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I will soon be a proud owner of a Beomaster 3000 and am looking for recommendations for speakers. Relatively small would be nice... prefer vintage. And of course they must look cool to complement the 3000. I've recently seen a pair of B & O S35's... And I've seen a number of S45's for sale. Would either of these be a good fit for the 3000? What do you think? Other suggestions?
Thanks!
I suggest Beovox S45.2 look nice on stands, too.
Using mine with Beomaster 3000 and Beolab 5000/Beomaster 5000.
Love the sound!
Ralf
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I agree with the above. S45-2 are a great all round speaker. It would be nice if you could find some trumpet stands to go with them as well although the are quite rare.
I have a pair of Beovox 3802 speakers which are also great sounding!
Speakers are very personal choices. You don't say what sort of music you like and what sort of vulume you use. S45.2 are great little speakers but are quite bass light. If you listen to classical or jazz they are great. Rock needs more bass. If you listen to the latter, consider S75s or M70s. You have to rely on recommendations as you cannot go and listen for yourself - which would be the best idea!! 🙂
I have a pair of M150 monitors on stands which need a new home but I fear they would be too power hungry for a BM3000!
I have a pair of M150 monitors on stands which need a new home
Yes please!
Back to the point-
The S45-2s are an incredible speaker. I've never really thought of them as bass light, but then again mine are mounted to a wall, and in a 165 sq ft room!
Location: San Francisco
For rock, the S-75's, indeed. The S-45's also sound great in a slightly different way. Both could benefit from a capacitor change in the crossovers, it'll open up the sound and make them be more responsive in frequency response 😕
Thanks for your input... The S45's seem to be very popular... Nice setup!
Well I think my hard rock days are over... But I still have many classic rock n roll albums... I seem to be leaning toward the S45's. Thanks.
There are two S45 speaker versions - the S45 & S45-2.
You really want to be looking for the 45-2's as these have rubber surrounds on the bass drivers. The S45's have foam surrounds which will have disintegrated & will need refoaming (unless they have already been done).
I don't know how good your DIY skills are but if you aren't off put by attempting to refoam the drivers yourself (there are some threads on this in the workbench section) then you'll be able to pick up some S45's very cheaply.
Chris.
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