Is this the ultimate "Future-proof" Bang and Olufsen music system for 2022? [4K]

[@soundsheavenly]

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[@theonlyredspecial]

That’s a dedicated b&o owner. Wrapping remotes in his bathroom in a a plastic bag ! That’s dedication !🎉

[@soundsheavenly]

Absolutely! Glad to see that someone spotted that...

[@bowilhelmsen2399]

Just bought a Beomaster 3500, a Beogram CD 3500 and paired them with a set of Beolab 6000. I'm extremely happy with my new sound system. Expect it to follow me for many years. In the near future i expect to get a set of Beolab 1

[@soundsheavenly]

Good choice! This is a great system, I use mine every day. If you check out my video on Beolab 1, you can find some tips on how to get the best sound from these amazing speakers ;-)

[@FlippingMedals]

Thanks for another great video! I bought my 4500 system in ´16, did a complete recap, added a powerlink switched relay for bluetooth and enjoy it every day to bits. But one thing I so much love about them is the fact that it´s wall mounted. Ease of use(eyelevel), space saving and last but nowhere least: it looks absolutely beautiful! You are absolutely right that in NO WAY you can trust the factory double sided tape which has turned to goo, but they can be retaped or glued quite easily at little cost and will last longer than the original.

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, great to hear that you are also enjoying your 4500 system!

[@stevealexander1588]

Steve what a fantastic video. You left me dewy eyed, like you, the 3500 set was my first lifetime step into the B&O brand, it is still running beautifully today in my home office. Then to add icing to an already fine cake you show pictures of the 6500 white, a 7000 black and a 9500 / 9300 - my whole Bang and Olufsen hi-fi suite in one post !!. You also reminded me just how much I covet their 1990s product range and why I still hanker for a launch of a new hifi range for current times, even though, as you rightly say, this era still remains compatible with today’s music products. I fully intend to continue enjoying these systems for many years to come. Looking forward to your next inspirational post - keep ‘em coming. Best Regards Steve Alexander.

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks Steve! I share your love for these classic B&O systems and I also hope that B&O will re-invent these timeless designs for the 21st century

[@patrickmorgan7913]

Great message Steve, and I’m delighted that you liked my 9500 pic so much you used it in a video! Made me all warm and fuzzy.

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks Patrick! I liked the look of your system so much when you shared the photo that I had to show it - thanks for sharing this great picture!

[@simonduncan6045]

👋👋👋 My Dad got his cables from Sounds Heavenly as usual at lightning speed, cheers Steve 😊

[@soundsheavenly]

Superb! Many thanks!

[@dave8396]

Thank you for all you do. I have a beomaster 6500 and am thinking of selling and getting a 4500. I love the styling of it so much more

[@soundsheavenly]

You are very welcome! I have owned the 6500 and it is a great system but I do prefer the look of the 3500 and 4500 systems

[@rogerdawe2684]

Hi Steve. It’s so good to see this era of B&O get the praise it deserves. Your 3500 system looks great and I hope it continues to give you many more years of enjoyment. I have a BC9300 and 9500, and love both of them. As you said, there’s such flexibility with these machines being able to drive active as well as passive speakers. The 9300 is a scaled back version of the 9500 in certain ways but still a great unit. Also, what a real surprise to see my old BC7002 featured in the video; that has made my day! I’m sat playing some vinyl on it now as I’m typing this. Thanks.

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks for sharing your love of classic B&O and for the great picture of your BC7002! These are superb systems and still valid purchases for long term use.

[@coffeecodecameras]

Hi Steve, I have recently fallen down the vintage B&O rabbit hole after acquiring a Beovision 7-32 MK1 and Beolab 7-1 for free! A few purchases and DIY cables later and I recently found one of the old F-1000 stands which is now begging for something like a 3500/4500/9500 and of course a beogram! And funds permitting, a pair of Beolab 9s. I really love the fact that B&O kit has such a long serviceability that it can still be enjoyed.

