Posts by Hyponx
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Beolab 5. When you need help with your ICE module
in BeoLab · Nov 6, 2024 00:56Hello Beobuddy, I hope your search for the source of the BL5 issues is successful as I think it is critical to the longer term preservation of these beautiful speakers. You mentioned this coating on part of the DSP board…
Beolab 5. When you need help with your ICE module
in BeoLab · Apr 17, 2024 21:52Beobuddy this is an awesome post. It's fantastic to see repairs at this level for Beolab speakers in general. I have dreamed of buying a pair of Beolab 5 personally but have worried about the issue of repairing the chass…
Problem programming Beo4 remote to IR repeater/blaster
in BeoRemote · Jan 3, 2024 17:45(EDIT: turns out you can only program it with dealer software, RIP) Not directly related but this is potentially one option https://www.rticontrol.com/xp-3-control-processor.html A bit pricey new but there's some used on…
Beogram 4002/4 vertical mounting
in BeoGram · Oct 23, 2023 19:15First I hear of it, mind linking it? Curious to see it.
Universal Link Adapter
in BeoLink · Oct 18, 2023 03:35Fascinating product. It's hard to say how big of a market something like this would have given the vintage nature of its application. But I'd certainly be interested personally. I have an older Beogram and a Beosound 900…
Beolab 20 review/measurements
in BeoLab · Apr 9, 2023 02:55I myself have the Beolab 9's which I've been very happy with, ultimately a system only needs to sound good to the listener. That said it is interesting to see some measurements. The bass capability of the 20's measured n…
Beolab 20 review/measurements
in BeoLab · Mar 19, 2023 08:33Bump! I have enjoyed reading their reviews of other audio products for some time. They are very focused on objective measurements and have been a welcome source of cutting through lots of snake-oil products that seem to …
Beolab 9 vs Beolab 18 as rears
in BeoLab · Nov 24, 2022 23:44In fact if I remember the older bass management routing table on the older Beosystems the Beolab 9 is ranked higher than the Beolab 2 (plus you have 4 of them!). Though in theory with the new distributed bass system any …
3rd party surround sound decoder
in General Discussion & Questions · Nov 16, 2022 21:46Hello BeoMedia, I also had very similar target requirements when looking for my own setup and regrettably after a lot of searching I found no product that met all those requirements. I actually considered buying the Cant…
Beolab 9 vs Beolab 18 as rears
in BeoLab · Nov 6, 2022 06:47With the new bass-management system taking advantage of all drivers in the system my thinking is that the Beolab 9 would be the better choice over the Beolab 18 for rear speakers. This is because the 18's are very limite…
Preamp settings Beogram 4004
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 12, 2022 22:27Hi tormeek, I also had a Beogram 4004 and a pro-ject S2 phono preamp until recently. The cartridge I used was a SoundSmith SMMC20EN which is the official replacement for the original B&O cartridges. Here is a link to tha…
Beolab 4000 wall mount replacement clips P/N:2816297
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 30, 2021 00:29Hello all, I'm looking for two replacement red clips P/N:2816297 (Find number 9103 in the Beolab 4000 service manual). They were both lost unfortunately from a set of wall brackets I have during a move. Does anyone know …
Requirements to use BeoLab 6000 with turntable.
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 12, 2021 15:03If you had this chain: Turntable > Phono preamp > Beolab 6000 you are correct that it will most likely be extremely loud, assuming the phono preamps gain is decently matched to the turntable cartridges gain. You do not n…
Beolab 20 vs Beolab 28
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 1, 2021 04:36Hello, The Beolab 20 has a 10" bass woofer and the Beolab 28 has a 6.5" woofer. B&O's own website lists the Beolab 20 as having a lower frequency reach (19.5 hz vs 27 hz) and lists the bass capability of the Beolab 20 at…
Online purchase nightmare
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 28, 2021 13:51Hello Kim, While I can't help with the issue I wanted to add an experience I also had very recently. I too am in Canada, GTA area. I just received a new Beoplay Portal I also ordered online. It was also delivered by UPS.…
Introducing BeoModern
in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 15, 2021 21:19Hello Henryk, You've done an exquisite job on this. Beautiful. I sometimes dream of a similar conversion on the Beosound 9000 when mine decides to play its last CD. Best regards, Hyponx
Beogram 6000 repair Toronto Canada area
in BeoGram · May 8, 2021 20:17Hello all, I hope this post catches the right pair of eyes. I am looking for a recommendation for where I could get local repair service of a Beogram in the Toronto Canada area. I have a Beogram 6000 that is in need of r…
Beolit 15 software update
in General Discussion & Questions · May 6, 2021 00:29Hello Chris, I recently ran into this with a Beolit 15 I bought second-hand. I think very early models had firmware that didn't support the app so they don't appear in it. Mine also did this. To fix this I updated the fi…
Beoplay Portal gaming headset
in General Discussion & Questions · May 5, 2021 03:01For the curious Rtings in Montreal has done a very objective review of it with a lot of measurements. https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/bang-olufsen/beoplay-portal I'm particularly impressed by the measured wirel…