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  • 08-20-2008 3:16 AM

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    What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    Hi there

     I just got a new job (as resarch assistent) and hence got a new office, about 4x5 meters large, and now I am considering how best to fill it up with old B&O...

    I got a pair of beovox S30 (70'ies model) at my parents house, but one of them is bust, hence only giving my mono sound. And then I need a amp/reciver (I got loads of mp3s on the laptop), but which one should i get? cost if obviously a parameter, I dont want anything too expensive sitting in the office when i am not there, so i am thinking 1970'ies beomasters. Which one is cheapest/most reliable?

    I'll probably collect by beovox s30s this weekend and place them in the office as a start, remind me to post a photo.

    best regards

    Christian

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  • 08-20-2008 4:08 AM In reply to

    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    Beomaster 2200 would be my choice - cheap and very good. The old 2000 is also unloved and is a superb performer. Use one of those with a decent MP3 player and you will have an excellent system. What is wrong with the S30?
  • 08-20-2008 4:10 AM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    I just installed a Beomaster 5000 in my home office, driving the smallest RLs - Beovox RL35. The system is connect to my PC.

    I can post a photo if you like.

    Costs (without MCP5000), around 100€/150$.

    Ralf

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  • 08-20-2008 4:18 AM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    Peter :
    Beomaster 2200 would be my choice - cheap and very good. The old 2000 is also unloved and is a superb performer. Use one of those with a decent MP3 player and you will have an excellent system. What is wrong with the S30?

    The treble driver in one of the speakers is hissing, not delivering very much of the sound as far as i remember (I found them in a dumster and saved them from destruction, but the hissing sound was proboably why they were scrapped, it's been a while since I stored them at my parents garage). As far as i remember they are in a ok state cosmetically.

    thanks and best regards

    Chr.

     

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  • 08-20-2008 8:03 AM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    ChrDH:

    Hi there

     I just got a new job (as resarch assistent) and hence got a new office, about 4x5 meters large, and now I am considering how best to fill it up with old B&O...

    I got a pair of beovox S30 (70'ies model) at my parents house, but one of them is bust, hence only giving my mono sound. And then I need a amp/reciver (I got loads of mp3s on the laptop), but which one should i get? cost if obviously a parameter, I dont want anything too expensive sitting in the office when i am not there, so i am thinking 1970'ies beomasters. Which one is cheapest/most reliable?

    I'll probably collect by beovox s30s this weekend and place them in the office as a start, remind me to post a photo.

    best regards

    Christian

    Congratulations on the new job. I hope your new employers appreciate your priorities!

    Wink 

  • 08-20-2008 8:17 AM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    Yep, so do IBig Smile
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  • 08-20-2008 9:35 AM In reply to

    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    I plugged my S30's in for the first time in ages last night and it reminded me how good they were. Little in the way of bass but a nice warm sound, ideal for your intended use, have you asked Martin if he has a tweeter?

    I have a Beolab 1700/Beomaster 1700 combo in my study. I know it's essentially a Beomaster 1100 in two boxes instead of one, but I like the way the 1700's  look together! Cost less than £20 for the pair.

    Beomaster 1900 is a good bet too, start of a new design era for B&O (very hard to believe mine is 30 years old!). More than adequate for your purposes.

    I don't think you can go too far wrong with any of the non-japanese 1970's and early 1980's stuff to be honest.  am always looking for an excuse to buy more but I have run out of places to put it!

     

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  • 08-20-2008 9:47 AM In reply to

    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    hi,

    just back from a ~2 week hiatus... good thread to jump back in...
    christian, i am in a similar situation -moving to a new office in ~3 months.
    here is my experince and thoughts about what i am going to do.

    originally i had a bc7700 thru s45's on stands that used to be setup near the entrance to my office. that was great and i controlled it w/ a terminal. problem was that: invariably people walking into my office would always set something down on it. the odd folder/drawing/paper never really bothered me. however, one day someone walked in and place their 64 oz. "big gulp" condensating plastic mug of cola right on it as if it was just an old formica bartop! uggh! shortly thereafter i broke it down and moved it home.

    i replaced it with a bm2400 thru old 2200's sitting on my desk.
    not terribly valuable, and i do not use a remote. works great as it is in reach.
    if your desk is big enough, a similar arrangement may work for you.

    ffwd to the new office: i decided that the best solution was to go for a wall mount. noone would be able to set anything on it and i would regain desk space. as the office is currently under construction -i had blocking placed around the perimieter for wall mounting.

    now i just have to decide (and to your question) what to use...