[@soundsheavenly]

Hi, that sounds like the start of a great classic B&O collection! I love the products from this era

[@simonloreykjrsgaard2619]

I actually just bought a Beomaster 3500, a Beogram CD 3500, and paired them with some Beovox CX100's. I really like your point about the future proofing, and i do also plan to keep this piece of art as long as it works. as for my needs, I'll only need to get a bluetooth reciever/chromecast audio for music streaming to the system. As I'm still a teenager, i don't need the multi room capabilities yet, but I'm definitely gonna use it later on when needing it. Thanks for making this video, i really enjoyed it!

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, this is a great system, hope you enjoy it! Thanks for your kind words, glad the video was helpful

[@m6j159]

Great video, Steve. What I just hadn't realised is how far ahead of their time B&O were. Remarkable. As I've noted before, I also respect the fact that B&O appreciates their own heritage, by supporting what you do for their products, Steve. Great work and I'm delighted your subscriber base is growing. 👍💪

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks! B&O are certainly appreciating their heritage, as the recent launch of the Beogram 400c turntable shows. It is great to be able to share my love of their products!

[@petercarey6883]

Another great video as to B & O systems. I really appreciate being educated on these. I'd love to find one like the one showcased behind you during your video. FWIW, I still have loads of cassettes, so that's a plus a for me. Nice to see/hear your creativity in customizing it to fit your taste. Cheers from across the pond. Peter

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks Peter, glad you liked the video! Well worth looking out for a good Beosystem 3500 or 4500, they are amongst the best and most practical systems that B&O ever made.

[@petercarey6883]

Thank you. I've made a copious note as to you advice and filed it in my B & O folder.

[@stefankind220]

Hi Steve, great video as usual! I would love to see a „part 2“ of the video where you speak about future proof speakers from B&O wich now get affordable after the years but still could be relevant in some years!

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, that is a superb idea, I will do that!

[@Belinea1610]

That was indeed very enjoyable. I love my Beocenter 9500 paired with redline 60.2. A friend who is not technical and doesnt know the brand guessed it was from 2005 🤪, i sait it is from the '90's. And the sliding doors and the touch control of the glass plate is just timeless futuristic. Btw in a catalogue of B&o from i think 1987 you see the house of the inventer of Sony, and he has a beosystem 5500 with penta's and also the Beocenter 9000 with Rl60's. Well B&O is also Zen for a clean sober Japanese house 🙂

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, the 9500 is certainly a superb and timeless system! Yes, I had heard about the head of Sony being a B&O fan back in the day, I think a lot of tech leaders use B&O as there is nothing to match the experience.

[@norbertotrevino4075]

How different is the Beo Master 3300 as opposed to the 3500? Is the 3300 also a similar alternanative to the 3500? They look very similar at list in the outside.

[@soundsheavenly]

Beomaster 3300 looks similar but the connectivity is quite different - it doesn't have Powerlink outputs for newer speakers and it has a phono pre-amp so it is intended for earlier Beogram turntables. However, it is still a stylish and interesting retro amp, just not the perfect match for future speakers like the 3500 or 4500.

[@geneyoon6128]

Very proud of my 4500 system for this very reason. I started with the Beomaster 2400 with passive RL60 speakers. I didn’t like the 2400’s very limited ultrasonic remote, among other drawbacks, and stepped up to the Beomaster 4500, keeping the speakers. I love that I’ve been able to add incrementally as I could afford: Beolab 4500 active speakers, Beogram 4500 record deck, and Airport Extreme. The latter I recently replaced with Sonos Port for superior 2-way wireless - thanks to your advice, Steve. My 4500 truly does seem future proof and will stay in our home as long as I breathe, most likely.

[@soundsheavenly]

This is a great system, enjoy!

[@thorbennielsen3845]

The Beosystem 3500 and 4500 are technical the same. A few 4500 had an upgraded ROM, supporting 2-way remote.

