This wall-mounted model had a pressure chamber cabinet and was fitted with one 6” woofer and one 1” dome tweeter. It would been suitable for any of the smaller Beomaster and Beocenter models of the day and was of particular advantage when floor or shelf space was at a premium.
Beocenter 3300 combined a powerful AM/FM stereo receiver with an automatic record player. Technically identical to the Beomaster 2200, the receiver section offered programmes on FM, long and medium wavebands and up to 2 x 40 watts RMS amplification with low distortion levels. It also had the same logical operation facilities.
The record player had a spring-suspended rotatory mechanism and an electronic servo drive system which ensured accurate turntable speed – even during variations in the mains current supplies. A special pendulum leaf spring suspension made the arm and platter immune to external shock and vibration which causes most other record players to mistrack and damage the record and sometimes even the stylus.
All functions of the record player were operated by touching a single button. The start/play/stop cycle is entirely automatic and moves, lifts or lowers the arm much more delicately than could the human hand. The MMC 20E cartridge carried an elliptical diamond stylus.
Beocenter 3300 had sockets for a tape deck, an extra record player, headphones and two sets of stereo speakers. The unit could be made up as part of the Beosystem 3300, when linked together with other compatible Bang & Olufsen products.
Beocenter 2600 consisted of a 2 x 25 watts RMS AM/FM receiver and a hi-fi cassette deck. The radio section covered Long, Medium and FM wavebands. A red/green LED indicator made recording easy and accurate, whether your sound source was the radio or a microphone (not supplied) connected to the hidden socket. A separate record player could be added if required.
For the cassette section, you could use both ferric and chrome tapes. The Dolby B Noise Reduction circuits ensured clean, noise-free recordings every time and the Super-Permalloy tape head was hard wearing with a long service life.
Beocenter 2600 could be made up as part of the Beosystem 2600, when linked together with other compatible Bang & Olufsen products.
This special 2300 was produced in 500 examples for a test of DAB by Danish Radio.
Built on B&O’s 2300 platform, the 2300 DAB was modified with a Motorola Power PC 821 processor to control the special DAB-functions. The DAB receiver itself was placed in the accompanying “black-box” made by Bosch/Blaupunkt.
The radio can be used directly via the push buttons, or with help from a remote control unit, which is a modified computer made by Apple Newton NotePad.
A PCMCIA (PC Card) slot on the top left-hand side of the back casing was another difference from the ordinary 2300.
Mounting Options
This classic design was reincarnated over a 21 year period with various mounts and stands. Floor stands were available with a pole stand or CD and tape storage, wall mount solutions allowed for the Hi-Fi only, or with BeoLab2500 speakers until these were discontinued
Beocenter 2300 was dedicated to the CD enthusiast who, for example, like to store the titles of favourite CDs, or permanently skip unwanted tracks. It was known as Beosystem 2300 when connected to the BeoLab 2500 active speakers. It was eventually surpassed by BeoSound 3000 when it included more features and received a facelift in 2001.
Beocenter 2300 was developed from the idea of a flexible music system that could compete with the sound quality of heavy music systems. Thanks to the advent of active speakers, this was a possibility with both Beocenter 2300 and its similarly-equipped sibling (which also had cassette tape recording and playback) the Beocenter 2500. With active speakers, each of the powerful bass and treble units were equipped with their own separate amplifiers. In addition, the electronic cross-over network ensured full bass reproduction.
The loudspeakers were located on both sides of a centre console, where two clear glass covers automatically glided to the side when a hand was passed in front of them. Behind the glass covers there was access to the operating panel, receiver, CD player and a cassette recorder.
The receiver allowed the option of presetting 2 x 20 FM/AM radio stations. The cassette recorder featured Auto Reverse, Automatic Recording level, search function and Bang & Olufsen’s HX-PRO recording system, a system which ensures that the sensitive treble range is captured in recording. The memory in Beocenter 2300’s CD player allowed you to edit up to 100 CDs.
Both systems could be operated via their operating panel or a Beolink 1000 or Beolink 5000 remote control. There were sockets for headphones and connection to additional sound sources; extra loudspeakers can also be connected.
Beocenter 2300 was available with loudspeaker panels in cobalt grey, black, white, cerise or jade and could be made up to the Beosystem 2300 when incorporated with the BeoLab 2500 active loudspeakers.
This classic design was reincarnated over a 21 year period with various mounts and stands. Floor stands were available with a pole stand or CD and tape storage, wall mount solutions allowed for the Hi-Fi only, or with BeoLab2500 speakers until these were discontinued
There was a 7,5cm mid-range/phase-link unit combined with a 20,5cm woofer and 2,5cm dome tweeter to provide a wide frequency response and no audible phase distortion. Overload protection was automatic. The cabinet was of pressure chamber construction. Optional pedestals and wall-fixing kits were available.
