https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/13.aspxThe main Meeting Place for BeoWorld members, and the place for General Questions, Answers and things to say! If you have any questions about anything Bang &amp; Olufsen related - please ask. If you have anything to say - please tell!enCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290983.aspxThu, 19 Aug 2010 16:06:14 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290983Lennaert0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290983.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290983<p>We weren&#39;t concerned about you, beolab1. We Dutchies are tough <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/01.gif" alt="Smile" />. GO HOLLAND!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290901.aspxThu, 19 Aug 2010 06:23:47 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290901Beolab10https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290901.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290901<p>Beomaster 8000 worked with no problems. The foot took about three weeks to recover!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290887.aspxThu, 19 Aug 2010 03:13:05 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290887wirralsimon0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290887.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290887<p>I am very relived for you. I feared the worst when i read the title of this thread!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290877.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 13:55:48 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290877Søren Hammer0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290877.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290877<p><blockquote><div><img src="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/Themes/beotheme1/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Beolab1:</strong></div><div></p> <p>It was just your day! The B&amp;O gods were with you and your Beolab 5000. I once dropped an old Beomaster 8000 on my foot. The pain was killing me. Just a bit too much Danish overengineering for the averge foot.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p></div></blockquote></p> <p>Ouch! What was the damages? (on the Beomaster of course <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/02.gif" alt="Big Smile" />)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>-S&oslash;ren</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290839.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 13:26:30 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290839beaker0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290839.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290839<p>Thanks for all your thoughts, it was fortunate that it missed the Penta otherwise the damage could have been nasty. It was a panicky moment when I first turned it on. I was waiting for nasty noises and was very suprised to see a nice red glow from the power light.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290792.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 13:02:36 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290792Craig0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290792.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290792<p>With luck like that, id be off to place some bets.<img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /><img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Craig<img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/01.gif" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290788.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 12:42:15 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290788Beolab10https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290788.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290788<p>It was just your day! The B&amp;O gods were with you and your Beolab 5000. I once dropped an old Beomaster 8000 on my foot. The pain was killing me. Just a bit too much Danish overengineering for the averge foot.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290787.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 12:41:14 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290787soundproof0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290787.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290787<p>I was quite impressed when I opened mine up, after getting it from Frede.</p> <p>Inside, it definitely shows that the people who made it truly cared about quality. Nowadays, in &quot;hi-fi&quot;, you&#39;ll find a large box with nothing inside, just a little circuit board. Look at this, for instance - it&#39;s a CD player which retails for USD 10.000:</p> <p><img height="420" width="560" src="http://www.hifisentralen.no/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=25580.0;attach=42084;image" alt="" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>At least it did until someone opened it up.</p> <p>I can well understand why Frede has pretty much dedicated his life to keeping the Beolab/Beomaster 5000 system going.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290786.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 12:17:08 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290786Lennaert0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290786.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290786<p>I was quite sad reading it, just waiting for the moment that you would tell us that is was broken and irreparable. But quickly I had to smile. Such an amazing engineering Bang and Olufsen deliver. You can toss them around and problems fix themselves<img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/01.gif" alt="Smile" />. So your beolab 5000 is even better after you dropped it.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290785.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 11:59:55 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290785beocool0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290785.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290785<p><blockquote><div><img src="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/Themes/beotheme1/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>burantek:</strong></div><div></p> <p>I have never gone from <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/06.gif" alt="Sad" /> to <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /> so fast!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p></div></blockquote></p> <p>Ditto! What a fantastic piece of engineering this is! <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/21.gif" alt="Yes - thumbs up" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290783.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 11:56:36 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290783vikinger0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290783.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290783<p><blockquote><div><img src="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/Themes/beotheme1/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Dillen:</strong></div><div></p> <p>If I send you something, will you drop it for me ?</p> <p>Martin</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p></div></blockquote></p> <p><img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /><img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /><img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /><img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290781.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 11:34:37 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290781soundproof0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290781.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290781<p>Yes, that was distressing for a moment.</p> <p>Phew!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290779.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 11:27:13 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290779burantek0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290779.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290779<p>I have never gone from <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/06.gif" alt="Sad" /> to <img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /> so fast!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290775.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 10:59:00 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290775Dillen0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290775.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290775<p>If I send you something, will you drop it for me ?</p> <p>Martin</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290774.aspxWed, 18 Aug 2010 10:53:55 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:290774j0hnbarker0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/290774.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=290774Further confirmation of the over-engineering that went into these beauties!<div style="clear:both;"></div>