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, the 4500 had the reflective panels and later models of the 4500 also had timer functions built in as well as the 2 way remote capability.

[@thorbennielsen3845]

@@soundsheavenly I have a BeoSystem 4500. Beautiful iconic end of line system. But the glass on my Beomaster 4500 has broke off after hanging on the wall as you mentioned 😞. It really looks great when mounted on the wall paired with BeoLab 4500 🙂 3500 might just be a painted version of 4500. Beosystem 3500 was cheaper, paired with smaller speakers and cheaper stylus on the Beogram 3500.

[@soundsheavenly]

@@thorbennielsen3845 sorry to hear about the glass breaking on your system. I don't recommend using these systems hung on the wall for this reason. You can use a new glass from either 3500 or 4500 if you can find one. I hope you are able to get this working again

[@SiemsMarley]

Important video with a very good point!💪💪💪

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks!

[@Hunter-gq9er]

Hi Steve. Brilliant video. Thank you for sharing your video. Very useful and interesting. 👍👍

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@familienschwartz]

Great video Steve! During this corona period with lots of time at home, I have managed to fill our home with a few retro Bang & Olufsen products, Beosystem 4500, Beosound 9000 - and lately I got the Beosystem 7000 in my home office, I have owned the 7000 perviously. These old systems work in many aspects better than the new core/essence solutions (which I also have). Keep making these great videos Steve!

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks! I agree that these are great systems and well worth keeping

[@jeffso4073]

Hi Steve how are you I live on Canada I have a lot of Bang Olufsen stuff now I have beo5 remote do you have any information to reprogram and also I have beosound 5 the CD display not support anymore do you have any source to get the CD image back to the beosound 5 thanks

[@soundsheavenly]

Hi, sorry I don't know about programming the Beo5 remote or the Beosound 5, I suggest asking on the forum at www.beoworld.org as I am sure someone there will know. If you need any help with cables once you have got the B&O system working, please ask and I will be happy to help!

[@Nanaapaw]

Hi Steve can you please make a cable to be use for a 7.1 sound-bar to non B&O product ?

[@soundsheavenly]

Hi, problem solved! This cable lets you use a Beolab 7 speakers with any TV or music player that has a headphone socket fitted: soundsheavenly.com/line-in-connection/102-438-minijack-to-beolab-2-7-10-2500-powered-trigger-kit.html#/2-length-1m

[@andyobaldwin]

Hello & how are you ? , I need your help please , i have beosound 5 & beosound moment , my question can i conbect both of then to beolab 4000 speakers ( any device or connecter is available to do connect both set to speakers , thank you

[@soundsheavenly]

Hi, please can you contact me via my website at soundsheavennly.com with any technical questions? I will then be happy to help via email

[@jameslaidler2152]

Is there any digital connectivity? Did B&O ever make something with digital connectivity? Any direct drive turntables? Also, why not just remove those glass panels and redo the tape or a proper glue job? Just curious.

[@soundsheavenly]

This system is 35 years old so no, it doesn't have digital connectivity! However, many of B&O's newer systems have wireless digital streaming and digital networking capabilities. Yes, you can re-fix the glass panels with the correct 3M double sided tape but I prefer not to take the risk of wall-mounting such a beautiful system

[@jameslaidler2152]

@@soundsheavenly Thanks for the response. I should have been more specific and asked about S/PDIF connectivity, be it coaxial or optical toslink.

[@soundsheavenly]

@@jameslaidler2152 Yes, many later B&O systems including digital S/PDIF outputs, such as the iconic Beosound 9000 CD player. Later streamers like Beosound Core have optical digital outputs.

[@jameslaidler2152]

@@soundsheavenly The system in this video S/PDIF capable? Also is every turntable belt driven?

[@soundsheavenly]

@@jameslaidler2152 The 1990 system in this video only has an analogue output. All B&O turntables since the early 1960s have been belt driven. You can find out more about the details of old and new B&O systems at www.beocentral.com

[@chrispike5773]

Hi Steve, how tall is the cd player with the lid open please. i can't find this info anywhere.

