Hi, everyone.

I just couldn't resist and picked up an 80ies beomaster 5000 tuner/amp for use in my newly renovated home office.

My question is that I would like some suggetions from fellow beoworlders on what kind of passive (or active) b&o speakers would best match up with this unit.  

I was thinking of either some cx100 or rl60 speakers. Or maybe something else would be a better match?

All suggetions are welcome.

 Kindest regards 

The Beomaster 5000 does not have connections to active speakers.  WHen the system ws first launced the speakers that came with it were Red Line 60s.  The CX100 have been around longer but use less space (you could also try the C75 that many say has a sweete sound - though no wall bracket fitting!).  If you can fit them in then try the RL60s or perhaps a good pair of Beovox 3800s or S80s.

Brian

Beolab Pentas would work well via Speakerlink. Also worth considering would be Beovox S120s.

The S45-2 speakers are a good match and don't suffer from foam rot.They are bit more "wife-friendly" than some of the bigger uniphase speakers,

 

Simon

hi there

i got 2 of them in good condition - if interested make me an offer  - i'm in nth worcs near shropshire border

tony s

actives on "speaker 2" using speakerlink...

how about bl3000/4500/5000 mondrians? 

or, of course: the same bv passive panels on "speaker 1"...

Thank you for your reply Brian (xseries),

I had redlines (and cx100) before, though hooked up to a 90ies (more powerfull?) beosystem 7000.

Redlines are hard to find in good condition, but I have restored several of these a couple of years ago.

I have no experience on how S80s sound though, but some people here on this forum seem to like them a lot. I will keep that in mind if I come across a pair of these on ebay.

Regards,

Oliver 

 

 

 

 

hi again

i also have a pair of redline 60/2's recently refabriced (black) - cases average but the rest in good to excellent condition - again open to offers!

tony s

Hi Simon,

Thank you for your reply.

You are right... The S45s would be a good option size wise and are definately more 'wife-friendly' ...Definately a possibility 

Size wise would also exclude something like the pentas ....they would be a little too powerfull for the size of the room (though excellent speakers imo.. )

 Thanks 

Oliver 

Hi there Tony,

 

Thanks for the offers,though maybe I should have mentionned that I'm in Montreal, Canada so shipping might be a problem. Though I may have to take you up on your offer if I kind find anything locally here.

Thank you in advance

Regards,

Oliver 

If you are thinking of redlines then RL60.2's are the ones to go for as the ABR's in the RL60's are more than likely to have disintegrated or are about to. Much better than the 45's which are OK but nothing special.

CX100's are fine but I would personally add a cona to up the bass.

I have some MC120.2's attached to my Beomaster 5500 (which is quite similar spec' wise) and they are just sublime and would be my personal recommendation (or S120's) but will probably need the bass drivers refoaming and will certainly benefit from a capacitor replacement on the crossovers. Member Dillen (Martin) can supply capacitor kits for most of the vintage speakers.

My pesonal opinion is that most of the 'S' series of speakers from S45's onwards are better than either redlines or CX100's but many suffer with foam rot but definately worth putting in a bit of effort to bring them back to good working order.

Chris.

Hi Burantek,

 

thank you for your reply.

Indeed the 'mondrian' speakers (sorry, but I had to look them up on the site...) seem like a good idea.

Any idea how they would compare in regards to a couple of redlines , soundwise ?  

There are a couple of beovox 3000 for sale locally for 1200 dollars  (around 650 euros) Do you think that would be a reasonable price? ( a little high for my liking...)

Kindest regards,

 

Oliver

 

 

cooldude:

There are a couple of beovox 3000 for sale locally for 1200 dollars  (around 650 euros) Do you think that would be a reasonable price? ( a little high for my liking...)

soundwise: the rl60 would be better than bv3000, the bl3000 would prob be similar if you can say that. regardless, the looks of the mondrians are hard to beat!

1200 dollars: a little high for my liking too! that is way too much for them! that is strong for a pair of bl5000 actives!

local? where are you? 

Hi Chris,

Thank you for your reply..

It is very interesting to see different ideas and opinions. Indeed the CX100 lacks some bass (I have 5 of these in my home theater with a small woofer... sounds good enough for movies in this setup.) so probably not the best choice for music, I must agree. 

I have owned and restored RL60s before, so I know what I am in for ....the sound is reasonable good.

Indeed the beomaster 5500 is very similar to the 5000. I never consided the S series myself as I never heard (or seen) one before.. I have no problem refoaming and cap replacing as long as I can get hold of the right caps and foams. Thank you for the Dillen tip!

As this is not an urgent project but more of a pet project, I am keeping my options open and I will sure check if I can find some S series speakers. If only to listen how they sound. The final decision will also depend on what is available here in (right now .. extremely snowy) Canada.

Regards,

Oliver 

canada -ok

there is a pair of bv3000 on ebay right now, a bit expensive -but they are hard to find!

he says no international shipping, but hey -it's only california to canada!

Hi 

Indeed the mondrians  have a true B&O look about them and I do like the fact they are flat pannels. 

FYI : I am in Montreal Canada. Sometimes B&O sold here can be really overpriced, especially compared to the US and Europe.

I think what happens  sometimes, is that whoever is selling is calling the B&O store to ask what their items are worth....  

Ebay is sometimes a better (if not the only) way to go. 

 

Regards,

 

Olivier 

 

The amplifiers in the BM7000 and 5500 are really very similar. No difference worth speaking of in power.

How about some Beovox Pentas (i.e. without the built-in amps)? I once hooked up my BM5000 and Beovox Pentas and the results were pleasing at sensible listening levels.

I recently was grappling with a similar situation with a beomaster 4000. In the end (with help from this group) I went with a set of matching rosewood s45-2's and haven't looked back.

The synergy of the older beomasters and these s45-2's is incredible. I currently have an airport express with external DAC as my input source and am finding the old-school meets new-school much to my liking ;)  

Hope this helps...

erimille:

I recently was grappling with a similar situation with a beomaster 4000. In the end (with help from this group) I went with a set of matching rosewood s45-2's and haven't looked back.

The synergy of the older beomasters and these s45-2's is incredible. I currently have an airport express with external DAC as my input source and am finding the old-school meets new-school much to my liking ;)  

Hope this helps...

Very nice! 

The BeoMaster 4000 was my introduction to B&O (admittedly it wasn't working at the time). Still a fantastic sounding amplifier. Mine came with the tuner-preset cover - quite a rarity I believe.

Ohh... a beomaster4000 tuner-preset cover... I thought that was only a myth ;)

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erimille:

Ohh... a beomaster4000 tuner-preset cover... I thought that was only a myth ;)

I've seen a couple on 3000-2's in pictures!

Go on! All mine have them and one enterprising member took to making them from CD jewel cases! And a very good job they were too!