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Few Beolab Penta -questions
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 1, 2009 20:20Apologies on looking at the service manual for Penta 2 I can confirm the crossovers changed for Penta 3. I'm working out these changes now so will post in a different thread. The boards are compat so it's simply a case o…
Few Beolab Penta -questions
in General Discussion & Questions · Dec 1, 2009 20:11Worth pointing out that Penta 1 runs with different cross-over values to Penta 2 and some additional components. It may be that for Penta 2 they sorted the mid-range issue. Certainly my Penta 1's are not as bright or acc…
Penta compared to B&W 683/684?
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 20, 2009 06:22As anyone got any experience how the Pentas hold up to these B&W offerings? I'm contemplating moving IcePower's over to the B&W's but the Pentas already offer a formiddible sound that I think is unlikely to be beaten. An…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 25, 2009 04:10The procedure is complete. It required a bit of drill action (acting as a grinder) on the inside plastic to allow the huge magnets to fit, but it didn't compromise the enclosure. At first the sound was more accurate but …
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in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 21, 2009 16:44Can anyone explain the mid-range part of the crossover? It's very complex ... In my judgement ??? : L1, C1 does the basic filtering R1 controls volume L2, C2, gets rid of any minor left over signal L3, C3, gets rid of an…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 20, 2009 07:05These are being raves about on diyaudio. They are very sensitive with a relatively flat response. http://www.impactaudio.co.uk/product.asp?ref=921&session=a066a144c371c06b922752ca770e9472 I'm buying 8 of 'em and shall re…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 20, 2009 06:49I've just done research to find out some stats on the mid-ranges, finally found out ITT was sold to Nokia after 15mins, then read your last post - doh! The RL140 mid-range is Nokia as well - it seems B&O used the same su…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 13, 2009 15:13Regarding replacement mid-range's has anyone done it? I can't find any 3" mid's in the UK and postage would be expensive. I found these, not sure if they'd fit because of the large back (I haven't checked the mid-range c…
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in General Discussion & Questions · May 28, 2009 05:43My RL140's are up and running. Reforming the speakers was really easy. Three didn't need any adjustment with the form and could be glued right on. The other took a minute! Still breaking the woofers in, but comparison to…
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in General Discussion & Questions · May 15, 2009 12:33What form size rings did you end up buying? The RL400 is exactly the same as the RL7000 in your photograph and the drivers look like a direct match. I'm wondering what went wrong with your measurements - i emailed the gu…
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in General Discussion & Questions · May 14, 2009 06:34Oh found it. I've only got one up and running and the sound with the Pentas is STUNNING. I mean _STUNNING_ :) :) :)
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in General Discussion & Questions · May 13, 2009 18:48Do you have the pin diagram again? Specifically I need the 8 pin socket. I've no idea where I got it from before - it's not in the dev manual I sent you. Hmmm. Also, had my RL140's apart today (well one of the two) and b…
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in General Discussion & Questions · May 8, 2009 09:12The seller got in contact just yesterday - two left - and now bought by me. :) There is another seller on ebay but he's shifting the old ones. He does have a pair of the new model 200ASC but he doesn't want to sell them …
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in General Discussion & Questions · May 4, 2009 17:52Do we have an update for the 140's? I've just bought two in really nice condition and so will be doing the conversion as well. My only issue is the original supplier of the IcePower's hasn't returned my emails for anothe…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 30, 2009 07:19I had a party at the weekend and the pentas were on full for 8 hours 😁. Towards the end the amps started overheating and I lost the left one for a bit. The icepower has a 12v out, I might run a very quiet PC fan over th…
Beolab Penta power supply capacitors
in The Workbench · Mar 25, 2009 07:54The Penta transformers are underrated for the amp capacity and are known to "expand" over time. There was a thread on here showing the state of the box inside and the hum seems to be a tell tail sign. Search the forum fo…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 25, 2009 07:35Any update on the sound quality using the redline's? I may order another two 250ASC's for when I find some 140/7000's. Cheers, A.
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in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 11, 2009 18:07The board looks for an AC signal (signal sense) so the signal on/off from powerlink wont work (I'm presuming it's DC). Fair enough on the 47v being ground I wasn't aware of it. Pg6 is about reducing EMI to pass EU restri…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Mar 11, 2009 16:51Interesting, I'm still trying to pick a set up. You forgot to ground the IcePower board (centre hole on the board). You'll have an earth loop without it. You shouldn't twist audio leads as it makes them into a transducer…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 27, 2009 11:571. Only if close to the transformer, but even then the splash out will be minimal and make no difference. You'd be extremely unlucky if it did, and worst case it would shut down the board and go into protection mode. I'v…