5500 System with Penta Speakers

Folks I have just purchased a pair of passive Penta speakers which I have connected to my 5500 system, what joy, what sound.  My son has titled them the 'twin towers' at the back of the room.  Super with this system of mine.  That is a further B&O acquisition.  Cleve if you are reading this, yes, I have had a very serious bout of the VIRUS again.

 

Prof D

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Professor David A Flynn JP:

Folks I have just purchased a pair of passive Penta speakers which I have connected to my 5500 system, what joy, what sound. My son has titled them the 'twin towers' at the back of the room. Super with this system of mine. That is a further B&O acquisition. Cleve if you are reading this, yes, I have had a very serious bout of the VIRUS again.

Prof D

Professor David A Flynn JP LM

David,

You seem to be progressing to the 'secondary' stage of the virus, where the 'patient' is ostensibly far more discerning in their purchases!

I did toy with the idea of passive Pentas for my 8000 system but resisted in the end and stayed with the MC120.2s. They are, though, excellent loudspeakers and I'm pleased to read you are enjoying them.

As for the 'tertiary' stage of the disease, that may be a few years off yet!

Cleve

Cleve - don't bet on it - it could be heading to the third stage very soon, as I have already aquired a BEOSOUND1 and BEOSYSTEM 10 - every room alive with sound!!

 

David

Professor David A Flynn JP:

Cleve - don't bet on it - it could be heading to the third stage very soon, as I have already aquired a BEOSOUND1 and BEOSYSTEM 10 - every room alive with sound!!

David

Professor David A Flynn JP LM

David,

I think you have suffered a relapse and are back in the primary stage - you have a Beosystem 10! This doesn't have a very good reputation amongst some of the brand's afficionados. Danish design but Japanese manufacture; no Dolby on the tape deck; no auto reverse and unsophisticated single unit loudspeakers.

That's the standard view of the piece but I bought one new in 1991 and I still have it. It has been my portable radio of choice since then and until I bought a Beolit 707 last year. It has served as an amplifier for both a CDX and a Beogram 1700 and has even driven my S45.2s in a moment of crisis. A much maligned piece of kit. Interestingly, Martin ('Dillen' on this site) has recently parted with one with bespoke red speaker grilles.

Cleve