[Beofile7]

You are correct… it is just “level.”

[Beofile7]

Hej Geoff. Thanks for your response… I’ll try to explain more…

The master speaker had been reducing it’s output over a period of hours until it was playing at about 70% of the slave. After 6 months and 5 home visits including having the master in the workshop the B&O engineer replaced the “brain” (behind one of the woofers) and the ribbon cable (damaged) that connects it to the circuitry below the tweeter.

Now that has been completed the speakers had to be set up again as new. The output levels and speaker distance have been carefully set and a room calibration carried out multiple times with 4 presets produced. 1) A sweet spot centre 2) a full room wide 3) a corner seating position and 4) an extended full room measured from back in an ajoining room.

However, regardless, the outputs are not matched. The slave is more “colourful” through all frequencies. It is not nice to listen to as the sound image is slanted to one side, regardless of the source. Hence my using the output level on the app to reduce the output by 2 or 3 db on the slave. This of course clips the frequencies and reducing the performance of one speaker to match the reduced performance of the other and is not correct.

Prior to suffering the reducing output fault a year ago I did not have this situation at all so it is very noticable.

The B&O engineer has referred the situation back to B&O but as yet has not received any constructive response. He asked me to contact them aswell to try to push a little. I was simply referred back to the dealer! Not helpful. I have since explained that we need input from B&O to find a solution but I am not getting any response so far!

If you can offer any help with this obviously technical speaker issue, I, and I am sure your B&O engineer too would be grateful?

 

 

[Beofile7]

I am not using RCA inputs. I am using powerlink, wireless powerlink and optical connections. I have differing outputs between slave and master on all sources. The output page on the app is having to be used to balance the sound picture by reducing the output of one of the speakers. This is not right and I am getting little to no assistance from B&O or my local engineer. But what are the output controls meant to be for? People slightly deaf in one ear?

[Beofile7]

No-one???

[Beofile7]

I cannot answer your question directly but here is my experience…

I also have a Mk3 analogue only BV7/40. The “picture board” failed. It was replaced under warranty and then suddenly I had digital channels! I have often questioned whether there is a Sat receiver in there somewhere too? Short of connecting a dish and trying it I don’t know but via operation there is nothing to suggest that it is not there? It all behaves as if it is there. Unfortunately the digital freqs were changed a year or so ago so i have now lost the digital channels and of course there is no analogue so it is only useful for Chromecasting now?

[Beofile7]

I have one as a bedroom TV and would be totally p11sed if it went u/s. To me this is a somewhat modern TV? My Beovision LX6000( bought new in 1995) is still going 100% with no mx ever! The world is simply going backwards!

[Beofile7]

Common fault. ALL Beograms of that era have or will suffer. One end of the rigging which controls the tonearm movement sits under tension on a plastic post and eventually breaks the post. Glueing back will not last. The solution is to replace the post with a self tapping screw. Getting the rigging back together correctly will fray your nerves! Check out videos on YT showing clearly what is involved. It can be done, I did mine but it is a frustrating job. Good luck.

[Beofile7]

Just a little story to ponder…

A couple of years ago I sold a vintage TEAC reel to reel on eeebay in UK for 1000+ pounds paid for with paypal. The buyer after a few days demanded a return for refund which was agreed to. What came back was a stripped of parts machine badly smashed up in a poorly packed wet cardboard box that offered no protection at all. All atempts to communicate with the buyer went ignored so a case was opened against him with paypal. Despite evidence and photos to prove the case paypal refused any action or protection. I have since had a similar issue with them. So paypal is no sure guarantee unfortunately.

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