    if i go the inexpensive route: likely another 2400/3000/3300 w/ p45 panels or 3k passive panels.

    not so inexpensive but winning: a full 4500 wall mount -ttable w/ bl4k's or 3k active panels.

    hmmm...


    p.s. good luck w/ the new job!
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  • 08-20-2008 10:01 AM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    Hi and thanks for the suggestions

    My desk is fairly large and i got a counter running below the window, ideal placement for a non-remotecontrolled beomaster. I would like a BM4500 as it looks great and is not too large, but probably too expensive, 1900 is more reachable but old by now. Regarding speakers, i dont think i am allowed to hang anything on the walls, but i got two shelves which can support some speakers so they are out of reach for clumpsy people. 

    As a start, i think i will use the one working beovox and a old phillips reciver, and then see what comes up on dba.dk or ebay, sometimes i see beomaster 3500 for 100 pounds, that would be great.

    Best regards

    Chr

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  • 08-20-2008 10:07 AM In reply to

    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    ChrDH:

    I would like a BM4500 as it looks great and is not too large, but probably too expensive, 1900 is more reachable but old by now. Regarding speakers, i dont think i am allowed to hang anything on the walls, but i got two shelves which can support some speakers so they are out of reach for clumpsy people. 



    i think that whatever you choose -i would def go for a bm w/ remote control. that way you won't need to leave your desk to mute or lower the volume for calls or walk-ins. with that said, i would pass on the 1900 and look towards at least the 2400-2 w/  a remote as a minimum.
    of course, i agree w/ the 4500. it will likely be what i choose as well. keep us posted! when i finally get mine setup, i will try to post some pics in a few months.
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  • 08-20-2008 1:31 PM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    ChrDH:

     I would like a BM4500 as it looks great and is not too large

    How about a Beomaster 3300. These seem to sell for less, the finish seems less desireable. Also a Beomaster 2000 would be ideal if you don't need remote control.

     

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  • 08-20-2008 2:09 PM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    A wall mounted Beomaster 3000, and you should be able to pick one up for around £20.
    With Beoport added, you could have some control with your Beo4.

    Poor me, never win owt!

  • 08-20-2008 2:19 PM In reply to

    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    BeoLab 5s, of course. The others will just have to live with it!

    A friend of mine, who is a designer, installed a Beomaster 2000 with a Beogram 1200, both white, in his office -- and put two Beolab 3000s (I think it was, may have been the 4500) up on the walls. Then he attached a white iPod to the Beomaster, and was all set to go.

    Much envy all around. His Beomaster didn't have the dents this one is showing (found the pic on the net.)

     

  • 08-20-2008 2:32 PM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    Wow, you can get bm3000 for only 20 pounds in the UK? they are around 3 times that in Denmark, I have just checked dba.dk and there a bm1900 goes for around 60 pounds... Aparently we are qiute expensive here in Denmark... I probably just have to wait until the right offer comes along, or start importing. But all in all, the 1900-2000-2400-3000-3300-3500-4500 beomasters are probably the ones to go for, they could sit in the counter below the window and look stylish without attracting too much attention. Now the question is how much I want to spend.

    Thanks for all the inputs.

    best regards Christian

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  • 08-20-2008 3:40 PM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    ChrDH:

     Now the question is how much I want to spend.

    As little as possible I would think.LaughingLaughing

     

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  • 08-21-2008 3:03 AM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    YepBig Smile

    And as a start, I'll probably just use one Beovox s30 and a kenwood amp my parents don't use anymore. Then I'll see how much i use the setup and then i can always upgrade to something better.

    br

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  • 08-21-2008 4:13 AM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    Jandyt:

    ...
    With Beoport added, you could have some control with your Beo4.

    Hi Andy

    Could you please elaborate on this? Smile

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  • 09-12-2008 4:28 AM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    At last I got around to getting a Beomaster: it is a beomaster 3500 that I bought yesterday together with a Beogram cd 3500 and a beocord 3500, for just £210, that is a ok price, right?

    At the moment I just have one speaker connected, a Dali 2 (danish shelf speaker from the 1980'ies), but i am going to pair it with the one working Beovox S30 that I also got. Should do allright at low volumes.

    br

    Christian

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  • 09-12-2008 4:37 AM In reply to

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    Nice setup! Enjoy!

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  • 09-12-2008 4:41 AM In reply to

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    Re: What budget set-up should I have in my new office?

    Thanks, it is currently playing Glend Gould (Bethoven's Piano Sonatas) from my Lenovo laptop, sounds all right.

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