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Mr10Percent Why don’t B&O just make a new, modern but retro-style Beogram?

This. Now I agree that a new Beogram could certainly help top up the coffers and bring B&O right back out there into the new vinyl lovers homes with a modern record player.
But I fear the market is already busy with Rega and Project equipment, amongst others. The ‘affordable but good’ sector isn’t B&O, and I don’t want it to be so.
Personally I will never be able to afford a new B&O hifi, but I like the thought of these special products being designed and built to furnish the top end flats in our cities around the world. I love to spot them in tv shows and films.
I guess I admire the new products from afar, and at home I love my 90s B&O.

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Good luck with that repair @herrit and let us know how you get on.

Julian

 

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Hi Steve – thanks for your comments regarding the stylus. Makes sense to use a tried and tested marriage. How cool to have been involved with the functionality of the system!!

Hi Matador – I think personally I find this new product cool because it was only last summer that I visited the Struer museum and saw first hand so many examples of music centre cabinets. So when I saw this 72-23 I was taken straight back to some of those beautiful old designs.
It makes me feel happy that B&O have done this because I couldn’t help feel that after the demise in popularity of “hifi systems” in the early noughties, they didn’t have much to offer.
I hope those who are in a position to buy one of these do so and learn to love it for many years. It’s a brave move and won’t please everyone. But this firm we all love has never feared being a little controversial.

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Thanks Botty – the very same sentiments to you!

Enjoy your prizes Beoworlders!

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Drum rolllllllll

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Such a fab collection of prizes tonight!

A fab set for a final blast 😀

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Congratulations this prize is a beauty!!

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Madskp wrote:

pepps wrote:

It is indeed a 1611 Beolink converter connected to the Aux socket on the BM3500.

Thought so, just wanted to know if I was missing something.

pepps wrote:

I do plan to extend further into the cellar with another relay box and transceiver. Should be unlikely that someone will be playing music in the kitchen at the same time. I do have an MCL2AV and a spare MCL2P so I’ll probably experiment when the cellar developments are underway.

The McL2AV also has the benefit of extra local inputs so you actually can have an alternative source playing there while playing something else on the main system.

Hi Madskp,

Both yourself and MM are indeed encouraging me to get stuck in with the MCL2AV. I am lucky enough to have several of these after a very kind donation from a fellow Beoworlder @Foghamshire

Once my set-up is complete I will happily gift the remaining MCL2AV boxes on via this forum.

Julian

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Replies like this, even to ourselves, are invaluable in helping others who will undoubtedly encounter similar problems. Enjoy your nice new headset though – every cloud….

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@pepps
I suppose that you have the Pentas connected to the BV…..and not/nothing to the 3500.

Am I right?
MM

Hi MM,

Yes the Pentas, a BL7.4 and a MCL2P are connected to the BV. (The MCL2P enables 2 Beovox 3000 flat panel speakers as the surrounds (a perfect match for the Penta’s IMO).) In the rear of the BM3500 I have the audio aux connected to a Beolink converter and the MCL plugs connected to speakers 2 left and right.

Julian

Location: Kent, UK

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It is indeed a 1611 Beolink converter connected to the Aux socket on the BM3500.

I do plan to extend further into the cellar with another relay box and transceiver. Should be unlikely that someone will be playing music in the kitchen at the same time. I do have an MCL2AV and a spare MCL2P so I’ll probably experiment when the cellar developments are underway.

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Hello Lee,

I love being part of this forum. The support and discussions are worth a fee alone.

I would be happy to pay £35 per year – a bi-annual prize draw would be nice. Or a Christmas one. I’m easy on that.

Someone earlier on in the thread mentioned a ‘club night’ somewhere to meet face to face and chat B&O.
This sounds fun!

It’s tricky to suggest ways to generate revenue. Do we know how many members we have who would buy full membership? And do we know how much additional non-member traffic we have?

The donation button is a good idea.

The beauty of this forum is in the technical knowledge we all share (to varying levels).

Is there any benefit to starting to keep ‘chat’ to general posts but maybe add a fee to access the workbench or a dedicated solutions area?

Julian

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Millemissen wrote:

It says ‘out of stock’ because it is a product that has not been finished yest…..it still is being developed. I am looking forward to get one of them, once they are available. I had the opportunity to visit the Neomester a while ago for a demonstration of his products – and am pretty sure that the Neo Radio will be a great as an add-on for older B&O products. MM

I too think this little unit will be just what I need to bring my BS3500 and BS2500 bang (& olufsen) up to date! Joy!!

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Loving this thread  🙂

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Hello,

Try Googling for a local B&O service centre and make some enquiries. Sounds obvious but it may well be the best way to sound out a few options for yourself.
Penta require careful handling so as not to dent the delicate panels – so your primary concern should be with whether the repair shop you choose has experience – and you’ll only suss that out with a conversation.

I had my Penta Mk2’s serviced at B&O Canterbury by their technician, Chris. This was some years ago now and the shop has since closed – Jono and Chris still work in the business though so it may be a good idea to phone and ask.

Jono now works for Sound Integration – give him a call and ask if he can recommend someone to service your Penta’s. 01227 452 451.

Julian

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Have you tried different cassettes? Some of mine are squeaky as they play.

Julian

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Evan wrote:

I’m back in the US for a little while so I’m trying to sort out one of my other previous acquisitions, BL Penta MK2. They need the full overhaul so I bought all 3 cap kits and new foam surrounds. These will be the main L/R channels in the master bedroom and the basis of a surround system (eventually!).

Looking forward to seeing/reading some more on this project.

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I always mention these little boxes, but in my opinion you will find so much joy when you sit in front of a pair of ear-height stand-mounted slightly toe’d in Beovox 1702s.
They are warm, clear, rich and airy. Such a beautiful sound from basic little speakers.

Julian

Location: Kent, UK

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Welcome back into the B&O groove!

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Thanks to all Beoworlders for all the help and support I received in 2022 – you lot have helped me get my home further towards where I want it to be and I appreciate you all!

In 2022 I have: acquired and installed a BV7-40 mk 5 with that glorious refresh rate, swapped out BL6000 for BV3000 as the rear speakers (connected to a MCL2P) bringing a glorious even tone across the living room sound stage, cable-tidied the living room, acquired a fab pair of Beoplay H7s, acquired a BS2500 “chassis” and two BL2500s to complete my office sound system, married a BV6-22 to the BL6000s in the kitchen (wall-mounted and cable-tidied) and started a new power conservation style of using B&O products by actually switching off the mains when items are not in use (PIN codes removed from BVs).

But the real highlight of 2022 was taking a family holiday to Denmark in the summer and making my own pilgrimage to Struer to visit the B&O museum (the family went to Legoland). It was a significant chapter in my own lifelong appreciation of Bang & Olufsen to go to see some of the finest products (not just the electronics but also the furniture design) crafted for listening and viewing pleasure.
The staff at the museum were absolutely charming and made me feel so special! (They even prepared a lovely gift for me to take home with me after my 3 hour uninterrupted tour.) One of the things I came home with was a classic poster which I’ve had framed and shall install (as soon as we get a little further along with house renovations…) on the landing.
As Steve (Sounds Heavenly) has attested, the visit to Struer is not to be missed if you’re a keen B&O fan.

So happy new year to you all and here’s to more adventures in sound and vision throughout 2023.

Julian

 

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