For me, the Penta is a speaker that leaves only litle to be desired. Some argue about the design, but you have to appreciate its classic lines and colors and how they fit perfectly in some (even modern) environments. It's one of my favorite if not even my favorite B&O product. Still very unique today and a strange combination of being classic and modern at the same time. Many have copied the column-type speakers but the Pentas still stick out and continure to look special/unique even today.

Kai

Hallo Mark

Thanks for the picture, which inspires me to make SKY picture. 🤒

As you see, Mark - the next round's on Peter Pan.

MM

Millemissen wrote:

As you see, Mark - the next round's on Peter Pan.

MM

There is a tv - and there is a BV.

BeoLab 150. (1986 - 1988.)

BeoLab 200. (1989 til 1992)

BeoLab 150 and 200 could use to make passive BeoVox Penta for active speaker. 

/ Peter Pan

More Penta stories ? tanks. 🤒

I purchased my first B&O setup back in 1986, the BeoSystem 5500 and had the Red Line speakers. I can't recall the model number, 45 or 60's but they are up in the loft now. After a short while I herd the Penta's (BeoLab Penta Active Loudspeakers)
in my local store and my Music system was complete, well I did also get the Attica furniture to put it all on (I wish I still had this!)

My next purchase was the B&O BeoVision LX5500 & the BeoCord VX5000 VCR. Now all that was left for me to do was to get a Master Link control for the bedroom and hey presto my bachelor pad was complete with automated music all round the house.

I move around the world, Florida and Caribbean, from 1992 to 2006 and left the newly updated BeoSystem 6500 and My Penta's in my parent's safe ish hands. I have now put my roots down in Dublin Ireland and 30 years later I have my trusty Penta's and My BeoSystem 6500 set up with an additional Sonos plugged into the Tap 2 input.

The system still sounds as good as it did 30 years ago and looks miles better than any current audio products, a true testimony to B&O!

I have noticed that one of the Penta's keeps dropping the sound, the green amp loigt stays on but there is no sound, not sure if its a faulty speaker cable, they have gone through 7 or 8 moves while in the care of my Parents.

I still have the Master Link unit, but the TV and VHS were dumped ages ago, I don't know what happened to the Bedroom setup, CX50's and a big white Sub thinggy!

Thefutureofmusic wrote:

Hey Peter,

 

Cool classic setup!

I have the opportunity to get the BV5 mk1 for about 150€.

Would you consider that be worth buying? I always loved the look and well, its the nicest tv B&O made, in my opinion.

 

I would LOVE to have a BV5 in my spare house, but that thing is really a monster to move (75 + kg)...and here in Italy it's so difficult to find !

You know, trasnport costs would be WAY more than Tv's price.

At 150 € i would buy 2 or 3 BV 5 :)