Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 5000 Active Speakers - Penta Rare item! With MCL cables & wall brackets! not 3000 Start Price USD 1,600.00 Current Price USD 1,600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, August 26, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Location Willoughby, OH See more about 'Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 5000 Active Speakers - Penta' Description Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 5000 Active Loudspeakers   Up for auction is this used pair of Bang & Olufsen BeloLab 5000 Active Loudspeakers.  These powered speakers have been in use in my BeoSystem 4500 for several years.  They sound good as new, and are in great condition.  The speaker cones are free of foam-rot and sound wonderful.  These are excellent speakers and a collectors item!EDIT 8/30/2008: I forgot to mention that this auction includes the rare wall-mount brackets and a set of DIN cables to connect them to a B&O system.  Don't miss this chance to own an extremely rare and beautiful sounding set of B&O speakers.Bang & Olufsen's BeoLab 5000 speakers had both the voice and the looks for a leading, acoustic role. And because of their looks, they were known as Bang & Olufsen's range of panel loudspeakers. Panel loudspeakers were one of the most exciting and interesting examples of how Bang & Olufsen united advanced technology and stunning design to achieve totally new effects.   They may not have looked like high-specification loudspeakers - more like works of art - but their sound immediately gave them away. Even at full volume, they kept the total sound picture in perfect balance.   Design as a work of art The elegant, flat panel loudspeakers were created to hang on the wall. And with their calm surfaces of blue or grey fabric coupled with polished steel, they could be taken for works of art. But the design was only partly for visual effect. The form of the panel speakers was founded on an advanced, acoustic principle that uses the wall as an active part of the sound reproduction process - without causing the wall itself to vibrate.   Display and amplifier The panel loudspeakers are equipped with amplifiers and a display showing which source is playing and at what volume. Also it tells you which track number on a CD or tape you were listening to.   Why build amplifiers into the loudspeakers instead of keeping them separate? Because you can reduce the size of the cabinet volume to one-third of the size of a conventional loudspeaker with the same sound capacity. The principle is called Active Loudspeakers, and what you get is a compact loudspeaker that can play at high volume without distortion or damage to its drive units. Furthermore, when amplifier, treble and bass units are paired for the same task, they can be tailored to compensate for each other's shortcomings. What you hear is music that sounds exactly like the instrument it originally came from.   BeoLab 5000 Active Loudspeakers Product Specifications Market, Intro year and Last sold: 6701 1988 08-92 AUS 6705 1988 05-91 GB 6702 1988 05-92 J 6704 1988 05-92 USA 6703 1988 05-92 Specifications: Speaker: Dimensions W x H x D/Weight 45 x 101 x 8 cm/15 kg Long-term maximum input power 120 watts Maximum noise power 60 watts Impedance 8 ohms Frequency range +4 -8 dB 60 - 20,000 Hz Power at 94 dB SPL 3.2 watts Sensitivity 1 W 89 dB Cabinet principle Bass reflex Woofer 2 units 5" - 13 cm Tweeter 1" - 2.5 cm Crossover frequency 3500 Hz Net volume 14 litres Power amplifier: Long-term maximum output power 90 watts Harmonic distortion THD <0,1% 55 watts 20 - 20,000 Hz Frequency range +0 -1 dB 40 - 20,000 Hz Stand-by function Automatic or manual ON-OFF Power supply 220 (100-120-240) volts Power consumption Max. 130 watts Stand-by 2.6 watts Connections: Power Link Speaker Link Phono   Terms: Bidders with no feedback, or lower than 95% positive feedback must contact me for permission prior to bidding.Sorry - sales limited to the continental US only - had a bad ebayer scam me once.All efforts have been made to ensure a detailed and accurate description of this item.  That being said, all sales are final and no warranty is implied unless otherwise stated. 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