Has B&O ever not had self amp and if when did that stop?

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Not a very warm welcome for the OP after his first post, who clearly does not speak English as a first language.

Our new member is more than welcome, don't think anything else!
The fun was about what seems to be a very poor automatic translation.
I am not english either and I didn't understand a word of the OP.
Wonder what our answers end up like after translating back.

Martin

So, if we are giving a person a gracious break, what was the last B&O product with true inboard amplifiers? BeoCenter 9000 1989???????

My BeoMaster 4500 has an in-board amp.

The last BM4500's were made in 1994.

The last BM7000's came in 94/95.

But if you with 'true inboard amplifiers' mean one without PowerLink-out, you may be right with the BC9000.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Millemissen wrote:

My BeoMaster 4500 has an in-board amp.

The last BM4500's were made in 1994.

The last BM7000's came in 94/95.

But if you with 'true inboard amplifiers' mean one without PowerLink-out, you may be right with the BC9000.

MM

I agree with you that if it drives BeoVox, that's the answer. Got my BeoMasters and BeoCenters crossed up. So it has been 20 years ish, not 25. Time marches on. 

oh, I was thinking shelf amp, like Beolab 1700...

 

I think the question is: Did B&O ever have an amplifier unit, (Beolab 150,200,1700,5000 types) and if yes: From which year to which year, were they produced.

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B&O made active speakers long before they became commercially available.
The HTF99 amplifier saw use in studio monitors:

Martin

The BeoLab 150 (and 200) was the amp for the Penta's, but - as far as I remember - it was also sold seperately.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

Millemissen wrote:

My BeoMaster 4500 has an in-board amp.

The last BM4500's were made in 1994.

The last BM7000's came in 94/95.

But if you with 'true inboard amplifiers' mean one without PowerLink-out, you may be right with the BC9000.

MM

I think the last one with in-board amp was the Beocenter 9300. I guess the last ones were made in the year 2000.

And let me just point out that it was never my intention to make fun of the new member asking the question - but (as Martin pointed out)  - only of the (obviously) automated translation, that makes no sense.

Even those nice gentlemen trying to answer the question are not quite sure what the question is.

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