Peter wrote:

The MC120s will be fine

Not only will they be fine, for small to medium rooms they are arguably far more suitable than, say, the MS150s, where there could be acoustic problems particularly in the bass end .  You could try the BM8000/MC120.2 combination out first before you think about the other alternatives you mention.

The Bm8000 'only' delivers 100 watts RMS into the 8ohm load of the MC120s, so there shouldn't be any problems with power.

Cleve

It all depends on what you prefer, music style, physical size and design.

The Beovox MS150 are extremely nice speakers, nice to listen to and nice to look at and about the best
from B&Os range for your Beomaster 8000.
They'll be more than adequate for most purposes but they are power guzzlers and not particularly loud if you
ask an old mobile DJ like me.

I use 4 pcs of JAMO POWER 555 with my Beomaster 8000 in my livingroom.
With their extremely high sensitivity (0,8W / 96db / 1m), the Beomaster handles them with the greatest ease.
Large, heavy and industrial looking (especially if used without their black front panels) but lots and lots of power and
volume from the total of
4x 12 inch woofers with huge magnets and voicecoils in a Center Bass Reflex setup,
4x 2-inch midrange domes in cast horns and a whopping
20x 1-inch dometweeters with controlled dispersion.
With an amplifier that will output close to DC, the sub-deep frequencies are really sub-deep and with a power rating
of 350W (RMS - and they CAN take it!) per cabinet, the Beomaster is the weakest link  - but you don't want to
play THAT loud at home.

They will play almost anything you throw at them with good quality and detail and if you are particularly fond of
pop and disco music, they should be seriously considered.
Not too expensive either but get some that still have the original woofers (even if in need of refoaming as they will be if not already done).

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Hey peter. Have you ever pair it with beovox Penta or the bvox 4500??

also is this bm8000 still remain best amp of b&o compare to bm7000 and bm4500..?

Ti

RL Series does not take advantage of what this amp can do in my honest opinion, so skip that option entirely. 

uncle7 wrote:

Hey peter. Have you ever pair it with beovox Penta or the bvox 4500??

also is this bm8000 still remain best amp of b&o compare to bm7000 and bm4500..?

 

Ti

The BM8000 is the most powerful of the integrated amplifiers that B&O made. It has a lot of features that would normally only be seen on a professional amplifier and was made regardless of cost - which explained why it was very expensive!! It was the pinnacle of B&O integrated amplifier design - after this they went down the active speaker route. The BM7000 and 4500 both started life as midrange units - the BM7000 descended from the 5000 and the 4500 from the 2000. Both are perfectly good but not in the same class as the 8000.

Sound quality can be described as effortless - it does lack some of the warmth typical of the B&O amplifiers that preceded it like the 4400 and 3000 but, in technical terms, it is clearly the better amplifier.

I have not used it with Beovox Pentas though one of our members has and swore by it. I think 4500s are not the best choice as these are better partnered by the amplifier designed for them as they need a non linear response to really sound their best.

Disadvantages - this is a huge device - until you own one, the size doesn't really come across. You cannot stack it and it weighs 21kg, largely due to the huge power supply. The speaker connections are on the sides and quite tricky to get at and the speaker selector switches are prone to oxidise. It uses the dreaded red capacitors which will need replacing if not already done and is immensely complex should anything go wrong. It also came from the era when the actual quality of the chassis was compromised so although the electronic design is fantastic, the plastics used are a bit cheap and the wood is simply veneer on a plastic base. I have had a couple of these though have let both go. I sometimes regret it but I like the space!! The Beocord 9000 and Beogram 8002 that match it are similarly signature pieces and perform superbly. The MS150s are ridiculously big but made without compromise. Highly recommended and will blow away any modern B&O system up to the BL5s - and will give them a good run for their money!

Peter wrote:

I have not used it with Beovox Pentas though one of our members has and swore by it.

The Beocord 9000 and Beogram 8002 that match it are similarly signature pieces and perform superbly.

Peter

My Father has great success with Jamo CBR 1303's and a Beomaster 8000 which has the same 12" bass unit as the Power series, is more of a rock speaker if you ask me. I still prefer MS150's for the 8000.

Cleviebaby wrote:

Peter wrote:

 

 

I have not used it with Beovox Pentas though one of our members has and swore by it.

 

 

The Beocord 9000 and Beogram 8002 that match it are similarly signature pieces and perform superbly.

 

Peter

 

 

 

I have Peter's old Beolab 8000 system and would wholeheartedly agree with his comments. I have also heard the BM8000 with the Beovox Pentas in the system Peter refers to, and very fine they sounded too.

 

 

Interestingly, the owner of that combination has been recently expressing interest in a pair of MS 150s as an alternative to the Pentas!

 

 

Cleve

 

Peter and Cleve are referring to my 8000 system and the Beovox Pentas. It's been a set up I have used with much success and pleasure for the past 6 years now, and though Cleve is correct to say that I have wavered and put some feelers out for some MS150s, I am still very happy with the Penta sound in combination with the BM 8000. It's also fair to say though that I couldn't find any MS150s in the UK anyway!

FWIW, I also used MC120.2s (that Cleve bought from me) and some BV 5000 panels with the 8000 system. I wasn't so keen on the MC120.2s with the 8000 amp, but I really liked the combination with the 5000 panels. I suspect though that this is because the 5000 panels are awesome speakers and underrated in terms of their sonic abilities.

I have compared Pentalab speakers to MS150s driven by an 8000 and the MS150s simply have much better bass detail. Like BL5s, they do not sound bass heavy but if anything slightly light because the bass is not a single thumping noise. It is only when you leave the room and go elsewhere that you really understand the amount of bass being produced! I still prefer my M100s, partly for their look and also because they seem to have a slightly more mellow top end. But one is really getting down to individual preferences and I certainly would not argue with someone preferring the MS150s.

The BM6000, which looks vaguely similar, is much more like the 4400 and is not as well specified.