Beovox 5000 or 3000. Is a nice combination with the Beocenter 9000. A pair of beovox penta would be awsome as well. 

I would go for the RL 60.2.

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9 LEE wrote:

If you have wall space, try the BeoVox 5000's - but most of them now are in poor condition. You'll pay a premium for a really nice pair.

I have 2 pairs in mint condition (for sale if you're looking for any) but the size is huge and expensive to ship!

Have a few 3000's as well but not mint...

ps. And yes they sound great on all 3 of them 😉

Hi. Remember B&O haven't made passive speakers for quite some time now, so be wary of condition for any of them second hand.Also many suffer from the dreaded 'foam rot so check the bass drivers carefully. You don't necessarily have to get B&O. I currently have a set of Mission 700 ( 75 watt) speakers  connected to my Beocenter 9300. Sounds great. However, I understand if you want to keep everything 'true B&O'.

Good luck in whatever you decide.

Graeme.

tamtapir wrote:

I would go for the RL 60.2.

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I agree with that.
I will just add, that if you go for the RL, then go for the 60.2 as 'tamtapir' writes above (or the newer RL 6000 which is basically the same).
Beware of the first ones called RL 60, as they usually have some problems with 'foam'rot' on the ABR unit (Auxiliary Bass Radiator) which is a kind of 'slave bass' unit. And you can not buy new foam (or rubber) surrounds for that.
The later models had 2 bass units instead.

The panel speakers Beovox 3000, 4500 and 5000 does not have any problems with 'foam-rot' as they have rubber surrounds on the units.
I have a set of 4500's and 5000's - and the units looks like new.

Thanks all you Guys for the helpful replies.

I think i'm going to go RL 60.2 if i want to keep everything B&O.

Interested in your post Graemeben in that I could buy a brand new pair of Mission 33i for £150 from richer sounds, if their going to as good a job as the RL 60.2's then new seems a better bet.

Which poses another question, am i right in thinking that i would need to buy B&O speaker wire and modify the speaker end to fit Mission speakers? Also can 2 sets of speakers be linked to the 9300 and if so whats required?

thanks again guys

Simon

Hi Simon,

No,you would not have to buy B&O speaker cable, any good quality speaker cable would do.Richer Sounds will sort you out with that no problem. You will need 2 pin din connectors into the 9300 , and standard RCA connecting plugs for the Missions ( or just about any other make of speaker). If possible get 2 pin din connectors with the screw terminals rather than soldered - much easier to use!You can indeed connect 2 pairs of passive speakers to the 9300 but please note pressing mute will only silence 1 set.

It is not my intention to steer you away from the RL speakers, I am sure they would be excellent, provided they are in good condition. They certainly are totally in keeping with the visual attraction of the system. The 9000 series are 1 of B&O's classic  systems and always popular on this site. The mission speakers visually are not in the same league but sound wise my 700's are a very balanced speaker and certainly worth a listen.

I'm guessing you may be on a budget and that is ruling out buying any active speakers (BL 6000, BL 8000 etc.) but don't forget the 9300 also has power link connections for B&O active speakers.

Whatever you decide I hope you enjoy your system. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Graeme.

I used S75s with my 9500 and at present it is living with a friend of mine with a pair of s120s. Both sounded very good. If space is limited, S45.2s are the best small speaker B&O made.