Today I came across a black mcp at an old friends parents house. I have never seen one like this before. Unfortunatly I didn't get the oppertunity to play with it.

 What system was this made for?

Was it this one?

No. It looked just like the mcp 5500 and 6500 only totally black.

Never seen a black one!

I remember seing a photo of one once but ofcourse i couldnt find it now. Are there any records of a black one in production?

I have in mind that they did a small production for the black Beosystem 7000???

I have seen this once before and its lovely!

/Ola 

I does stand out but to me it looked quite dramatic where it sat.

 Is it such a rare beast? Is there perhaps a proud owner out there?

I'd say it was extremely rare if it is what you say. I've never seen one. A couple of photo's would be most welcome if that would be possible

Chris.

I've got one. It's only labelled as "Master Control Panel" - not as mcp 6500.

another photo:

...and yet another photo:

Great!

 I have never heard of a black mcp 6500 and therefor i assume that the one i saw is also a master control panel.

 I remember something about "7000" being left out but i cant remember why. Is it indeed a rare edition to go with the beosystem 7000?

Oh my words! - I'm all a-quiver !!!

I've been looking for a Black MCP to match my Black BeoSystem 7000 for about 3 years!!  Is it for sale Henrik?

Lee

I'm pretty sure it was produced to match the black system 7000, it can't have been for the systems 5500 or 6500 as these were only never made in black.

 

Chris.

It's not for sale, I'm sorry

It matches a black BS7000 perfectly, but wasn't the mcp line discontinued long before the launch of the BS7000?

9 LEE:

Oh my words! - I'm all a-quiver !!!

I've been looking for a Black MCP to match my Black BeoSystem 7000 for about 3 years!!  Is it for sale Henrik?

Lee

Nevermind - take two Paracetamol, paint your tongue with Blue-Unction and take several deep breaths into a brown paper bag. That should steady your palpitations, now you need to start drinking heavily to help forget you've ever seen it

Puncher:

9 LEE:

Oh my words! - I'm all a-quiver !!!

I've been looking for a Black MCP to match my Black BeoSystem 7000 for about 3 years!!  Is it for sale Henrik?

Lee

Nevermind - take two Paracetamol, paint your tongue with Blue-Unction and take several deep breaths into a brown paper bag. That should steady your palpitations, now you need to start drinking heavily to help forget you've ever seen it

I've already booked a hypnotherapy session to help me forget..

Quite a surprice to find that it is so rare...

Lee, do you know how many were made? Was it a part of the bs7000? I thought that the MCP line was replace by the bl7000...

 What would be the retail on one of these?

Hah!  When you get to my age 'hypnotherapy' is not required to help me forget.  Forgetting becomes a way...............Oh dear, forgot what I was going to say.

John

BeoSideOfLife:

Quite a surprice to find that it is so rare...

Lee, do you know how many were made? Was it a part of the bs7000? I thought that the MCP line was replace by the bl7000...

 What would be the retail on one of these?

B&O have never released production figures I'm afaraid but there were definately not manay of these made that's for sure.

The BS7000 was originally designed to be used with the MCP6500 until the release of the Beolink 7000. This black MCP that you're talking about was produced solely for the black BS7000 although it is only a cosmetic change from the MCP5500 & 6500.

I would have no idea as to the value of this as its rarity will definatley put it way beyond normal MCP prices of around £80 - £120. As with all things it will be worth as much as someone is willing to pay - impossible to say.

Chris.

Thanks.

What a wonderful resource this forum is. I summize that those of you who have got a rarity like this should consider yourself very lucky.

Just out of interest, how many black beosystems were produced? That might give a hint as to how many mcp's are collecting dust.

Again - B&O won't say but not that many black BS7000's were made.

 

Medogsfat:

The BS7000 was originally designed to be used with the MCP6500 until the release of the Beolink 7000. This black MCP that you're talking about was produced solely for the black BS7000 although it is only a cosmetic change from the MCP5500 & 6500.

No, the BL7000 was actually released a year or so before the BS7000 - the bl7000 was designed to be used with the BS6500. That's why my black MCP puzzles me, the bl7000 was already available when the black BS7000 was released so why would anyone go for an MCP instead of the bl7000?

The type number is the same as the MCP6500's, btw.

Maybe just to give the customer the option of having either one,  - I guess the MCP would have been a fair bit cheaper.....and/or selling off unsold stock of MCPs !!

Cheers

Nigel