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  • 01-20-2012 1:50 PM

    • g0figure
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    Beomaster 5000 (1985) restore - Worth it?

    First post here, although I've been a member for about a year, Lots of reading the forums, getting just about every question I've had answered just by searching.

    I got the B&O bug about two years ago when I bought a CD 50 for $10. After finally figuring out how to play a disk (upside down), I was very surprised to hear the most musical noises coming from a CD that I had ever heard. The closest to vinyl in my experience. I put away my fancy SACD player and haven't dug it out again.

    Naturally I was interested enough to build up a beosystem 5000 stack, with a spare beomaster 5000 that "needed work" as they say. The work involved replacing the front panel cable with very flexible ribbon cable, and the normal bias adjustments. I was Pretty happy with the sound of the system when compared to my crazy herd of tube gear (DIY and Vintage). Not quite there - but close.

    Then I installed a capacitor kit from Dillen (Martin). What a stunning difference in quality. Mainly in the tiny low level details. Many things I hadn't noticed before in music that I know well. I'm very happy with the kit and instructions Martin provided. It was nice to have an original for comparison, and - no comparison.

    So is it worth the trouble to rebuild? You bet!

    Now for a kit from Martin to rebuild the Penta 1's I got a week ago! Then the CD 50. Where does it end?

    Kyle

    Beomaster 5000 (2), MCP5000, Beocord 5000, Beogram 5005 and TX 2, Beolab Penta 1. Other Notables: KEF 105, Dynaco A25 speakers; Ampex, Stromberg Carlson, Sansui, Magnavox, Heathkit Tube gear; etc. etc.

  • 01-20-2012 2:15 PM In reply to

    Re: Beomaster 5000 (1985) restore - Worth it?

    Congratulations Kyle!

    Welcome to the forum, you've really caught the Beovirus!

    If you are happy about the sound of the 5000, you really should try a Beomaster 8000 or a 4400. The amplifier designs are similar, but more powerful and (in the 8000) much more headroom because of the giant power supply Smile

    B&O tangential tracking record decks are also high quality units that you really should have a look at Big Smile

     

    Beocenter 9300, Beogam CD50, Beocord 5500, Beomaster 3400, Beomaster 4400, 2 Beogram 4000, Beomaster 8000, 2 beogram 8002, Beovox S-75, Beovox MS150.2, Beovox RL6000, Beovox S-35, Beomaster 6000, 2 Beocord 9000, Beocord 8004, Beocord 5000, Form 1, 2x Beolink 1000, Beo4, MX3500, LS4500. Born 1993.

  • 01-20-2012 2:35 PM In reply to

    Re: Beomaster 5000 (1985) restore - Worth it?

    Søren Hammer:

    Congratulations Kyle!

    Welcome to the forum, you've really caught the Beovirus!

    If you are happy about the sound of the 5000, you really should try a Beomaster 8000 or a 4400. The amplifier designs are similar, but more powerful and (in the 8000) much more headroom because of the giant power supply Smile

    B&O tangential tracking record decks are also high quality units that you really should have a look at Big Smile

     

    I feel sorry for you Kyle, after restoring your Pentas and hearing them together with the rest of your Beo, you will be lost and highly infected with the BeoVirus, if you still have a pair of vinyl records, the next step is a BG, and from there who knows, but as you have Pentas, I think you will be thinking about Beomaster tuner/Beolab amp. 5000, and after connecting the Pentas, you will have to get a pair of Beolab 5000 panel speakers, just to compare.

    There is no way back, you are lostConfused. Now as you have been surfing for a year, you know we love pics.

    And yes very welcome to the forumCake

    Beosound 3000, BL 4000, BL 8000, BG 2404,BG 5000, BG CD50, Beocord 5000, BM 901, BM 2400, BM 4000, BV S45, BV 3702. There is nothing we cannot do, but a lot of things we don't want to do!!

  • 01-20-2012 3:18 PM In reply to

    • g0figure
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    Re: Beomaster 5000 (1985) restore - Worth it?

    Oh yea. I have a Beogram 5005 with a new SMMC4 cartridge, a TX 2 (spare), for my few hundred albums, also a beocord 5000 just to complete the stack!

    I think that once the amps are restored in the Pentas, I'll be OK for power! I plan to run the Pentas at line level (using RCA's) with fairly long cable runs, so naturally I'll have to build an outboard tube based buffer amp for the 5000's preamp outputs (just gotta have tubes in there somewhere!), and run cables for the Penta displays with a simple interface.

    Kyle

    update: I figured out how to post my swag list!

    Beomaster 5000 (2), MCP5000, Beocord 5000, Beogram 5005 and TX 2, Beolab Penta 1. Other Notables: KEF 105, Dynaco A25 speakers; Ampex, Stromberg Carlson, Sansui, Magnavox, Heathkit Tube gear; etc. etc.

  • 01-21-2012 5:05 PM In reply to

    • Rich
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    Re: Beomaster 5000 (1985) restore - Worth it?

    g0figure:

    Where does it end?

    It doesn't.

    Now, in your "swag list"....change the phrase "other notables" to "dark side".....

    PS  Welcome to posting.

    PPS  Photographs, or it didn't happen!

    Current primary listening:  SMMC20EN -> BG4002 -> BM4000 -> Beovox M70

     

  • 01-22-2012 5:59 PM In reply to

    Re: Beomaster 5000 (1985) restore - Worth it?

    The whole beosystem 5000 is worth the effort to restore. I have restored a few myself and would not hesitate for one minute to do it all over again if the right deal were to come along - again.

     

  • 01-24-2012 10:37 AM In reply to

    • Rich
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    Re: Beomaster 5000 (1985) restore - Worth it?

    Eugene:

    The whole beosystem 5000 is worth the effort to restore. I have restored a few myself and would not hesitate for one minute to do it all over again if the right deal were to come along - again.

    Yeah, but then you give them away!!!  Stick out tongue

    Current primary listening:  SMMC20EN -> BG4002 -> BM4000 -> Beovox M70

     

  • 01-24-2012 3:40 PM In reply to

    Re: Beomaster 5000 (1985) restore - Worth it?

    Rich:

    Eugene:

    The whole beosystem 5000 is worth the effort to restore. I have restored a few myself and would not hesitate for one minute to do it all over again if the right deal were to come along - again.

    Yeah, but then you give them away!!!  Stick out tongue

    I cant keep them all. That would be selfish, the dance studio's appreciate them

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