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Re: Beomaster 8000 For Sale - Oxfordshire

rgs218 — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:41:49 GMT

No-one interested? I'm not looking for a massive amount for it!

If not it will go on Ebay tomorrow.

Re: Beomaster 8000 For Sale - Oxfordshire

rgs218 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:27:04 GMT

I have indeed John, however I got the impression from his response that he wasn't really after the work - said something about the 'curse of Beoworld' coming back to bite him again! Was all in good humour but I took it that he was perhaps getting a few too many emails from Beoworlder's wanting him to work on their units!

It is a shame but it made me realise that I was perhaps a bit impatient to get my hands on one of these when I don't really have the time to look after it and keep it in good order, or the space to show it off properly (it's in the bedroom with 2 RL140s!) hence my decision to let someone else have it. There are plenty of other B&O classics I can replace it with for now and I'm sure one day I'll buy another 8000 when circumstances are different.

Re: Beomaster 8000 For Sale - Oxfordshire

j0hnbarker — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:55:56 GMT

Rob - have you contacted Tim Jarman? He fixed up my BM8000 when it was in the hands of its previous owner, and from experience I know there's nothing he can't handle. Just a thought, but it's a shame to hear of anyone having to part with this amp reluctantly because something needs fixing.

Re: Beomaster 8000 For Sale - Oxfordshire

rgs218 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:04:00 GMT

It seems I can't post any more photos on here for some reason so if you want to see some more photos PM me your email address and I'll send you some more.

Re: Beomaster 8000 For Sale - Oxfordshire

rgs218 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:54:00 GMT

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Beomaster 8000 For Sale - Oxfordshire

rgs218 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:19:57 GMT

Hi, I have reluctantly decided to sell my BM8000

I only bought it a few months ago but it needs some attention and unfortunately I have no experience in electronics repairs myself and I can't find anyone to do the work for me. Therefore I have decided it is a bit early in my B&O collecting to own one of these brilliant but complex units and am going to try and move it on to someone who is able to return it to its former glory.

This was sold to me in good working order, and all the LEDs work as they should, as do all the rotary controls, bass/treble filters, all four speaker outputs, and the three external source inputs. It also remembers radio presets and start-up volume fine. The amplifier lives up to its reputation and sounds fantastic played through appropriate speakers (I will also be selling my RL140s that I bought to use with this).

There are however a couple of problems with functionality that will need to be fixed for this to be returned to full working order. The main issue is that the sound has started cutting out after about twenty minutes of use. If you switch it off, leave it for a couple of minutes, then turn it back on, it works superbly again for another twenty minutes before the same thing happens - I've no idea what may be causing this to happen but I'm sure someone on here will have an idea of the cause.

The only other problem with the unit is that I can't get it to tune in to radio stations. On turning the tuning dial the frequency dispalyed on the LED changes as it should, so the dial is working, but it doesn't seem to be communicating with the tuner itself as the frequency recieved seems not to change. It does pick up radio signals, but this appears to happen at random, usually just by touching or moving an attached external aerial. I suspect this is just a loose connection and I posted about this problem on the forum a while back (either in the Workbench or Vintage section) and got responses from people who had a very similar problem and had managed to fix it themselves - I just don't have the experience or tools to do it.

Overall it is in good, but not brilliant cosmetic condition. I made the mistake of having it shipped from Holland, and I think it took a small knock to the bottom left hand corner because the aluminium panel is bent slightly downwards just at the very edge there. It's not very noticeable though and I don't think it takes anything away from the appearance of the unit. I will post photos shortly so you can see what I mean. There a few tiny chips to the veneer on that corner too, and a few small chips to the paint on the grill at the back, again nothing that really detracts much from the looks. Otherwise it is in good condition.

I've tried to be as comprehensive as I can in my description. I'm sure someone can bring this back to full working order without too much effort and IMHO it is better than just a spares unit. I've no idea what to ask for it so I'm just going to invite sensible offers from anyone who is interested. I'm sure I'll loose money on this but it needs a good home! If no one here is interested I'll put it on Ebay and hope for the best.

Viewings are welcome, I'm in South Oxfordshire. Ask away if you have any questions.

Rob.