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Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

Friedmett — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:40:12 GMT

Good question.

I don't really regret or miss any of my former owned B&O as it was always an upgrade of some sort.

From Beovision 8800 to L2800 and then LX5500.

From non B&O to 2000 and now 6000+ 8000 both '80s.

Now the number one question is if I could only use 1 system what would it be?

Getting other B&O in most likely means something has to go and I'm going to miss it or I had my experience with it so it's ok inside.

I buy for using it so if something is spare or not used I have no trouble in getting rid off but it has to be working right.

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

wirralsimon — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:25:23 GMT

I gave away my Beocenter 7000 earlier in the year. It had to go as it mas making way for my Beosystem 5000 which I have never regretted buying. I couldn't have accomodated it anywhere if I had kept it and the inability to use the tuner without physically disconnecting the CD player connected through the Tape2 socket was a funamental flaw. But it was a lovely unit and I still find my bidding finger twitching whenever I see one on eBay even though I have no use for one!

Simon

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

TripEnglish — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:55:20 GMT

BeoCenter 9500. I immediately regretted it and came into a BeoCenter 9000 a little later. I've never quite been willing to go after another 9500 or 9300 considering I only own about 25 CDs, 0 tapes, and don't listen to terrestrial radio! My 9000 has been dutifully disconnected on a piece of furniture for years and will likely remain that way.

And as far as "the one that got away," I've put off buying a few BeoLink 7000s over the years. Now they also fall into the "too exotic and useless to really make an effort" category.

One day when I'm sitting on a pile of cash and have already outfitted my home with the latest B&O, I'll begin work on my "institute for obsolete electronics" and set out to find perfect specimens of all my old favorites. Until then, bringing home another old B&O piece makes my wife react as though the dog brought home a dead bird.

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

koning — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:43:23 GMT

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

Mr10Percent — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:46:16 GMT

I had to give half of my collection to my (ex) wife too. Fortunately, I managed to keep the Beosound 1 SE instead of the Beocom 4 as "gold was not her colour" and that it was "not a proper system". Thankfully, everything else was replaceable.

Lesson learnt though. I'm never going to get married again. I'm just going to find a woman I don't like and give her my house!!

10%

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

beobuff — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:07:38 GMT

koning:
I sold my wive for a pair of beolab's 5 (lol)

You probably came out ahead on a pound for pound basis...

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

Alex — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:58:11 GMT

Probably my B&W DM7s! I can understand why I did it now, and it does give me a chance to use my DM303s, which are IMO better. The DM7s were just stunning with choral & organ music and movies though. Never sold any B&O, other than a pair of CX100s which I gave away (and a BM4000 and S25s).

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

h1npw — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:14:03 GMT

CDX

Beolab 8000

Beocenter 9500

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

koning — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:57:28 GMT

I sold my wive for a pair of beolab's 5 (lol)

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beocool — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:53:25 GMT

Never sold anything... Just building up a collection pretty much one piece at the time...

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

Opman — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:37:38 GMT

BeoSystem7000 (all four units & MCP). Sold it on when I got my BeoSound3000 and BeoLab4000's. Wish I had kept it all, but I have since acquired a BeoGram9500 to play through BeoSound3000.

Also years ago I had an LX2802. Even though I now have an real flat Avant, I thought that the LX sets were a classic design.

I also regret not hanging on to my corgi B&O liveried model van and BeoTime clock. The van was in mint condition in it's original presentation box.

If only I knew then what I know now!

Ifs, buts and maybes!

Opman

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

Iconic-AV — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:23:56 GMT

Pretty much every piece of B+O weve ever sold!!

One of the drawbacks of loving the products so much i guess

the only cure is to buy more

The one that stands out the most to me is a complete beocenter 7007 in perfect condition, partly because ive never had one since

jason

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

Craig — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:39:26 GMT

My Beocenter 9000. It had one owner before me and was in mint condition. Sold it when I going to by my BS3000, should of moved it to another room.

Craig

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

Jandyt — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:34:51 GMT

Infamy! Infamy!

They've all got it infamy!

Re: Regrets - What have you sold or given away & wish you hadn't?

Beobird — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:34:12 GMT

I never sell anything, that's why I'm stuck with to much speakers, to much amps and to much cd-players