[@soundsheavenly]

Hi Chris, the Beogram CD 3500/4500 is 18cm high with the door fully open.

[@chrispike5773]

@@soundsheavenly many thanks

[@larsandersen9134]

Which speakers sound the best between Beolab Penta and Beolab 1? How do they sound different?

[@soundsheavenly]

This is a good subject for a future video, it is too much to answer in KZbin comments! They are both great speakers, I will try to cover a full review and sound test soon

[@axelpiero]

Great video Steve! Do you have a Cona subwoofer as well linked to your setup? Cheers!

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks! I must admit that I haven't had a chance to properly try out a Cona subwoofer yet - I will try to make a future video on this if I can find one!

[@axelpiero]

@@soundsheavenly super, can’t wait! keep it up

[@leeedwards6091]

Hi Steve Thanks for the fantastic videos 👍 I would like to know if I could connect a beolab 7.1 speaker to my beolab 6000 and use it as an additional speaker? I have a beosound 9000 with 2 beolab 6000's,I look forward to your response. Kind Regards Lee

[@soundsheavenly]

Thanks Lee! Yes, you can easily add the extra speaker using a Powerlink Splitter ( soundsheavenly.com/bang-olufsen/26-129-powerlink-compatible-splitter-doubler-2-fully-wired-powerlink-compatible-sockets.html#/20-length-02m ) and cable ( soundsheavenly.com/powerlink-8-pin-din-connection/20-266-powerlink-mk-3-compatible-8-pin-din-cable-with-4-cores-wired-low-profile-cable.html#/1-length-05m ), these can either connect at the 9000 or at one of the existing speakers if this is easier.

[@leeedwards6091]

Thats good news,and thankyou for the quick reply Steve 👍

[@jdekong3945]

Sold!

[@soundsheavenly]

Still the perfect choice!

[@DokterRoetker]

I really want a beosystem 7000, i think it's the best system that has a cassette player and record player as well as CD player. Do you agree?

[@soundsheavenly]

Absolutely! Either 6500 or 7000 are superb products, amongst my all time B&O favourites

[@DokterRoetker]

@@soundsheavenly do you know what the difference is between the 6500 and 7000?

[@soundsheavenly]

There were some minor styling changes, plus I think the amplifiers were different. The 7000 was an updated version of the 6500 and the final ‘pizza box’ system

[@jeffso4073]

Ok thanks

[@Betruetotgeyself]

Price on a great condition unit?

[@soundsheavenly]

This will vary from country to country. I paid £700 GBP in the UK 20 years ago for the full 3500 system (Beomaster, Beocords x2, Beogram and Beogram CD). UK prices seem fairly steady, although the Beograms sometimes sell for as much as a complete system...

[@ahlis11]

Hello Steve. Can i use beo 1 remote to beosound 9000!! beo fan for 30 years from sweden

[@soundsheavenly]

Hi, if you have the IR version of BeoRemote One then this can control the Beosound 9000, your B&O dealer should be able to advise which version of the remote you have.

[@ahlis11]

@@soundsheavenly The remote i have is for my beovision eclipse 2017

[@soundsheavenly]

@@ahlis11 Your dealer will need to confirm if you purchased an IR version of the remote, I can't tell you that unfortunately!

[@ahlis11]

@@soundsheavenly Thanks steve!!

[@raychambers3646]

I took a B and O it had a lot of Phillip's components.

[@soundsheavenly]

Yes, B&O were owned by Philips for a few years. The use of shared parts allowed a small company like B&O to produce a wide range of products at sensible prices. Many of those Philips-era systems are still working well today. I see this as a similar relationship to Lamborghini using Audi parts - their cars are more reliable now than ever...

[@marleypumpkin4917]

“Thumb down twice”...Lol 😂😆😎😂

[@soundsheavenly]

Nice to see that someone spotted that!