I have an Excel sheet of all my B&O purchases and expenses for repairs and restorations, not counting every simple resistor and other minor things. Starting from summer 2007, I have apparently spent 9370 euros taking into account the few things I have sold. So that's a little over one grand per year, which is actually rather affordable as far as maladies hobbies go - and I could get most of that or probably more back if I decided to sell the kit (almost everything has been faulty when I bought it and repaired since that).

Lately I have been quite satisfied with my collection though - apparently I didn't buy anything in 2013 for example. Most of the kit from the 90s and later are actually in daily use somewhere.

tournedos wrote:

Most of the kit from the 90s and later are actually in daily use somewhere.

Therein lies the rub.  I stopped buying B&O when I had a whole B&O system (1900) sitting idle as well as a BC3500 sitting idle.

Of course I have lots of non-B&O equipment in the house running and just as much stuff idle as well.

I have found myself looking locally for a set of speakers to restore.....

I have 4 sets working most of them daily, the rest is stored but get rotated in once in a while, I hate to have good working vintage in a box somewhere, But as I like restoring I will start selling/ giving away. and only keep the items I really fall in love with and can keep on using.

As for spare parts expenses, I havent counted that in my total, starting with the BGs there is a starting cost of USD 150 for each BG cartridge. I just ordered from Mouser parts for my BC reel to reel BM 1900 and BM 2400, USD 130 where 30 USD is for the BMs the BC I bought for 64 USD. As a hobby its cheap, my  average is 150 USD monthly,

I dont know what other people pay for their hobbies but shooting animals or fishing for big fish must be more expensive.

The best thing with this hobby is, I can do it alone with nobody interfering or disturbing me, and I can do it anytime I feel for it.

Four complete systems in use here too! Of course, much more stuff not in use but either on display or put away somewhere in my lair...

And more non B&O equipment of course 😳

But then, it is impossible to 'compete' with some of you. Dave comes to mind 👍

Also made an inventory. Think I need to reduce my stock!

In regular use:

1 pair Beolab Penta MKII
1 pair Beovox Penta
1 Beovison Avant 28 DVD RF
1 Beo4
1 MCL 2P
1 Beogram RX2, mmc3
1 Beosound Century
1 Beolink 1000
1 Beogram CD X
1 pair Beovox CX 100
1 Beolit 600
1 Beomaster 900K
1 pair Beolab 4000
1 Beo4
1 Beogram 3000 (80's)
1 Beomaster 8000
1 Beogram 8000, MMC 20CL
1 pair Beovox Penta,
1 Pair Beovox M100
1 Beogram CD50
1 Master Control Panel 5500
1 MCL 2AV
5x Beocom 6000
1 Beocord 2200
1 Beomaster 3400
1 Pair of Beovos S45 (6302)
1 Beosystem 2500 (Beocenter 2500 + Beolab 2500)
1 Beolink 1000
Beovox HT 3000

Not in use, found in the basement in order of appearance:

Beovision MX7000

Beomaster 900

Beogram 5500

Beogram 9000

Beocord 4500

Beogram CD 4500

Bandmaster 609K

Beocord 2000 De luxe Reel to Reel

Beocord 1800 Reel to Reel

Beovox MC 120.2

Beovox S55

Beovox RL 140

Beovox Penta

Beolab Penta

Beovox C30

Beomaster 4500

Beovox S75 with trumpet stands

Beolab 3000

Beogram 9500, MMC2

Beocenter 9500

Beovox S60

Beomaster 4000

Beocenter 1800

Beomaster 901

Beomaster 3000 (70's)

Beocom 5000

Beogram 1200

Beogram 2402

Beogram 5500

Beogram 1900

Beogram CD 3500

3x Beomaster 1000

Beomaster 2200

His Masters Voice 665

MCL 2P

Beomaster 3000 (80')

Beovox CX100

Beovox 1000

Beocord 5000 (80's)

