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Latest post 11-22-2011 3:28 AM by Large48. 5 replies.
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  • 11-20-2011 2:30 PM

    BEOLAB 150 & PENTA MK1 (Passive)

    Hello all enthusiast,

    I've got a pair of B & O  Beovox Penta Speakers. Would i be able to convert it into Active Speakers by connecting it to a Beolab 150 pls.

    What is the function of Beolab 150?

  • 11-20-2011 3:06 PM In reply to

    • Dillen
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    Re: BEOLAB 150 & PENTA MK1 (Passive)

    Partly.
    Beolab 150 is the amplifier section and adding a Beovox Penta will give you an active Penta speaker
    but it won't be a true Beolab Penta without the display and the large pentagonal shaped foot.

    Martin

  • 11-20-2011 3:09 PM In reply to

    Re: BEOLAB 150 & PENTA MK1 (Passive)

    would i be able to use just 1 beolab 150 to power a pair of Beovox Penta?

  • 11-20-2011 3:41 PM In reply to

    Re: BEOLAB 150 & PENTA MK1 (Passive)

    It's a mono amplifier, so not really. You need a pair (as you would find on a pair of Beolabs) ideally. Probably easier to get some Beolabs or a better B&O amp, like a Beomaster 8000 or a Beolab 5000.

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  • 11-20-2011 4:40 PM In reply to

    • Medogsfat
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    Re: BEOLAB 150 & PENTA MK1 (Passive)

    John is correct - you need a pair of BL150 amps plus the displays & wiring. In all honesty it will end up much cheaper & easier to simply buy a pair of Beolab Penta's - even if this means selling your Beovox's to fund this. The BL150 amps are the first ones used in the Lab penta range & were replaced with the BL200's & they are now starting to develop problems of their own.

    The only way it would make sense to buy the parts & upgrade a pair of Beovoxes is if they were in truly mint condition or if they had some sentimental value.

    Chris.

    The use of metaphors should be avoided like the plague. They're like a red rag to a bull to me.

  • 11-22-2011 3:28 AM In reply to

    Re: BEOLAB 150 & PENTA MK1 (Passive)

    Or cheap, like £20 for a pair.................. :-)

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