Bang and Olefsun Stereo System

worth fixing for sure.

Junk the whole system by selling on Audiogon, less the cd player which is for the trash. Buy more current items, maybe B&O, or Bose.

Junk the whole system by selling on Audiogon, less the cd player which is for the trash.

The Beosystem 5000 usually sold with the Beogram CD50, which is definately NOT a trash-can item. It's actually a superbly-engineered inverted transport (the disc goes in upside down) sourced from Aiwa, with a very conservatively designed laser pickup and brushless spindle motor. If working properly, scratched-disc perfomance is among the best I've ever seen from a red-book transport, of any vintage. DAC is a single non-oversampling unit with multistage analog L-C antialiasing filter . . . far from modern, but back in vogue in some circles. As a group the CD50 is extraordinarily reliable - usually the only problem is the belt and grease which moves the drawer in and out. Not bad for a first-generation CD player . . . most cars of the era have long since gone to the crusher.

Like most quality vintage audio electronics, there are aspects of their design which are dated, and aspects which aren't . . . and aspects that are impressive even by today's standards. Bang & Olufsen products in general aren't designed to appeal to the typical Audiogon contributor, so you will find your share of negative opinions here.

You might inquire at the forums at http://www.beoworld.org. And should you decide to sell them, Audiogon may still not be a bad place . . . in my experience, this is one of the most gentlemanly seller's forums on the Internet.

Use for fishing weight.