Beolab 5 - Different Mk?

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koning wrote:

What about the first beolab 5's.

I have now Sw 1.62a.....is it possible to upgrade to 3.20A?

The short answer is NO..

Location: Hampshire, England

This would suggest that there are 2 mk's?

Location: Utrecht

Quite a challenge to achieve "Less is More" while having the Beovirus.

Thank you all for the answers!

I am interested in a pair of used BL5.
On these, one of the speaker has 179xxxx as a serial number and the other has 188xxxx.

Could they been sold as a pair even if they have such "wide" serialnumbers? (179xxxx=04/05, 188xxxx=05/06)

/Ola

A pair have both the same serialnumber...

From serial number 17659943 New Software 1.6

From serial number 17772145 you can sinconize 2 BL5 whit extra cable and PIN CODE intro

From serial number 17910097 New Software 2.6

From serial number 18512908 B&O have change the fix system of freats

From serial number 19375256 some change (???)

From serial number 19900141 B&O has change POWER CORD.

From serial number 21221146 New Software 3.00a

From serial number 21770424 New Software 3.10a

From serial number 21981978 NO Brush in the box

Andrea (from Italy)

 

 

Thank you for the list of changes to BL5. I can see Software 3.00a started in unit 2122114. Does anyone know the production date of this first unit with 3.00a?

Also if anyone can elaborate on the changes made from 19375256, that would be interesting. I have one BL5 below this serialnumber and one above!

 

Thank you.

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