Beovox S80-2 speakers gave neutral sound reproduction with the added realism afforded by depth definition and perspective.
There was a 7,5cm mid-range/phase-link unit combined with a 20,5cm woofer and 2,5cm dome tweeter to provide a wide frequency response and no audible phase distortion. Overload protection was automatic. The cabinet was of pressure chamber construction. Optional pedestals and wall-fixing kits were available.
Powerful portable speaker
Huge sound anywhere – in the home or outdoors. Beosound A5 is a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth speaker with long-lasting battery and wireless charging built in.
Music’s next move
Beosound A5 goes where no portable speaker has gone before. Acoustically. Aesthetically. Effortlessly. Elegant looks disguise a world of power and precision that brings huge sound anywhere – in the home, or out in the wild. Serious bass. Seriously smart. With A5, you won’t know what’s hit you. Stream anything wirelessly. Connect other speakers seamlessly. All in a grab-and-go package that’s designed to be updated over time instead of replaced, so it’ll always be by your side. This is music’s next move.
Sound. All around.
With 360-degree sound dispersion, everyone can tune into the music – or easily narrow the sound direction for those private listening sessions. It all happens in the B&O app.
Sound. All around.
Stream wirelessly and connect with other speakers to feel immersed from room to room. Guests? With 360-degree sound dispersion, everyone can tune into the music – or easily narrow the sound direction for those private listening sessions. It all happens in the B&O app.
Stream it all, easily.
This portable powerhouse is primed to bring it all together. Stream on WiFi with Airplay or Google Cast. Multiple speakers? Use Beolink Multiroom to create soundscapes around the home. No connection? Bluetooth is just a tap away.
Fluid sweet spot
Beosound A5 adapts to you. When stereo paired, a single tap in the B&O app let the speakers fix an ideal stereo image on your phone’s position. That way your music will always sound exactly like it was envisioned in the studio. Change of scenery? No problem, tap again to redirect the sweet spot to your new nook. *Fluid Sweet Spot only works when using Beosound A5 in a stereo setup with Apple iPhone (Apple iPhone 11 or newer).
Easy control.
And it’s easy to play your way: pause, change volume, skip tracks and access your preferred radio stations or playlists by using the favourites buttons.
This portable radio has a specification superior to those of most mains table models and is elegantly styled, with all the controls placed on the top panel.
The Beolit 1000 offers outstandingly fine reception: on all its five bands, distant stations tune in without noise and interference even when located on adjacent frequencies. The FM section features a separate dial drive and additional push-button selection of up to three pre-tunable FM stations. The extended Long Wave band includes the navigation bands, and on the SWII band (the ‘Europe’ band) you can find all the popular European entertainment stations. The built-in Short Wave expander permits you to spread stations for supreme ease of tuning. There are sockets for connection of an external aerial, extension speaker and external power supply.
The Beolit 1000 brings you external tonal quality. Audio output is 2.5 watts on the internal dry cells. Via a suitable mains converter the Beolit 1000 will deliver no less than 7.5 watts of audio output, making it ideally suited to use as a home radio set. It has individual bass and treble controls and gramophone and tape-recorder jacks.
You can use the Beolit 1000 in a car, with the specially designed lockable car-mounting bracket which operates on 6 or 12 volts and negative and positive earthing, and incorporates filters to suppress ignition interference. The bracket automatically cuts out the built-in power supply of the Beolit 1000 and cuts in the car battery, the car aerial and an extension speaker. When powered from the car battery the set will deliver 7.5 watts of audio output.
Available in teak, Brazilian rosewood and black goatskin finish. Dimensions: 201 mm high, 359 mm wide and 70 mm deep
In 1972 the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA) chose seven Bang & Olufsen products designed by Jacob Jensen to be included in their Design Collection as representing excellent examples of the Museum’s criteria for quality and historical importance; design, in fact, which had influenced the twentieth century. Beolit 1000 was one of those seven products.
In 1968 Beolit 1000 won the prestigious iF Design award.
Beolit 611 de Luxe was an AM/FM portable radio with two telescopic aerials side by side. It received FM, LW, MW and F (SW) bands, and had a little visual meter (top left of the radio) for battery level and tuning adjustment for maximum station reception.
On the bottom there was an output for external aerial and speaker so that the Beolit could be used as a car radio when the handle was detached. The handle unclipped from the body by pressing it on both sides. There were seven push-button keys in white on the top of the unit, together with separate bass and treble controls as well as two separate tuning controls and tuning strength indicator.
Once the base of the unit is removed, the car radio antenna socket can be seen to the left and on the right are two outputs: one for external or car speaker and one for a tape recorder. Also in the right-hand section is situated the serial number. The batteries go under the white section in the centre.
The seven white-coloured push-buttons on the top are from left to right: On/Off, AFC, L (LW), M (MW), F(SW), tape and FM.
