BeoVox 1200
Colour / Finish: Rosewood
BeoVox 1100
However, it was fitted with higher quality drive units (one 6” woofer and one 1.5” dome tweeter), which gave it a considerable performance advantage. The dome tweeter in particular was a great improvement over the cone type of the Beovox 600. The superior quality meant that the Beovox 1100 met the DIN 45 500 requirements for hi-fi. While it was still suitable for use with the same models as the Beovox 600, it could also be used with some of the better Beomasters, such as the 1000, 1200, 1400 and 1600.
BeoVox 1000
“B&O loudspeakers will meet very exacting conditions as their specifications exceed international hi-fi standards. All B&O speakers are of the pressure-chamber type with an impedance of 4 ohms. They are available in matched pairs only in a choice of teak or Brazilian rosewood finish”
– taken from the 1967 – 1968 Bang & Olufsen product catalogue
Beovox S60
Large speaker which topped the S range. 4 way and able to be used as a bookshelf or free standing speaker. Optional trumpet stand.
Beovox S55
Beovox S55 was an ideal bookshelf speaker, but could also be used as a wall-mounted or free-standing model with the optional fittings available separately.
The pressure chamber cabinet contained a 21cm bass driver, an 11,5 mid-range/phase-link unit and a 2,5cm tweeter. Power handling was 55 watts RMS.
Beovox S50
Uncommon in the UK, the smallest of the range at the time and a two way speaker. Replaced by the S45 which was also downgraded in comparison with a captive lead.
Beovox S45-2
An exceptional little bookshelf speaker of hi-fi quality with a frequency range of 38 – 20000 Hz and less than 1% harmonic distortion.
You will find these speakers regularly recommended on BeoWorld. They have the same height and width as the lesser S35 speakers but are 3cm deeper and 1kg heavier. This small size difference makes an immense difference to the sound though. The extra filler drive unit adds hugely to the all important midrange sound and this is, to many users’ ears, the best balanced bookshelf speaker made by B&O. What it lacks in ultimate bass, it repays in accuracy and tone. The optional floor stand is elegant and effective and worth hunting out. A capacitor change may be needed to make an old pair sing but you are very unlikely to be disappointed by purchasing a pair of these.
For those in search of more bass, S75s are the bigger brother but lack the sonic purity found in the S45.2. To beat these in this range, you need M100s and a bigger house!
Linear phase sound reproduction. Speaker units include a 20cm woofer, a special 8cm Phase Link unit, and a 2,5cm dome tweeter. Volume 25 litres; weight 7kg.
Beovox S4500
Beovox S4500 type 6318 were 4-8 Ohm speakers delivering 45W (RMS) and 75W (Music Power) These were a late derivation of the S45-2 and co-existed with the later Uniphase range for a year.
Beovox S45 (1983)
These medium-sized loudspeakers could be placed within a multiple shelving system, on an open shelf or table, mounted on the wall using the optional wall brackets or used as free-standing units by fitting the optional pedestal stands.
The two-unit configuration, with separate drivers for bass/midrange and treble reproduction, offered excellent frequency response and power-handling of 45 watts RMS.
The pressure chamber enclosures were finished in a choice of natural teak, rosewood, oak or white
Beovox S45 (1976)
First model to carry this name, these were three way speakers and are easily differentiated from the S45-2 as they have a protruding resin rear and no metal trim on the rear of the cabinet. Otherwise very similar.