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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Vintage Products</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/30.aspx</link><description>A Forum for Technical Help and Support on Bang &amp; Olufsen products over 25 years old.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)</generator><item><title>Re: penta 2</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/195055.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:53:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:195055</guid><dc:creator>wirralsimon</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/195055.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=30&amp;PostID=195055</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;$1000 seems very reasonable if the drivers have been refoamed/replaced, so it&amp;#39;s best to ask the question.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Simon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: penta 2</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/195018.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:13:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:195018</guid><dc:creator>ducha</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/195018.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=30&amp;PostID=195018</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi there and welcome to Beoworld,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;$1,000 seems a little steep for a pair of Penta IIs even if they are cosmetically mint because the mid range drivers in Penta speakers suffer from foam&amp;nbsp;deterioration over the years and at around 20 years old, a pair of Penta IIs is likely to have this condition! To fix&amp;nbsp;it means having the foam rings replaced which can be expensive (unless you can do it yourself). If the pair you&amp;#39;re looking at doesn&amp;#39;t have this issue, then $1,000&amp;nbsp;might be reasonable. Just know that eventaully the foam surrounds will need replacing! Pentas are wonderful speakers and they have many fans here on Beoworld.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m not sure what you mean by the&amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;huge stand&amp;quot;. If you are referring to the flat gray plastic section beneath the&amp;nbsp;bottom grille, this is the amplifier which powers the speaker. There was a version of the speaker called the &amp;quot;Beovox Penta&amp;quot; which lacked the amplifier on the bottom making&amp;nbsp;it shorter,&amp;nbsp;but&amp;nbsp;it would&amp;nbsp;not be compatible with your Beosound 9000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Regards,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Aaron&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>penta 2</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/195016.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:00:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:195016</guid><dc:creator>miaggi2</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/195016.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=30&amp;PostID=195016</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;hello, i am new here, i want to purchase penta 2 loudspeakers to go with my beosound 9000, do you have to use that huge stand with the pentas? is it removable? correct price for a pair in pristine condition? 1000.00 u.s.?&amp;nbsp; limited space, so a bit weiry, &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>