I had a rosewood pair for years. These were my main speakers and were used first with a 2400-2, then a 5000 stacking system and finally with a 9500. I loved them. They are not, if truth be known, the most accurate of speakers - the bass is a little loose and the top end slightly strident, but it is a little like having a speaker with mild loudness on! Very attractive sound! My originals were stolen and although I did get another pair, they did not have the gorgeous flame rosewood finish so never meant the same to me.

B&O's rosewood is beautiful! Especially on large speakers like the 75, it probably looks very impressive!

I agree on them not being most accurate, but I too love their sound (and looks!). I used to have a pair of s45-2, very accurate but small, thus great sound but not too big bass tones and a bit shrill to my taste, due to most of the mids and highs coming from the small tweeter.

The big S75 with its 4-way set up sounds more warm to me and the bass is great so I really like them. Though, I wonder, do you think the more expensive uniphase M-range does a better job on accuracy? They sure look impressive...

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I have a pair of link now - they are better but have a lot of bass so need to be in a big room. They should be better though as they cost twice as much as the

Those M100's are a couple of MIGHTY machines... I just found a picture showing their real size, wow.

I have something new to be on the lookout for now! But first I'll probably need a bigger house 😕

And I'm not in a hurry, I'm really happy with the S75 for now. Maybe if I can get a good deal somewhere nearby some day...😐

Thanks for your reaction Peter, and of course any other opinions or reactions are still most welcome!

I have a set of S60's (same drivers and such as the S75) together with a pair of S45 on a Beomaster 2400-2 and 8000. The S60's alone sound realy loose and inacurate indeed, there's not much balance in the bass and the mid is "underpowered". BUT, in combination with a pair of S45's next to it they sound realy great. The S45's just ad what the S60's lack. It's a bit experimental, but it works.

Only if I turn up the volume I switch of my S45's and the S60's seem to do a better job when you put some power in it. The balance seems to get better and the bass has more juice to become acurate.

Another thing about the S75's is to be very carefull with underpowered amps. The tweeters and the crossover seem to be very delicate to this mather.

What I don't seem to understand is why people think the S75 is such a great speaker. I think there are lots of other speakers in the same price range that do a better job then these. (the looks are still one of the best though ;) )

Just took this picture last night to send off to a friends who is interested in some vintage audio. BG 3000 BM 3000 CD X and a pair of S 45-2.

Not in view are a pair of S50 Revised series. I bought a set of stands ($38) a few months back and the speakers were thrown in as a "bonus". They arrived with disintegrated foam surrounds (big surprise). But upon exam the drivers were still OK, so I went ahead and ordered a set of rubber replacement surround, not foam, from good hifi. 

While the S50 proved unpopular and was withdrwn after only a year or so I will say the sound is pretty darn good. I had read on Beocentral and on various threads here that the Revised Uniphase Series was actually not to bad once you dealt with the foam rot issues.

I have recently added a set of S80 as well. I like the styling of the revised phase with the dual grill covers a little better. Just my tastes and opinion.

If it sounds good to your ears then thats all that really matters.

Old thread brought back to life! 🙂

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Another thing about the S75's is to be very carefull with underpowered amps. The tweeters and the crossover seem to be very delicate to this mather.

Delicate? In what way, could you explain?

My S75 are still performing nicely, the combination with the BM3000 gives a nice sound, sounds as if the music is drawn by a good comic book artist (no I'm not on LSD or something😕). Fine combination, but lacks the warmth you get with bigger B&O amps. With a bigger, warmer amp (like 2400 and 8000) the drawbacks of the S75 become more obvious: not very accurate, especially in the highs.

I recently bought the M100, the difference is big: more accurate, more warm, more detailed.

There are better speakers then the S75, sure. But still, they sound nice and look incredibly good (not too small, not too big)! I like them more then the S45 I have, that, although very good, sounds a bit shrill to me due to having most of the mids coming from the small tweeter. S75 sounds alike, but warmer due to the extra midrange driver.

S75 do a good job in combination with the hybrid chip amps: BM3000,3300,3500,4500 and BC9500 series.

Eugene, that BM3000/BG3000/CD-X combi looks very sweet! I love the touch control on the BM. If only it would have better sound quality it'd be my amp for life!

I have started with a pair of S-60's with my beomaster 5500. They are on my office desk close to a wall, the bass is loose, but they sound great. I had later added a pair of S-75's on square stands, much more controlled bass, the high frequencies have more room. together, they compliment each other very well. I have tried the setup on my Beomaster 2400-2, but the amp is far to underpowered, the sound is more controlled, but the nice warmness isn't there. Before my Beomaster 4400 died (one output transistor failed...), I tried the setup there as well. Nice warm sound, but i think that it is more related to old capacitors.

With delicate I mean that they burn out quit easely.

Wonderful you've found a pair of M100's! Still looking for a set myself. :) . I know someone who has redisigned the crossover and I'm going to listen to them in a few months. He says they now sound even better! He's a very nice guy and I hope he'll be able to show me the crossover layout (if I think it's an improvement). Keep you up to date when I know more.

@Eugene, why replacing the foam with rubber? I think you change the caracteristics to much by doing so. New foam will last another 20 years. After that period of time you'll be having other speakers I think. ;). But then again, if you hear no difference it's all good. :)

Nice set by the way. With what TT do you play your records(sorry, off-topic...hehe)? EDIT: Oops, didn't pay attention. The answer is already there.. sorry..

I've got some major issues with "standing sound-waves" (not sure how you call them in english). The bigger the amp the bigger the issue gets. I've been experimenting with the speaker placement and it seems that the standard stands are just to close to the ground. The sound improves very much when you place them higher (about 40-50 cm). The major drawback is that is not very nice looking, because they are rather big for doing so and the B&O cabinet in the middle looks a bit odd then. I had to put them back on the original stands to please the enemy..uuuh.. girlfriend. :)