I'd be very interested in the speakers

what is wrong with the system?

jason

Jason wrote:

I'd be very interested in the speakers

what is wrong with the system?

jason

You won't be the only one interested in these relatively hard to find speakers!  If they are put on eBay they wil climb and climb with bidding.

You also asked the same question I was about to.

Dave.

After reading the ad again, I've restored a pair of m150s that sound amazing but only keeping them until I find a second pair of ms150s but yes there should be a lot of interest for them , not sure of thier value as they are quite rare and a bit big for most people and most likely need restoring

To be honest, I don't know exactly what's wrong with his system. I'm going to go and see him tomorrow. I think it's just showing it's age mechanically, but not physically. I have a feeling the Amp has gone, plus the Tape deck's not too good.

Apparently there is nothing wrong with the Speakers. I'll ask him what he wants for the Speakers on their own. I'd love them myself, but not sure if I have room.

I presume they'll sound fantastic with any decent Amp?  I have a Technics SUA600 Amp 

Is there a ball park figure on what the Speakers would be worth roughly ?

First of all, you must take the frets off the speakers and look at the foam rings of the bass drivers. They will probably need to be replaced.

They dissolve as time goes by. It happens to all speakers with foam rings. So be prepared to pay for new foam surrounds.
There are quite many suppliers on the net that sells those. But don't try to replace them yourself, unless you know what you are doing.
There are also a few Companies that can replace them. It will cost some Money, so be sure to get the speakers for a "good Price".

What that price will be is hard to tell. Try "googling" and see if you can find other speakers like them, to get an idea of the price.

Thanks for the information.

He's offered the Speakers to me for £50, or I can have the lot for £200.

I think the Turntable is an 8002, as the Tonearm is hidden in a housing on the right. 

The Turntable Tonearm comes out, but won't drop onto the record.

The Amp still works, but it's stuck at one volume level, and cannot be turned up or down.

Plus the Tape Deck doesn't work.

I'm considering buying the lot and asking for a quote to fix it.

I have had the same type of Beosystem 6000 and Beovox since late 2007 as combination.

The Beovox as pointed out can have mostly developed rotten bas drivers and maybe the crossovers needs updated caps. They sound great with tight bass at any volume and can get pretty loud enough to compete with a large drum kit that is not muffled down.

Any of the Beogram 6002, 6006, 8000 and 8002 have the housing on right. 6002 is the least desirable one as it is a simplified version of the 8002. The 6006 and 8000 are the same just slightly different in the design with black buttons  on the 6006. Both take the MMC20 range of cartridges.

The 6002 and 8002 takes the MMC 1-5 range of cartridges. 

The volume stuck is typical and simple. Open the BM6000 and the volume problem is a belt problem. You can manually move it back. The construction of the volume is not the greatest thing and it has the tendency to get stuck. 

The Beocord 6000 is the same 8000 but as with Beogram 6006 and 8000 different design with black buttons. 

The belts have gone and that is simple to change. Hopefully the old ones have not turned into black mess to clean up. 

Martin/Dillen here can supply belts, kits for Beograms and helpful advice on fixing everything. 

The Beocord and Beomaster sounds like simple and easy to go about so if you dig the Beosystem 6000 then I can highly recommend it. You can get B&O SC60 stands for it. 

Thanks for the information Friedmett.

I think i'll buy the lot and open them up first, to see if I can see any snapped Belts.

I'll also keep an eye out for an SC60 Stand.

Looks like I may have to sell part of my Technics separates system though.

Well, after almost 2 years, I am now the proud owner of the Beovox MS150 Speakers, in Rosewood.

Firstly, I need to replace the foam surrounds on them, as they are a bit knackered after 35 years.

I'm not sure if it's an easy enough job for me to do, or if I need to take them to the local B+O shop?

I will also need new speaker cables, as they have different connections. They have a 2 pin connection, where as my Technics Amp has the basic screw in post, that traps the speaker cable once you tighten it up.

What are my options there please?