Why do you like the s120 more then the pentas.

Ohhh. Don't get me wrong. I absolutely LOVE the Pentas. The way the "semi line array" couples to the room and involves you - that is something the S120s can only dream about, and something I, admittedly, miss when watching movies. However, the Pentas are without a doubt, a victim of design first, and I think that shows, the mid isn't quite as nice as it is on the S120s and I think this relates to the configuration with the 4 semi-crappy mid range drivers (made by Nokia of all companies - woohoo I guess).

Another thing - we live in a relatively small apartment - living room is no more than 20sqm, so the Pentas take a lot of room, visibly. Technically, the foot print isn't larger than the 120s, but their presence is a lot bigger. We're looking into buying a house in the near future, so I'm not getting rid of them just yet.

[Edit:] Just realised my final comment in the first post might be misunderstood - the "Night and Day" difference was referring to the S120s alone from when I got them, unloved and unrestored, to the final version with reconed woofer, new caps, new cabling, bypassed overload switch etc.

XAs far as I know real good speakers were made since the seventees.

the beovox s120 is the smaller version of the m150. These speakers have an excellent reputation.

did you do any modification on the Pentas?

Can you comment on the differences between the s120 and the m75?

the m75 was one of the first uniphase designs. These speakers were a massive improvement in the history of B&O speaker designs.

I hope you mean S75s - though I wish I'd found a set of Ms ;)

And as said - I have not given them enough play time yet as the result would be unfair given that the 120s have had cabling and caps replaced, overload switch bypassed and a lot of play time. I will of course update once the S75s are done and I've given them a couple of weeks of workout.

Just a small update - got the crossovers sorted with new Mundorf caps and In-Akustik cabling. Also got the bracing for the front done - doesn't give a single millimeter now which should tighten things up considerably. The front of the bracing is glued to the front plate with Tec7 and to the sides of the cabinet and the existing brace with wood glue (lots and lots). The screws holding the plates together could be removed, but being soaked in the glue there's no chance of them working themselves loose - ever, so I'll just leave them in. The new brace is 15 mm thick btw.

https://i.imgur.com/CuYrRVD.jpg

Nothing like a good Birds nest to get your head around (that's what we call something like this here in Denmark)

https://i.imgur.com/hAoF4l3.jpg

Result

https://i.imgur.com/5p6mIJF.jpg

What a happy happy set of speakers this is! Admitted - they are not nearly as precise as the S45.2, neither analytical like the S120s, but by God do they invite you to the party!. Have been listening to link lately, and that is neigh on perfect with the S75s. Throw some Donna Summer / I Feel Love (12" version preferably) or find some Def Leppard (anything produced by Mutt) and they absolutely shine.

Electrically, they are now as good as they get. Cleaned up the tweeters, removed the fluff on the surface and gave them what we professionals call a 5 foot paint job. They'll be behind cloth once done, so it's no big deal. Since they don't come apart, I didn't want to go all out crazy with neither sand paper nor paint and risk ruining anything. I doodled and printed a small cover that fits over the dome and wires to protect it from paint.

Anyway - enough talk, pictures.

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