Beovox 5700 came in two different versions, Type 6229 and Type 6253.
The main difference is the midrange driver and the crossover filter was changed accordingly.
(Beovox 5702 is Type 6251)

Furthermore, two different woofers were used in Beovox 5700
Is your woofer a Philips AD10100/W8 or a Norelco AD1056/W8 ?

Martin

Dillen wrote:

Beovox 5700 came in two different versions, Type 6229 and Type 6253.

Ah yes, I see what you mean now. Mine are the (earlier?) type 6229.

Dillen wrote:

Is your woofer a Philips AD10100/W8 or a Norelco AD1056/W8 ?

Don't know, as I haven't actually got the speakers yet - I expect them to arrive later this week though!

Lomax wrote:

I'm also very interested in the remote control possibilities of these machines; I understand they used a very early version of MCL (called DataLink?), and that the BM 8000 implementation is more advanced than the 6000 - though I do not know the details

Not sure there is a large difference between 6000 and 8000 in terms of remote control. Datalink is very useful in my view, it allows you to turn on your beogram and beocord automatically when you press the right key on the remote. After, it depends if you want to use your 8000 in multi room configuration.

I had a 8000 system andI I really like this amp (stunning and massive design). The 6000 is also beautiful but less impressive. In my opinion, the beocord is mandatory to complete the full design !!!

Lomax wrote:

another important thing to note is that the design of the amplifier section in the 8000 is much more advanced and high-end, the 6000 is a pretty basic amp in comparison (from what I've seen of the innards).

"much more advanced" also means "much more complex to repair" ;) so be careful to buy an unit that has been well serviced before buying it (or you will finish with a beautiful but expensive barbecue like me)... But you will find help here to avoid this. 

Enjoy you B&O experience, it's a very pleasant hobby 😕

No speakers yet and it doesn't look like I'll get them in time for the weekend either :( I have asked the seller to satisfy himself that they are indeed "fully functional" as per the description before shipping them; that is that all the drivers work and don't make scratching noises. I realised that having bought them as "fully functional" I might end up finding they are not, only to have to deal with returning 50kg worth of junk - and that the seller might not even take my word for it! We shall see.

Jacquesboo wrote:

"much more advanced" also means "much more complex to repair" ;) so be careful to buy an unit that has been well serviced before buying it

That is very true, and I am a little scared of the beast that is the BM 8000. For this reason, the excessive power, and the likely high cost, I think I'm going to be sensible and aim for the 6000 instead - though I am keeping an eye out for both!

Jacquesboo wrote:

Not sure there is a large difference between 6000 and 8000 in terms of remote control.

Doesn't the BM 6000 require an add-on board to support a remote?

The whole remote control situation is rather confusing (which remotes work with which models, what extra bits are needed, etc), and so is the multi-room support (or lack thereof) but I found

Hi all, digging up this thread because i am starting to restore 2 sets of 5700's i have and it does make sense to open them up first, before ordering (wrong) caps:

turns out 1 pair is type 6229 and sn 14201/14048 and the other pair also type 6229 and sn 28034/28013.

i checked 1 woofer (all 4 look the same) and this is an AD1056/W8 (completely covered with white powder btw, aluminum oxide ??)

i checked all filters, all the same but very different from the data shown in this thread: the woofer cap is 75 uF, other caps: 20 uF, 2,5 parrallel with 1 uF so 3,5 uF and no resistors on the woofer but on the tweeter end one of 8,2 ohm and caps of 3,5 uF (again 2 parallel as above) and 8 uF.

another funny thing: the 14xxxpair (most likely sold as a pair) has one with normal metric screws used for mounting the spekaer units, the other one all philips type "woodscrew" (hoe do you call that...not normal thread anyway).

and i was wondering why they are so heavy...well: turns out they have an inner cabinet of proper wood and (probably) an outer cabinet of chipboard' making the cabinet  sides and back around 22 mm thick.

what i notice on TS pics is the difference in the center magnet of the woofer: you can see one has some round kind of hole in the magnet, the other a square, my pair has the same thing.

i suppose this was just a result of the factory making the magnets (coming from different machines or something).

if anyone has to add something, feel free: i always think it is interesting with htese older products to see the variations compared to the nowadays 100.000 copy/paste products :)

Hi,

I have a pair of 5700's which I want to sell. However, it seems like a tweeter isn't working properly in one speaker. Otherwise they're fine (apart from cosmetic things like cup rings on the top of the cabinet).  I just don't have the space for them and I'd like to sell them to someone who would be interested in fixing them up or salvaging parts if they prefer, and I'm wondering what sort of price I should charge? I'm not really up for attempting to fix them myself, I don't have the knowhow and I'd probably make them worse! I'd just like to sell 'em and use the money to get some bookshelf speakers.

Someone has offered me £50 which I feel is a bit low, but I really don't know. So, any advice on what to charge would be great. Thanks!

For crossover capacitors, I always use Solen Fast Capacitors 400V PB.

Ships from Montreal area in Canada, excellent pricing.

Menahem

Dillen wrote:

Beovox 5700 came in two different versions, Type 6229 and Type 6253.
The main difference is the midrange driver and the crossover filter was changed accordingly.
(Beovox 5702 is Type 6251)

Furthermore, two different woofers were used in Beovox 5700
Is your woofer a Philips AD10100/W8 or a Norelco AD1056/W8 ?

Martin

Hi, I'm also interested in these beovox speakers, do you know if the norelco speaker was mounted in 6229 or 6253 version? From what I found on the internet, the Norelco AD1056 / W8 speaker was made of an alnico magnet when Philips AD10100 / W8 has a ceramic magnet. Which one do you think is the better version?

Piotr

Lomax wrote:

Dillen wrote:

Beovox 5700 came in two different versions, Type 6229 and Type 6253.

Ah yes, I see what you mean now. Mine are the (earlier?) type 6229.

Dillen wrote:

Is your woofer a Philips AD10100/W8 or a Norelco AD1056/W8 ?

Don't know, as I haven't actually got the speakers yet - I expect them to arrive later this week though!

 

 

Do you know which woofer you had in 6229 beovox version? Thanks! 

Hi,

Do you know which woofer you had in 6229 beovox version? Thanks!