Posts by francoisvl
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Issue with BeoSound 9000 Mark 3 – CD Sled Scraping
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 28, 2025 13:29My 9000 did the same thing, it was the what they call the "rocker arm" that was worn. There is rubber washer over part of it that wears away with age. I changed it the arm and no more scraping.
Beolab 8000 - constantly turning on and off
in BeoLab · Jan 20, 2025 10:00The Foam starts to disintegrate and becomes a sticky goo that damages the PC boards causing a lot of issue and ultimately causing the speaker to stop working. Corrodes everything.
Beosound Stage now garbage
in BeoSound · Jan 13, 2025 11:44My stage is still working fine. LG did a big update though on their TV's so I am not sure if that is why you are having issues. My LG did a big update with a lot of changes but I can't remember offhand what model TV I ha…
Beosound Stage is turning my LG A1 Oled on every night around 2.30am.......
in BeoSound · Sept 10, 2024 11:34I am having a similar problem with my stage. I will turn the TV off, stage will turn off then 5 min later the stage will turn everything back on. It doesn't do it every time, it does it randomly but always around 5 min o…
B&O do weird things?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 20, 2024 11:06I use a B&O wireless charger to charge my phone at night. Best wireless charger I have ever used, clearly I am not one of the many who finds that. Surprised they have cancelled it..that it is odd.
Odd Playmaker issue
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 19, 2023 13:23Its a Mk 1, I have given up on it to be honest and have asked the seller (reseller of B&O equipment) to take it back and refund me. Thank you though for all the advice, perhaps a MK2 would work better.
Odd Playmaker issue
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 19, 2023 12:27Software is up to date, no idea if its a MK1 or Mk2
Odd Playmaker issue
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 19, 2023 12:17Ok I bought a WiFi extender by mistake....I now understand what you mean so what I have done is I have taken the playmaker to the room where the router is and have connected the playmaker via an Ethernet cable directly t…
Odd Playmaker issue
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 19, 2023 12:01So I purchased a powered network adaptor. The adaptor has full bar signal.....connected the playmaker via Ethernet cable. It works initially then a couple of hours later when the TV has been used it has the same problem.…
Odd Playmaker issue
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 17, 2023 12:23Thanks Guy for the reply. I will have to try that as its too far to connect it to the router. Otherwise it works really well and is quite useful.
Odd Playmaker issue
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 16, 2023 05:58Hi all I just purchased a Playmaker which I use in the bedroom at the moment. I play music via airplay to the Playmaker. If the Playmaker is playing music and I switch the TV on in the lounge (LG OLED 55CS) the Playmaker…
Beocenter 2 issue
in BeoCenter · Dec 16, 2022 02:29Hi all My beocenter 2 has developed a fault. When I press load the wings open but the clamper doesn’t lift....... if I press Load again, the clamper lifts and then automatically closes then wings close. I’ve left it unpl…
Disappointed with Beolab 8000…
in BeoLab · Dec 13, 2022 07:48Another reason why the sound isn't great is that if it still has the original dampening foam inside, it would have turned to mush by now and that effects the sound greatly. When I changed the foam in mine the sound chang…
Iconic Pre-2012 that you’d never sell?
in BeoPeople · May 4, 2022 07:56Sooo many that I couldn't part with but mainly would never sell my Beosound 9000 and Beolab 9's.
BeoLab 3500: how to fix ML input selection?
in BeoLab · May 3, 2022 13:46I use a beolink 1611 converter with all my stand alone BL3500's. Works perfectly. Only have to press one button to start listening and you can alter the bass, treble etc and the preset volume. You can't do anything like …
BS9000 CD sound goes dull
in BeoSound · Apr 5, 2022 10:31Hi My BeoSound 9000 has developed an issue when playing CD's. The sound will be perfect, crystal clear, then usually by the time it reaches around track 4, I will hear a slight distortion in the sound for about 2 seconds…
change fret on a beolab 9
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 24, 2022 13:06HI I went to a fabric shop, I took the old cloth with me so that I could match the thickness and density. The fabric has to have a stretch to it for it to work. I used a glue gun to glue the fabric on. Ideally its a 2 pe…
change fret on a beolab 9
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 24, 2022 07:46Hi I presume you mean changing the cloth, I have done it. It wasn't very easy but it came out very well. One very important to thing to remember is that you will have to glue the middle of the cloth where the black band …
B&O - purveyor of disposable hifi
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 13, 2022 07:52[quote user="moxxey"] [quote user="schatzoy"] 100% agree. B&O was once known for top quality products, unrivalled customer service and high prices. All that is left are high prices, the rest is gone. I seriously doubt th…
B&O - purveyor of disposable hifi
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 12, 2022 09:28[quote user="Severed_Hand_of_Skywalker"] I totally agree about B&O. I've been obsessed with them since the 90's but in the last 10 years they have just made so many questionable products. I have products from them that I…