Beomaster 8000 and Penta 1 amplifier

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Weebyx Posted: Sat, Jul 29 2017 10:27 PM

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Hi All

I have 2 restored Belab Penta MK1 amplifiers just standing in the closet, bought them for fun to see if I could get them back to life.

Now they are fine again, and I have talked to a guy who owns a Beomaster 8000 with a set of Beovox Penta's.

He has asked if he would benefit using my 6601 amps instead of the 2*150W of the BM8000.

What do you guys think ? I have never heard the BM8000, but I have read a few threads, and some people think it is one of the best amps built by B&O ?

1. What would you do ?

2. Can the BM8000 be connected to the MK1 amp ? It only hase lineIn / Speakerlink and Amp Level In.

If I set the Sensitivity switch to MIN, which means amplifiers over 25W, will that work ? 

I am in doubt whether he will benefit at all, or even if the MK1 amp can handle an 150W amplified signal from the BM8000 ?

Any good points or ideas ?

/Jacob

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Saint Beogrowler replied on Sat, Jul 29 2017 11:49 PM

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I would try the BM8000 with the beovox then the mk1 amp and report your impressions

I am working on a set of beolab pentas mk1s this evening as we speak

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Weebyx replied on Sun, Jul 30 2017 9:19 AM

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Saint Beogrowler:

I would try the BM8000 with the beovox then the mk1 amp and report your impressions

 

 

I am working on a set of beolab pentas mk1s this evening as we speak

 

 

But is it actually possible to connect a BM8000 to the Amp Input terminals on the MK1 amplifier ? Can the Amp handle the 150w input from the BM8000 ?

/Jacob

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Weebyx replied on Sun, Jul 30 2017 12:37 PM

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Saint Beogrowler:

I'd just use the rca pre-out on the side of the BM8000 to the line-in on the penta.

Didn't think there was pre-out on the BM8000 ? can you send me a link with images or something that shows where that is ?

But that would of course be the optimal solution.

/Jacob

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Saint Beogrowler replied on Sun, Jul 30 2017 2:17 PM

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Weebyx:

Didn't think there was pre-out on the BM8000 ? can you send me a link with images or something that shows where that is ?

But that would of course be the optimal solution.

/Jacob

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Weebyx replied on Mon, Jul 31 2017 8:05 AM

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Hmm, but is that a proper Line-out ? 

If the clamps are removed, and L/R phono is used, is it then possible to adjust Bass/Treble and so on ?

Are thought they only were for Equalizers and other sound control units, not for speakers ?

/Jacob