BeoLab 150/200 Amplifier
Manufactured: 1986 - 1992
Designer: Lone and Gideon Lindinger-Loewy
Colours: Grey
BeoLab 150: Controlled overdrive
At the base of the BeoLab Penta column was the BeoLab 150 amplifier with a power output of 175 watts DIN/IEC. This could give your music a tremendous boost, both to the quality and the actual power output. It was ideal if you loved to party but had a relatively small music system. Big power needs careful control - so the amplifier was equipped with Bang & Olufsen's Dynamic Soft Clipping system. This was a circuit that prevented both distortion and damage to the speaker units by softly rounding off signals that were too powerful. Another circuit prevented damage due to prolonged overloading.
On the amplifier itself were buttons for adjusting bass and the level of sensitivity. This meant that you could arrive at a permanent adjustment that matched the room exactly.
BeoLab Penta turned on automatically when it received a signal and also turned itself off three minutes after receiving the last signal. BeoLab Penta had a light display that indicated the volume level and which sound source the music was coming from. This was especially useful with Beosystem 5500 and Beocenter 9500.
Connections: At the bottom of BeoLab 150 were two clip-sockets and a four pole DIN socket for connecting speakers, a line input phono socket and a mains cable.
BeoLab 200: music pushed to its limit
The BeoLab amplifier in the base of later BeoLab Penta models gave music an incredible lift. And what it did for the sound in Penta, it could also do for other loudspeakers. BeoLab 200 was therefore offered separately so that more could realise its potential.
BeoLab 150/200 Amplifier Product Specifications
BeoLab 150 Specifications
Type nos:
1721 (1986 - Dec 1988)
AUS 1725 (1986 - Nov 1987)
GB-N 1722 (1986 - Dec 1988)
J 1724 (1986 - Dec 1988)
USA 1723 (1986 - De 1988)
Specifications: Power output 20 - 20,000 Hz IHF 1 x 150 watts / 8 ohms
Power output RMS DIN/IEC 1 x 175 W / 8 ohms
Power output music 1 x 225 W / 8 ohms
Total harmonic distortion < 0.015 %
Intermodulation distortion IHF < 0.02 %
Wideband damping factor IHF 150
Dynamic headroom IHF > 1.5 dB / 8 ohms
SN A-weighted 1 W IHF > 78 dB
S/N A-weighted 150 W > 100 dB
LINE input 80 mV / 1W, 10 V / 150 W, 150 Kohms
22 Kohms, phono plugs Speaker input
800 mV / 1 W, 10 V / 150 W, 15 Kohms
DIN 4-pin or spring loaded contacts
Bass level switch Linear, +3 dB / 40 Hz, +6 dB / 40 Hz
Sensitivity switch 0 dB, -3 dB, -6 dB
Power supply:
1721: 220 V
1722/1725: 240 V
1723: 120 V
1724: 100 V
Power frequency 50 - 60 Hz
Dimensions WxHxD: 25 x 13 x 25cm
Weight 7kg
BeoLab 200 Specifications
Types:
1731 (1989 - May 1991)
AUS 1735 (1989 - Nov 1990)
GB 1732 (1989 - April 1991
J 1734 (1989 - April 1991)
USA 1733 (1989 - Oct 1990)
Power output: 20 - 20,000 Hz IHF 1 x 150 watts / 8 ohms
Power output: RMS DIN/IEC 1 x 175 W / 8 ohms
Power output music: 1 x 225 watts / 8 ohms
Total harmonic distortion: < 0.015 %
Intermodulation distortion: IHF < 0.02 %
Wideband damping factor: IHF 150
Dynamic headroom IHF: > 1.5 dB / 8 ohms
SN A-weighted: 1 W IHF > 78 dB
S/N A-weighted: 150 W > 100 dB
LINE input: 80 mV / 1W, 10 V / 150 W, 150 Kohms; 22 Kohms, phono plugs
Speaker input:
800 mV / 1 W, 10 V / 150 W, 15 Kohms
DIN 4-pin or spring loaded contacts
Bass level switch: Linear, +3 dB / 40 Hz, +6 dB / 40 Hz
Sensitivity switch 0 dB, -3 dB, -6 dB
Power supply:
1731 230V
1735 240V
1732 240V
1734 100V
1733 120V
Power frequency: 50 - 60 Hz
Dimensions W x H x D: 25 x 13 x 25cm
Weight: 7 kg
Related Products
- BeoMaster 5500 Tuner/Amplifier
- BeoMaster 6500 Tuner/Amplifier
- BeoMaster 7000 Tuner/Amplifier
- BeoLab Penta Active Loudspeakers
- Beovox Penta Passive Loudspeakers
Created: 2nd December 2006
Modified: 2nd February 2007
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