Hello.
I have just bought a pair of Beolab Penta speakers! I paid... well, a lot but less than 800 EUR. This is the MK1 (?) version, yellow screen showing source and volume.
They are quite nice, especially after cleaning all the fingerprints off! Only a few very small dents, most on the back.
My main questions at the moment are:
1) Has the original cloth been black or grey? The cloths are looking a bit dirty, almost yellowed... Some holes too and I think I will replace them.
2) When used with my Beocenter 9000 (thrue the 4-pin DIN cables); what sensitivity setting of the three I "should" use?
3) There seems to be a slight buzz - with no signal applied. I recon there is some re-capping to be done? Also I'd like to recap the crossovers someday. The DIN cables are very long and of unknown quality and I will shorten them and check the plugs and their solderings.
4) The midrange speakers are of the foam-edge type. They are all intact (except one that has now a small crack when I pressed it when checking). The speakers have been already played loud and as the foams are still in one piece I will let them be for now. How much a good-quality replacement rings cost and can you recommend a specific place to buy them? I have never done refoaming but I am eager to try!
I have had them for only some hours and futher listening will show if there are other problems. Anyway I already like them, they are huge, but they look great. I was sorry to give the S75's in exchange but I simply haven't got enough space to keep them all.
