It's actually a box within a box. The little sponge corners to 'suspend' the inner box are over 40 years old and are still doing their job

Now for the Beolab 5000. This is the heavy box..

The front panel is totally original - just as i asked for.. and pristine. Couldn't have asked for better.

And here we are. WOW !!! The finish of the restored wood is amazing. The slider, front and side panels are amazing - and unit even underneath is pristine. Speechless..

Two little stickers to prove it's had the golden touch of Frede Kristensen.. let's have a closer look! What a beautiful touch.

Looking good already!

Carefully wrapped in tissue paper and protective film.. there she is!

First to be unpacked is the Beomaster 5000..

Well - it was about a year ago since my lovely trip to Veno with Peter to meet Frede and collect his freshly restored Beolab 5000 system and his beautiful Beogram 3000 (Thorens). At the time I dropped off two Beolab 5000 systems I'd acquired - one for total restoration and one for a full check over in order to give it away as a BeoWorld Prize in

Clearly seperated at birth! Uncanny... Lee