I recently picked up a Beomaster 5500 w/ Master Control and Beogram CD5500, off of Craigslist from a gentleman planning on moving out of town. He was trying to lighten his load before his travels. His family was the original owner of the system and said he was selling it because the speakers were "no good" with the system. On my drive home from picking up the system, I realized I forgot to ask what kind of speakers he was using. Unfortunately, the seller didn't answer his phone so I headed home.
In a later email, I found out that they were hooked to Pentas that were already loaded into his trunk for the move. He said that the amp in one has blown out so he bypassed it and ran the speakers with a Sony receiver. He and his friends named them "The Twins" since they would crank them up and their music could be heard from down the block. I had a feeling this would be quite a project but the seller offered me a good price.
So begins, "Project Twins"
My initial thoughts, before opening the system was that I'd have to fabricate new metal, re-foam, replace the fabric, re-cap, and fix the amplifier fault. If only life were so simple...
Initial pictures:
This project is going to take a bit of time since I really busy working on a new tech startup, but I'll try my best to keep my progress posted.
