Beolab 5000 system

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rabble (archived)
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Posted June 30, 2010 at 14:58 GMT
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Hi,

I thought I would start a new post as the last one was pretty much on another subject.

Again here are some pictures of my restoration work of the 2500 cubes and Beovox 5000 type 6223.

Today I received Beomaster 5000 (tuner) which I must say is in fantastic condition. I don't know if it actually works as I don't have anything to hook it up to (yet). Does anyone know how to hook up the cable TV line to the antenna input; I've never saw this kind of connection?

I also though that the tuning slider would be a bit more smooth (the wheel slides a lot and it requires quite some pressure to make it move) is this due to age and can something be done?

Now I will probably have a long wait before I can find the Beolab 5000 and perhaps a suitable turntable. Maybe I'll go for a Thorens as they are quite easy to come by (even the old ones)

P.s. Beosystem 7000 is still going fine.

 

 

 

Cheers

Andrew

 

 

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burantek (archived)
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Posted June 30, 2010 at 15:10 GMT
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Looks great! Nice wood pattern.

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Beobeo
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Posted July 1, 2010 at 15:14 GMT
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How nice!

How did you paint the cubes? i have a recently acquired pair and although in good condition, they may take a good dose of tender loving care.

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rabble (archived)
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Posted July 2, 2010 at 04:14 GMT
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Lot's of masking tape over the chrome and the B & O labels, and then four coats of black semi gloss spay paint.

 

To do a proper job, you need to remove the grills and paint them seperatly, but there is the risk of damagimg the wood when you do this.

Mine were damaged anyway, so I made the repair with plastic wood and lot's of sanding.

Installing the grills is a bit of a pain as they needed to be glued in.

 

Good luck

Andrew

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Beobeo
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Posted July 2, 2010 at 04:40 GMT
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Thanks Andrew,

I shall post some pictures of the restoring works. Did you remove the tweeters? This is the part I'm more concerned about as they seem so fragile.

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superdario (archived)
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Posted July 3, 2010 at 15:35 GMT
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Good work Andrew and welcome to the 5000 Club ;-)

Did you change the capacitors also? Here is the tread of my first restoring work: /forum/imported-unmapped/beovox-2500-cube-refurbish

BTW. I've send my Beolab 5000 to Frede Kristensen (Classic Audio) for restoring... He's the expert for this outstanding amp.

 

Best regards

D

 

P.S. Where are you located in Switzerland?

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rabble (archived)
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Posted July 4, 2010 at 06:10 GMT
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I just taped around them

 

good luck

 

Andrew

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rabble (archived)
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Posted July 4, 2010 at 06:13 GMT
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wow, great job, much better that my amateur attempt

 

live in Wädenswil

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jldmelb
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Posted July 4, 2010 at 20:24 GMT
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WOW!! Both of your cubes look outstanding!!

I'd love to have mine in the same condition, but I'm too scared to touch them...

As one of the guys here at B&O Service said: 'Even if they don't work, you'll keep them because they look so good'

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superdario (archived)
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Posted July 5, 2010 at 14:41 GMT
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rabble wrote:

wow, great job, much better that my amateur attempt

Thanks, but you're work is also quite good!

rabble wrote:

live in Wädenswil

That's close to Zurich... ;-) Never listened the sound of the Beovox 5000. did you bought it in Switzerland? Which model do you own MK I, MK II or MK III?

Best regards

 

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