When you think that you’re having a faulty ICE module(s) in your chassis and as they aren’t available anymore (except for extremely high prices), I’ve made the effort to get them most reliable working order again.
I’ve spent some considerable amount of time (and means) lately to fix ICE power amplifier modules from the Beolab 5 and Beolab 2. Made a test environment to measure and test the modules thorougly.
Throughout the past years I’ve collected these modules and fixed lots of them and noticed that the culpritt can be on different places on the board. So I decided to fix a pile of modules and marked and made notes of each module. That way I’ve collected notes over 60 modules with at least 15 positions they can fail and got a pretty clear view which components fails the most and some less.
This way every module can be reliable fixed when changing every possible weak component.
Keep in mind that a Beolab 5 (just as every other electronic product) can fail on more different internal parts, but with the knowledge that they can be repaired, my personal resistance to buy a set secondlife decreases significant.
So, if you’re considering a pair of BL5’s. Just do it.
After all, they sound amazing and have an unique appearance.
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