Peter wrote:

I must confess that I thought it was mythical for a while. Tim and I actually dismantled a 4400 with the idea that it be anodised in black - we had visions of giving it to B&O for their museum to see if we could get a fake piece in. However Frede found a link just as I had finished pulling the 4400 apart! He then found another which he is kindly giving to me! I have made a link to go with it!

Peter,

I can see how the Beogram 4001 would match the BM4401 visually, but taken as a single entity, it doesn't have the 'wow' factor of the standard aluminium finish.  It does have real rarity value though!

Frede seems a lovely chap as well! 

Cleve

I do have a 4000 and a 4004 as well! 😂

I still use a Beomaster 1200 with Beovox 2600 speakers. After 35 years +(!) the sound quality is still superb. A couple of minor niggles: the volume control slides can cause crackle or even loss of sound on one speaker if they're not regularly slid back and forth. One of the wavelength lights has failed, and if I listen vey carefully there is a very faint background hum that may be the mains transformer. The 1200 is also fed by a Roku unit for broadband radio.

My other 'Sound' system is my 32 DVD Avant. The sound quality is difficult to compare against the Beovox 2600's: I wouldn't say it was materially inferior although the DVD unit makes a noticable whirring noise when playing CDs. I've never felt any need to extend the TV sound system with additional speakers. Pity that modern B&O equipment is generally incompatible with the older units.

I've never come across one unit which is incompatible with another. Heck, I've used my CD6500 with my BeoMaster 900, and there's nothing stopping me using a BeoSound 5 with a BeoLit 600.

As for vintage B&O sounding better than modern B&O, I think this is untrue. There may be many, many stunning sounding B&O models from the last 40 years etc..., but there have also been many stunning sounding B&O models from the last few years. Look at the last 10 years - we've had the BeoLab 1, BeoLab 9 and BeoLab 5 in the range - arguably the three best sounding B&O speakers ever made.

Not to forget the BeoSound 9000 which is IMO a fantastic sounding piece of kit, the BeoSound 5 which is one of the smoothest sounding systems I've ever listened to, and the BeoSound 1, which is IMO the best compact/'where B&O starts' system B&O have ever had.

Don't forget the BeoLab 7-1/2, which is by far, the most surprising speaker I've ever heard.

.....stunning.................best....................fantastic....................smoothest....................best...................most suprising!

Go on Alex, you tell 'em!😂

Alex,

Can I connect my Avant external speaker connections to the Beovox's via the 1200 amp???

Vikinguk

vikinguk wrote:

Alex,

Can I connect my Avant external speaker connections to the Beovox's via the 1200 amp???

 

Vikinguk

Yes, but I personally wouldn't - the Avant's speakers will outshine the BeoVoxes by quite some bit IMO.

You can keep your Beosound 5s etc.

I'll tell you what looks the business:

...no competition :)

Cleviebaby wrote:

 

I can see how the Beogram 4001 would match the BM4401 visually, but taken as a single entity, it doesn't have the 'wow' factor of the standard aluminium finish.  It does have real rarity value though!

Frede seems a lovely chap as well! 

Cleve

really? I'd say the black was more attractive.

J0hnbarker - that little setup is beautiful!!

hmmm, i wonder if I had a set of actives attached to my BM6500 as say front speakers, then passives as rears whether it'd give me the clarity in front of me but still the overall warmth of tone missing from the modern stuff...

j0hnbarker wrote:

You can keep your Beosound 5s etc.

I'll tell you what looks the business:

...no competition :)

It certainly is stunning, but am I missing something here?  Where are the pickup/sensor arms?

Cleve