Sounds exciting !
We don't have too many vintage threads here.  😕

Martin

Congratulation Frede!

Sounds interesting... Pictures are always welcome. ;-)

Best regards

Dario

I am sure this will be a superb thread - I look forward to the next episode.

Really looking forward to this!

Craig🙂

The Beolab 5000 story.

·          1967 produced by B&O in the factory in Struer.

·          1968 in January - sold by a shop in Copenhagen -  KT Radio (owned by K. Thomsen) – Price 2390.- DKK

·          The new owner a Danish postman living in Ballerup

·          1975 in April the Beolab has been repaired at B&O Specialisten J. Hammeken in Copenhagen – price 472.95 DKK

·          2010 The Danish postman is now living in Randers (Jutland) and he have decided to sell his Beolab / Beomaster 5000.

·          I am the lucky new owner of this “Very special Beolab 5000”.

I have now a couple of pictures.

As you can see the Beolab is in very fine shape, a 42 year old product. The wooden top needs a careful renovation (of course), the front panels must be cleaned very careful and the side-panels and back-front panel is a problem. I will be back with more pictures later and the solution.

On the alu fornt panel you can perhaps see one of the lines a little shorter than others at the volume control, this is of course a panel failure.

The next picture showing the input / output sockets.  It is very important to see even the RCA sockets are not corroded – most are.

The documentation.

Bang & Olufsen prepared a very fine documentation for the Beolab 5000 products. Very often we will be told 'a Beolab 5000 with all documents' ect.

Here you can see what the full documentation for a Beolab 5000 is. Inside the white Beolab book you will also find the circuit diagram, which is an important part of the documentation.

Whats next.

I will be doing a full test of the Beolab.

Because here we have the possibility to compare the specification of the Beolab 5000 measured at B&O 42 years ago with exactly the same measurement done to day before any restorations at all.

I will try to comment and explain also where I see problems and what to do to solve these problems.

More to come in a few days.

/Frede

A little comment, inspired by the warning sticker. We've discussed how they should be stacked here, but B&O itself is crystal clear. One should place the amplifier on top, in order to secure the best possible ventilation through the slats. It's what's described in the manual, and it's what's stated on the warning sticker.

Still one sees them stacked very often with the tuner on top, even in Tim Jarman's book, in illustrations at BeoCentral and at the product page here.

Please don't do that. Here's what B&O write in the manual:

VENTILATION: A high-performance amplifier, such as the BEOLAB 5000, develops a considerable amount of heat. It must therefore never be placed in an enclosed cabinet, immediately under a shelf or with another component on top of it, such as an FM-tuner.
The amplifier must be given the best conditions for releasing heat to the environment. Also, never place books, magazines or other items on top of the amplifier.

To all members lucky enough to own a Beolab/Beomaster 5000 combo I would strongly recommend that you follow B&O's recommendation, in order to increase the functional longevity of your heirlom vintage B&O.

At least 15cm free space above your Beolab 5000 amplifier, from the horse's mouth.