Hi all - hoping to acquire some lab 8000s in the week but will be bought untested and without power cables. 2 questions really - firstly how do you remove the fronts so i can see the woofers to make sure they are in good condition and secondly will the power cables for my 6000s fit? Thanks in advance.

Hi Dave

ask dillen member of beoworld i think he knows

regards

jan

The power cables will be fine. The tweeter is much more likely to be a problem than the woofers and anyway what do you think you are going to see?

I would leave the frets alone, you can only do damage by removing them and you can't tell much from looking anyway! You are likely to break the clips that hold the frets on or ruin the material and they are £60-70 each to replace!

If you need a new woofer they are less than £30.

Trust your ears.

Cheers for the replies - unfortunately i don't think i'll be able to hear them working as the seller has no stereo to hook them upto!! He has had them since new (1998) and look in decent condition from the photos but going for a closer inspection mid-week......

If you don't mind my asking, how much is the seller asking?

I don't mind at all Graham - he said they could be mine for £800 cash. They are not 100% cosmetically - a few scratches here and there mainly to the backs of the aluminium as they will be situated where the backs are not highly visible so as long as they are not too bad i think they will be a nice upgrade to my 6000s which i hope to get £600+ for as they are newer than the 8000s. I just don't like buying speakers when not having heard them.

At that price they are a bit of a gift horse! If..........

You can't do much about scratches on the bodies. If you can live with them then they are OK. Cosmetically, the frets are quite an expense so you need to be able to live with those as well, otherwise you may as well pay more money for a decent pair!

I must admit to never having any trouble with woofers on 8000's. 6000's yes but not 8000's. The tweeter is a different story but they are around £20 each for a new one so I don't worry about it too much.

I have only had one 8000 that refused to work at all and that turned out to be a burned out mains transformer. Less than £100 to repair.

I hope that has been of help. Good Luck

Be careful Dave....I bought a pair without being able to test them a couple of years ago for £500, but they cost me another £500 to put right - blown internal amps and woofers. At £1,000 they were still good value though. Would be best if you can get the buyer to agree to take them back if they're not 100%, otherwise I'd try and knock at least £100 off the price. Is it not possible for you to take something like a Beosound with you to try them?

Good luck!

Cheers

Nigel 

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Be careful Dave....I bought a pair without being able to test them a couple of years ago for £500, but they cost me another £500 to put right - blown internal amps and woofers. At £1,000 they were still good value though. Would be best if you can get the buyer to agree to take them back if they're not 100%, otherwise I'd try and knock at least £100 off the price. Is it not possible for you to take something like a Beosound with you to try them?

Good luck!

Cheers

Nigel 

Perhaps he will give you a warranty as well.

The seller has described them as in good working order so i will be insisting on a return if they do not work when i get them home. I'm going to view from a meeting in my region so don't really want to leave my Beosound 3000 in my boot all day just in case (knowing my luck anyway!!) Will be taking my power cables from my 6000s to see if they turn on when powered up but unfortunately wont be able to hear them until i get them home.....

Got them home and they sound muffled. I've got one of my 6000s and one 8000 working and the 6000 blows it away for top end and clarity - same for both 8000s - is this the tweeter on both. They have been in storage for the last 9 yrs - they cleaned up ok but don't sound fantastic..... If it is the tweeter how much would B&O charge to replace both? Gutted - just wanted to swop them with my 6000s and plug and play!!

Don't feel too bad the tweeter will not cost too much, and it will be cheaper still if you can replace them yourself...

You've bought them at a "trade" price and they are in typical "trade" or eBay condition by the sound of it. A trader would now spend some money on them, so that's what you will have to do.

Ask your friendliest local dealer for a quote. I would guess £250-300 which will still make them a cheap pair of speakers.

I've payed for mine year 1999 around 1550 GBP from resailer, they have few scratches on the back, but I don't mind because they sound apsolutley fantastic !!!

At first I was thought that I've payed to much, but believe me on the end they worth every penny ....

I had party two weeks ago and they work for almost 6 hours, and they survived ....

I was amassed, how hot was back aluminum case....

My point is, sometimes is worth to pay little more from trusted dealer and to be calm ....

I've been quoted £210 by my local dealer for parts and labour - assuming nothing else is found when they open them up..... everything crossed.....   All in I suppose a little over £1k for a nice pair of 8000s isn't too bad.

great deal Dave I think ...

Which year they are ?

They are 1998 models - not in too bad a state - hopefully its just the tweeters as they did sound really muted and muffled.

I bought mine from Jason, Iconic-av.co.uk

He is also in Birmingham, UK

Jay is really nice guy, and maybe you should give him a call and he can also help you.

Good thing is that you are also from Birmingham.

Good luck

Good idea - i'm sure he does the odd repair here and there too. Cheers - will keep you all posted.