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No worries Guy,

I wasn’t actually using it daily. It’s more I hate things that dont work when they have too.

It’s a MK1. Ive tried reset and register again. It’s still asking for the pincode, and 0000still doesn’t work.

As for your last suggestion: It’s not easy to do because the actual PSTN base was torn appart.
The pyramid hull has become a charging base for my moded Beocom 6000 bluetooth handset. The internal electronic is in a technical cabinet where it serves as emitter wired to  the phone socket of the Internet box and a second charging base serves as charging base for the 6000 handset.

I can put it all back together but it’s complicated and what I do not understand is how you can manipulate the keyboard when the handset is on its base. I rather not to do that if its not the solution.

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Isthatthebeotime wrote:

2016 Doctor Strange Not the clearest but there’s a pair of BeoLab 18 in his home

Benedict Cumberbatch already had B&O around his set in the past: BS9000 in his apartment in Sherlock.

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Isthatthebeotime wrote:

2006 The Devil Wears Prada BeoCom 2

Hum-hum, 😉

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Stan wrote:

I must be blind because I’m not seeing the BS9000. However, I do see that the BL4s have no cables

Vertical, behind the headlight of the first motorcycle.

I noticed the lack of wires in the BL4s too but, as a B&O catalog enthusiast, i didnt feel like it was relevant! 😉

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I’ve got two 4002 (not 4000’s) and I can’t see what the thrust pads are.

I want to add that one of the BG has a little play in the platter that do not impact playing records.

Can somebody say something relevant about these thrust pads that will not add more haze to the question?

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pepps wrote:

I would imagine BS9000 users rip their playlists to cd, load up their Beosystem and enjoy that glorious movement on a shuffle play setting.

Yes, you’re right, with the bonus pleasure of custom disc art!

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To add to the perfect answer from Pepps:

Beosound 9000 – wise in 2022?

Always

How many still use a BS9000?

At least one, me and I know I’m not alone.

Why do you still hold your BS9000 in an era of streaming?

Because you have to stream to “something” and in my case, the Beosound 9000. And obviously because ut’s beautiful.

Has your use of the BS9000 changed over the years since streaming came more on the scene?

I got mine after the streaming came.

Do you still love the looks of the BS9000 or has your appreciation faded in the era of mobile devices and does it look odd in a modern living room in post-CD era?

Not at all, still beautiful piece that fit any tasty interior from classic to modern.

I know it’s little bit of too much: Beosound plus Beolab plus Airplay receiver just to receive a simple stream and it is 80% of my use. But sometimes I’m happy to have a standalone music system for radio or CD. And listening to CD’s in random mode with the BS9000 is truly something.

If you are after one, be sure to read all the threads on this system in the old forums: plenty of information you need to know to choose wisely.

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Tignum wrote:

BeoCom in Inventing Anna And Penta’s, Ouverture, BeoVision 1 and BeoCom 6000 in (a Dutch series about the late eighties) Dirty Lines. One of the characters clearly liked his B&O.

It’s funny how the ouverture is used a just a CD player on top of whatever brand stack system and the character says “that kind of CD player deserve a good pair of speakers…” Hummm, let me think… Beolabs?

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Stereomensch wrote:

Und wie siehst du die 8000er im Vergleich zu den 4000ern?

I reply in English since I don’t speaker German (and I regret that!) and had to rely on that evil google trad. Anyway.

Just my two pfennigs: I have BL4000 MK1 and 8000’s MK1 phase 2 (woofers in parallels).

So far, the 4000’s wins, deep bass, clear meds, brilliant highs. “My” experience with the 8000’s (I repeat: MK1 phase 2 (woofers in parallels)) is disappointing: muddy meds, not that deep bass, average global sound.

BUT!

I’ve replaced the foam inside for better ones (mandatory as the originals will sooner or later make the speaker fail). Didn’t make a point by point comparison since then, but the 8000’s seems to sound a little better (lots of threads says ‘day and night’ but I personally didn’t experience this).

As one member pointed out, and this is what I think when you speak about B&O, there is a compromise on sound, placement, look, and obviously use. Speakers for TV are not the same as speaker for music (main) or music (background). Personally, I’ve never find any elegant solution to use BL4000 as TV  speaker, when you just have to put 8000’s or 6000’s next to your black mirror to make it elegant and  obviously, wild sounding.

So, in a nutshell, depending from where you start and where you want to go:

• 4000’s: very good for music, shelf placement, or along an ouverture or any 2xxx/3xxx Audiomaster.
• 8000’s (with care or chose MK2/not 8002 – MK2 have a bulged dust cap and not a cup one) for TV or music floor standing.
• 6000’s for TV if you’re on a tight budget.
• Maybe 8000’s for booth if you’re not used to whatever high end speakers you love the sound.

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The magnet arrived!

Stick 6 of them in corners and middle sides.

And stick metallic “tablets” (don’t know English name…) in the same places on the fret…

Intensive testing for now but si far it holds the fret without vibrations.

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Tignum wrote:

One of the characters clearly liked his B&O.

Or most likely, one of the set designer!

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Isthatthebeotime wrote:

This Means War (2012) Tuck’s Loft BeoVision 7-40/BeoLab 7.4 with BeoLab 5 and BeoLab 4

… And Beosound 9000.

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Always!

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Done, Thanks for reminding this to me.

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Hi Henrik,

I’m starting to figure out I’ve got some sort of Frankenstein’s Beovox:

• Both speakers are P50, but with different serial numbers.
• One fret has P45 badge and holes for the missing pins but the other has P50 badge and no holes in the fret.
• Both speaker, as regular P50, have no holes in the front face.

Luckilly, both sound good enough for my ears and are closer enough in wood shade.

I’m waiting for neodyne magnet to try to keep the fret in place.

Thanks for trying the speaker link driver. Mine are not actually moving, more like “deforming” or “crushing” when you push them. As they seems to sound good or at least not weird, i’ll try to stop focusing on that question. This is where we miss you Dillen!

Thanks Henrik.

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Beobuddy wrote:

There are 2 different types used. A 6mm and a 19mm wide foam-tape. I use the original foam-tape used by B&O to keep the BL8000 as original as possible.

Could you tell us where you get it, and what’s the thickness for the two strips?

Thank you.

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Beobuddy wrote:

The newer version of foam has been improved compared with to the previous one. The foam sits tight around the bass pipe to prevent audible resonance at lower frequencies. The V-shape sits on top of the other parts and provides a “chamber” for the drivers.

Ok, now I feel totally stupid. I mount them wrongly because the picture wash cut at the top and I believed it was top of the speakers. I’m good to open them again.

That mount make sense.

Apologies to Geoff.

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Mmmm, in white!

Please could you post a shot or tell me how the frets are attached to the front face?

Also something I did’nt find on the old forum: the page link driver doesn’t move when you touch it (like woofers do). Is it normal or are they prone to seizure too?

Thanks in advance Henrik.

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Thank you Henrik,

Apparently they were made to complement the 6000 system. Do you own a pair (or more) ?

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Wednesday!

And we have two perfectly sounding Beovox P50 panel speakers!

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