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I think it would be great with one post where we can share our "BeoHacks"...
A few examples ...
- Upgrading old passive speakers to active speakers
- Upgrading panels in old Beovision TV's
- Using Bang & Olufsen cabinets for various purposes.
- Adding DAB+ modules to old FM BeoMasters
- Using a BeoSound5 display with a home build computer replacing the BeoMaster5
I would love to see all your creative solutions...
Great Idea and great read when populated I would guess.
For passive to active speakers https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/boards/beocreate-4-channel-amplifier/ looks a good option.
I'm in the process of writing guides and videos on how to add a media player into the old CRT TVs that also works with the beo4 remote etc.
I'm trying to research how to upgrade the STB-Cs in the 90s to -2006 model TVs
good luck with centralising the info
To get started ...
Beovox 2702 speaker with build-in amplifier and bluetooth receiver
Feet are 3D printed in black PLA
Leather handle with brass screws
Excellent ! And beautiful 🙂Have you seen what others have done with the IKEA speaker?/forum/north-america/beomaster-2400--noisy-basstreble-balance-sliderspots-need-help-cleaning-getting-to-them#post-1689341https://makezine.com/2019/08/16/hacking-the-sonos-ikea-symfonisk-into-a-high-quality-speaker-amp/Beovox 2702 speaker with build-in amplifier and bluetooth receiver
Beovision 5 FHD
Panasonic SD panel replaced with FHD TV from LG
Still fully controlled via Beo4 thanks to Lintronic integration
Read the full end-to-end guide with high resolution photos.
/forum/general-discussion-and-questions/beovision-5-42-upgradereplace-screen
Location: Paris France
I've done the Beocreate mod on the CX50s and RL6000s (active crossover profiles also available for the S30s).
Setting up the software and testing if everything works... (that other pair of CX50s is waiting for refoaming)
The barrel plug power connector and 4-pin mini-XLR connectors.
Close up of my hack-job which was covered up with the heat-shrinking wire sleeves.
This project was the first time I tried soldering... here I accidentally melted the pin off the plastic connector because I was too slow.
The 4-core mini-XLR cable that connects the speakers together. The cable is a bit thick, but it's really soft/bendy and doesn't hold shape.
The old gasket was a bit chewed up so I cut a new one from white foam.
I didn't follow the instructions and kept the passive crossover and DIN connector just so I could reverse the mod if I ever wanted to. I had to drill a small hole in the bottom left corner for the barrel plug connector. I also unscrewed the wall-mount support and used the hole (which was perfectly sized) for my 4-pin mini-XLR connector which connects the left speaker drivers to the amplifier.
I thought they sounded pretty good in near-field desk setup and in smaller rooms, but the aluminum speaker housing blocks Bluetooth and WiFi signals too much which made them very frustrating to use.
In the end I moved the amplifier into a single RL6000 and removed the Raspberry Pi. Instead of the RPi I made a TOSLINK pass-through connector for the back of the speaker so it could be used in multi-room with a Chromecast Audio, Airport Express, etc. I think it sound really good, I've always wanted to mod the other RL speaker so I could hear it in a stereo setup, but can't really justify the $$$ for that experiment, and I definitely don't need more speakers at the moment.
Cool project.
I have a pair of RL7000 and I have considered making them active + adding a chrome cast audio.
Either mono or stereo. A stand alone RL7000 would be a bit like a retro version of an A9....
I take the liberty to share this photo from user Del16.
A reinvented Beosound 5 👍
Read more here:
/forum/general-discussion-and-questions/flash-your-bampo---new-thread
Beovision 5 turned into a massive and impressive soundbar.
Made by Deano1979
Full story:
/forum/general-discussion-and-questions/competition---win-a-beotime#post-1890126
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