Beogram CD 50

Beomaster 5000

Beogram 5005

Master Contol Panel 5000

Beovox HT 1500

Beovox S80.2

Beomaster 1400K

2 pair Beovox 2500 (Cube)

Beocord 9000 (Cassette)

Beomaster 1200

Beomaster 1001

Beogram 1900

Beogram 1902

Master Control Panel 5500

Beomaster 1100

BeoCenter 7700

Beocord 4500

Beogram CD 4500

Beocord 1900

5x Beolink 1611 & 1614 converters

7x Mcl 2A

2x MCL 2AV

Beotalk 400

Beotalk 1100

Beotalk 1200

Beovox HT 2600

Beomaster 1600

Beocenter Terminal

Terminal 5000

2xTerminal 3000

Terminal 3300

Beomaster Terminal

Master Control Panel 7700

Beomaster Control Module (BM 2400-2)

Beocord 2000 (Cassette)

Beogram CD 3300

Beocord 2000 (Cassette)

Beomaster 3300

2x Beocenter 3500

Beomaster 3000 (80's)

Beomaster 2400-2

Beocenter 8500

Beocenter 9500

Beovoc CX100

2 pair Beovox CX50

Beomaster 6000

Beocord 8004

Beogram 1500

2x Beocord 5500

Beomaster 900K

Beosound Ouverture

Beogram CD 5500

Beovox RedLine 140

Beomaster 3000-2

Beovox Redline 60.2

Beogrem 6002

Beocenter 7700

Beocenter 7007

Beovox Redline 60

Beovox Redline 45.2

Beomaster 1900-2

Beovox S45 (6302)

Beovox S30

BeoCenter 7700

Beocenter 7007

Beocenter 7002

There should also be a Beocenter 9000 and a Beogram 1700 somewhere.

Probably more hidden stuff.

I hit 100+ pieces when I stopped. I actually gave almost all the collection to the original owner of Beoworld as he had planned to set up a museum. This involved hiring a long wheelbase Transit to fit it all in and driving to France. Unfortunately the project died and when i collected the collection, the vast majority was damp damaged. I rather lost interest at that point so kept a few bits, sold some, gave some away and now have a very modest amount.

My main system is a Beocenter 2 with three TV sets attached - BV5,BV£ and BV Avant DVD. It was a collection of speakers and an MCL/ML system attached as well. I also have a Beolab 5000 system but I use BBC LS3/5A speakers with AB1 sub-woofers rather than Beovox 5000s and 2500s (though I do still have both of these!) , A Beomaster 4401 with Beogram 4000, 4001 and 4004 decks - depends which one is working!! - and M100.2 speakers. I have a BM 5500 with CX100s working with my iMac , and a collection of CD players I rarely use. I have too many VCRs, a BM6000 quad, a Beocord 5000 to chew up any tapes I don't like, and some other bits and pieces under the bed which have been there so long I forget what there is - apart from the S45.2s which i stub my toes on.

If i am honest, I don't see me getting any more - my eyesight is pretty poor these days and my hearing is truly awful! B&O seems to be a bit of a waste though the Moment did catch my eye - sort out the software and I could be a customer - i have a huge music library and need a better search mechanism.

It is an old thread but I just realised that I maybe went "over the border"... I don't want to list all my items. Here just one example...

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I need one of those. And you do have some spare ones 😎

I am sure you won't miss one or two!

I don't have nearly as much as you gentlemen, but I admit that I have run out of sensible rooms in which to place a working B&O system - they are also fighting for space with Quad systems. Not to have them in use seems a shame. However, I do enjoying bringing them back to life and so I have taken to giving away systems to friends and family (if I am lucky they even pretend to be pleased!).

chartz wrote:

I need one of those. And you do have some spare ones 😎

I am sure you won't miss one or two!

You are probably right, chartz. I would not miss one or two.

If you really want one, we can swap. You can choose one from the picture if you can offer me B&O item I am missing in my collection. Anyway, I think It will not  be easy to find such one 😁