Beomaster 7000 sound issues?

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anampersand (archived)
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Posted November 19, 2008 at 21:27 GMT
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Well, first the good news: today I picked up a beautiful pair of Beolab 8000s on Craigslist, and to my random surprise (and perhaps because of the seller's lack of knowledge about the brand) they came with two Beolink 1000s and a Beomaster 7000!  All for a whopping $400 USD.  I'm not sure which is a better deal: the $100 Century I picked up, or this little bundle!

In any event, I plugged in the 7000 with my CX-100s just to test it, and the volume is EXTREMELY low.  I can HEAR the stations tuning in, but even turned to near maximum volume, it's extraordinarily quiet (and I know the speakers are functioning beautifully).  This happens when I plug them in to either the Speakers 1 or 2 ports.  

It's a beautiful piece, anyway, and it just so happens to match my white CX-100s perfectly, so I'd like to get it functional.  Any idea what it is? Would this be a capacitors issue?  And if so, does anybody have any tech info on what I'd need to do to fix it?  I'm not terribly electronically knowledgeable, but since this is a spare piece (and a lovely one, to boot), I figure this might be a great time to increase my knowledge!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, guys!

- Aaron 

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Peter
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Posted November 20, 2008 at 01:51 GMT
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To re-cap on a previous thread, is the plastic bung in the line in /out socket at the back? If not there, it disconnects the power amplifier and you could well get no sound (I guess you are hearing ground! )

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anampersand (archived)
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Posted November 20, 2008 at 02:17 GMT
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Ah, I just re-read your post, Peter.

No, no plastic bung there, and none that it came with, I'm afraid!

If it's not there, would that affect both the radio AND the cd sound (when I have my CD50 plugged in, I get the same issue).

If so, is there some sort of fix I can do or a place where I can get said plastic bung?

Thanks a bunch!

-Aaron 

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Ulf (archived)
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Posted November 20, 2008 at 02:37 GMT
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You can shortcut

pin 1 with 3
pin 4 with 5 of the DIN plug

Beware all without Mains connection!!!!

Ulf

 

 

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Posted November 24, 2008 at 03:30 GMT
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Thank you, Ulf, but I fear I'm a bit illiterate when it comes to technical terms.

Is there not a plastic plug or some sort I can just buy to replace the shim?

If that's not an option at all, can you (or somebody) please put what you said into layman's terms, b/c I'm not entirely sure what you're saying...(as I said, I'm not entirely talented with complex electric work and such)...

Thanks again all, as always,

 

Aaron
 

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bayerische (archived)
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Posted November 24, 2008 at 04:52 GMT
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You only had to pay 400 dollars for a pair of Beolab 8000?

Amazing...

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anampersand (archived)
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Posted November 25, 2008 at 18:34 GMT
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Yeah, $400!  I suppose the seller just didn't really know what they had...

But sorry to harp on this, everyone, but I'm still confused.  Is there a plastic bung I can just purchase or make?  Or if the answer is what was described a few posts back, can somebody just explain to me what it means in layman's terms?  

I'd love to get this playing!

Thanks again! 

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Posted November 26, 2008 at 03:18 GMT
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I am pretty sure the plastic bung will no longer be available. Always worth giving your dealer a ring though. The socket is designed to allow use of a sound moulding device - graphic equaliser etc - so there is an in and an out. Therefore a simple DIN plug inserted into the socket with the pins shorted as above will perform exactly the same role.  Get a local shop to make you one up - should be pennies.

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Ulf (archived)
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Posted December 3, 2008 at 14:20 GMT
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if i should help, contact me..

Ulf

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anampersand (archived)
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Posted December 23, 2008 at 15:50 GMT
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Well, after being sidetracked with nearly everything (gotta love the holidays!), I finally got everything to work!  After speaking with a wonderful guy at Beocare, he told me of a lovely trick to short the pins: using bent pieces of paperclip!

In any event, it works like a charm, and due to its working, I was FINALLY able to test my insane bargain Beolab 8000s this morning, and I'm pleased to report that the sound is unbelievably beautiful!

I have lab 3000s and CX-100s, and I always thought the sound was fantastic on both of THOSE--but the 8000s truly amaze me!

Now, only if I can find a Beosound 9000 for as good of a bargain...Perhaps wishful thinking!

Happy holidays everyone!

- Aaron 

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