.

I am going to disagree with Casdave on this one though - very unusual! It is an indirectly coupled amplifier and seems a step backwards in amplifier design compared to designs like the 1500 and more like a 901. The control mechanism, although wonderful to look at, is actually clumsily executed with fragile plastic parts that mean it is unreliable. The tuner is OK though. I remember it coming out, and my dealer advising me to avoid it! (Thanks Dennis!) I did get one later on to add to my collection, and he was right! The 2200 is much the same price now, if not cheaper and blows both the 1700 and 1900 out of the water.

The 1700 does look good though! 

A quick note only...

The Beolab 1700 and Beomaster 1700 are of the very same family as Beomaster 901. All is based on the 901 development and is variations of this circuit design. There is one very critical point regarding the cabinet. More than 70% of all the product are not cosmetical 'nice' anymore. This is because the wood on the two sides of the cabinet does not go very well plastic, which 'holds' the wood.

However even if a restoration seems easy, original veneer as B&O allways have used is not easy to find in the correct quality and 'look'.

The above problem of the cabinet goes for all the products in the 901 family or 26xx series.

But --- I think the Beolab 1700 and Beomaster 1700 is a very good looking system. The two are designed to be used together and is very rare and 'unknown'.

I think he has bought the other 1700 - the type 1701. The older Beolab 1700 amplifier and Beomaster 1700 tuner are much less common on Ebay. I had the tuner but never the amplifier. Not to be confused with the Beomaster and Beolab 5000! Never really saw the point of the BLand BM1700 as the 1100 did the same thing in a smaller box!

THis is the BM I bought. Seems to be a bit of confusion! Who writes product descriptions on Beoworld? They gave a very good review? Kind of influenced me in buying although I suppose considering the price I certainately can't complain. I'm very happy I bought it but is it considered a bit of an outcast among B&O's? Also does the glass cover lift up at all?

 

Probably from a brochure. The reviews on Beocentral are perhaps a little more balanced! Some reviews on Beoworld (and even a couple on Beocentral) were written by me, I am afraid! The 'lid' is held by two or three little self tappers at the front and then lifts up. There is even a 'bonnet stay'!

Hi,

I recently bought a beomaster 1700 (not received it yet), and i'm looking for a manual 

Peter, had you the time to scan it ?

 

Thanks

Zazou

I have the service manual only. I will certainly scan it in the next day or so.

I have two, With the intention of using one for spares! a manual would be most welcome.

 

Cheers Peter

 

Kind regards

 

Dave 

Busy cajoling the scanner to do the 2300 one at present - PC has just crashed again!!!!!!

 

francoisvl:

THis is the BM I bought. Seems to be a bit of confusion! Who writes product descriptions on Beoworld? They gave a very good review? Kind of influenced me in buying although I suppose considering the price I certainately can't complain. I'm very happy I bought it but is it considered a bit of an outcast among B&O's? Also does the glass cover lift up at all?

 

I just bought one of these Beomaster 1700s last week on eBay with Beocord 1700 and two S30s ........for £16
The  cassette works perfectly and the whole system sounds great but crackles when each slider is used (The glass is detatched but intact)
The speaker sockets have to be jiggled and everything needs a good clean, the catterpillar tracks work if you press hard on the wheel bit but looking forward to tidying this up.
More exciting than this, Today I took delivery of a pair of  Beovox S120. No cables and, as anticipated they have foam rot. Perfect cases and frets. Going to attempt my own refoaming. Anybody dealt with Audiofriends on eBay?
In the back of the S120s is a circular recess with a flat pin and a round one, is this just the normal connector like those that Jay sells?

Andy T.