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Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

Dave — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:11:00 GMT

Medogsfat:

... followed a very sparing wipe over with oil for adding that bit of lasting lustre.

Chris.

Pet hair sticks to it though!!

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

Medogsfat — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:24:45 GMT

True - if you get a Beomaster 4500 (good advice) you will soon feel the urge to go the next step & upgrade to a Becenter 9500 ......... and then.... it never ends.

BTW, I'm surprised no one has mentioned baby wipes & baby oil yet.

Baby wipes are by far the best products for cleaning the s/steel panels, followed a very sparing wipe over with oil for adding that bit of lasting lustre.

Chris.

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

macjonny1 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:01:55 GMT

tournedos:

But be warned, there's no end to it once you begin It's a virus...

Yes take the warning! I started with a Beosound 1 and then now have a BC9500, 2 sets of BL6000, two sets of BL3s, a BS9000, and a complete vintage BM/BS5000 sytem on order! I'm hopeless!

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

tournedos — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:49:18 GMT

A Beomaster 4500 would match the looks nicely (as Beocenter 9300/9500, if you want a complete all-in-one setup) but they are usually a bit pricey.

Beomaster 6500/7000 would suit fine as well, if you're more into the brick form factor. All of these have the Powerlink speaker outputs which are the optimum connection for these speakers.

But be warned, there's no end to it once you begin It's a virus...

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

soho100 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:30:19 GMT

Any suggestions for a moderately priced suitable B&O amp?

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

Dave — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:48:26 GMT

soho100:

The more I read about these speakers the more I am thinking about keeping them. It's been a long time since I had a good home setup...what with family, kids and all that.

Yes! How exciting... Sounds to me like you deserve them and will appreciate them...

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

tournedos — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:29:12 GMT

If your current amp has a pre-amp output with controlled volume, you can connect these directly to that (the speakers have a line level RCA input which has automatic power on/off with signal sense). If not, you will need to construct / buy attenuated adapter cables to drop the speaker outputs of your amp to line level.

With a suitable B&O amp you would have the benefit of the displays on the speakers working, they are quite funky.

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

Medogsfat — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:26:43 GMT

if I had them I'd keep 'em

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

Puncher — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:25:58 GMT

If they are Beolab's then they're active speakers and have the amps built in.

Read HERE

If driven from a B&O source the displays will indicate system related info.

They can be driven from a non-B&O source (at line level) but the digital info to the displays will be missing.

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

soho100 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:09:04 GMT

The more I read about these speakers the more I am thinking about keeping them. It's been a long time since I had a good home setup...what with family, kids and all that. A question though...will a standard amp work with these speakers or will I need to invest in a specialist amp? At the moment I have a Denon amp and Mission speakers.

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

nobby — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:28:10 GMT

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

9 LEE — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:03:24 GMT

I did know that - i just forgot... it was late

Lee

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

joeyboygolf — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:36:18 GMT

9 LEE:

The condition of the aluminium panels is paramount. After that it's the speaker cloths and amp housings, then the outer edges.

Dont worry if the alu panels are totally mint but the words 'BANG & OLUFSEN' are messy either - these are just transfers (most people think they are etched on) and can be made up by a good signwriter.

Lee

I'm sorry to have to disagree with the owner of the site but those "alu panels" are actually stainless steel!!

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

Dave — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:15:05 GMT

Oh it's nice to see there are people on here to keep us informed... good on ya Beaker...

Would you consider keeping them if they work? Who knows you might really like them and find a good use for them! They're stunning speakers. Personally haven't heard them, but people have said very good things about them.

Re: I've been told these are B%O speakers...please identify

wirralsimon — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:47:09 GMT

If they are in good overall condition but not mint then the going rate on eBay seems to be somewhere in the £500-700 region depending on overall condition. They would need to be in close to perfect conditon to fetch something in the £1000+ range.

Simon