BeoCenter 5000
Manufactured: 1980 - 1982
Designer: Jacob Jensen
Colours: Rosewood, Teak, White
If space was limited in your home but you still wanted top-class sound reproduction from your hi-fi, Beocenter 5000 was the perfect answer. It offered high-technology performance from radio, records and cassettes, yet measured only 72 x 38 x 9,5cm. Each sound source could compete on merit with more expensive 'separates'. The three high-performance components were integrated together into a single unit to give the best of all possible worlds.
The 2 x 40 watts RMS amplifier meant high power with minimal distortion - less than 0,1% at full output. The automatic record deck had a low-mass, low-inertia tone arm carrying an MMC 20E pickup and a precision-built electronic servo drive system for perfect speed accuracy. The cassette recorder was capable of the highest performance levels as it included Dolby Noise Reduction circuits, metal tape facility, automatic ferric/chrome selection, Sendust tape head and 4-digit electronic tape counter. The radio covered Long, Medium and FM bands, with five pre-set stations offering instant, press-button tuning.
Beocenter 5000 offered the same musical facilities and powerful 2 x 40 watts RMS output as Beocenter 7002. The two models were identical in the matter of sound quality too, but only the Beocenter 7002 had Bang & Olufsen's very advanced timer-track location and remote control systems. The black anodised lid of its cassette compartment further differentiated Beocenter 5000 from the 7002.
BeoCenter 5000 Product Specifications
Types:
1802 (1980 - Jan 1983)
1804 (1980 - May 1983)
Power output RMS DIN 2 x 40 watts / 4 ohms
2 x 30 watts / 3 ohms
Power output 20 - 20,000 Hz 2 x 30 watts / 4 ohms
2 x 25 watts / 8 ohms
Harmonic distortion -26 dB < 0.1%
Harmonic distortion < 0.1%
Intermodulation < 0.3%
Frequency range +/- 1.5 dB 20 - 30,000 Hz
Tuner: FM range 87.5 - 108 MHz
Record player:
MMC 20E Stylus elliptical diamond
Recommended tracking force 15 mN / 1.5 g
Tone arm Radial
Antiskating Integrated
Stylus pressure range 0-2 g
Speeds 33 - 45 rev. / min
Wow and flutter, DIN < +/- 0.09%
Wow and flutter, WRMS < +/- 0.045%
Rumble weighted > 65 dB
Rumble unweighted > 45 dB
Tape Recorder:
Compact cassette C60 - C90
Tape head Sendust
Noise reduction Dolby NR
Tape switch Auto ferro/chrom, manual metal
Wow and flutter < +/- 0.15 %
Speed deviation < +/- 1.5%
Fast forward and rewind C60 70 sec
Power supply:
110 - 130 - 220 - 240 V
Power consumption 20 - 250 W
Dimensions W x H x D: 72 x 9.5 x 38cm
Weight 16.5 kg
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Created: 2nd December 2006
Modified: 2nd February 2007
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