The Beolab 3000 was an amplified version of the Beovox 3000 panel loudspeaker. Unlike the other amplified and active Beolab loudspeakers, the complete amplifier and display unit was completely self-contained and separate from the loudspeaker, which was an unmodified Beovox 3000. The amplifier was designed so that it fitted neatly onto the bottom, and was secured at the rear by two steel strips. A short e“pigtailm” lead emerged, which was connected to the loudspeakern’s binding post terminals. Text copyright pcopy; Beocentral. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.
Produced from : 1989 - Aug 1992 Designed by : Gideon Lindinger-Lowy Finish : Stainless steel body/blue or grey fret Desirability : 4 The Beolab 3000, Beolab 5000 and Beolab 4500 was a family of active (or amplified) panel loudspeakers in the Bang & Olufsen range. However, they had their passive loudspeaker equivalents, namely Beovox 3000, Beovox 5000 and Beovox 4500. What made the difference between the former and the latter was that a separate amplifier could be attached to the bottom of each passive speaker, secured by metal strips and connected to the loudspeaker section by way of short leads.
Producing around 55 watts, the individual amplifiers of Beolab 3000 drove a 12cm woofer and a 2,5cm tweeter contained within the flat panelled speaker cabinet. Good sound was obtained with the wall on which they were situated acting as an active part of the sound reproduction process, without causing the wall to vibrate.
Two models were marketed, one large and one small. Both were offered with and without build-in amplifiers and display as the names Beolab and Beovox 3000 and 5000 imply. Beolab 5000 was discontinued after two years, while the smaller model (re-named Beolab 4500) ran for a further five. B&O salespeople dubbed them the 「Mondrian」 speakers, which demonstrates that they intuitively grasped the idea that these speakers were conceived as a combination of technology and art.
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