{"product_id":"beomaster-5500-limited-edition-white","title":"Bang \u0026 Olufsen | B\u0026O BeoMaster 5500 - Limited Edition White","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; color: #333; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eThe Beomaster 5500 was the heart of B\u0026amp;O's flagship Beosystem 5500, introduced in 1986 as the successor to the Beomaster 5000. As the audio master of the stack, it housed the FM\/LW\/MW tuner with 20 presets, a full preamplifier and 2×110W IEC power amplifier stage, and a built-in RIAA phono stage. Its defining innovation was the adoption of standardised Beolink codes — a move that allowed the same remote control to work across different B\u0026amp;O products, a pivotal step in the integration of the B\u0026amp;O range. Datalink connections to all Beosystem sources — Beogram CD 5500, BeoCord 5500, and Beogram 5500 turntable — enabled full two-way system control from the Master Control Panel 5500 or Beolink 1000. This particular example is exceptional in one very important respect: the finish. The standard Beomaster 5500 was produced in grey with satin aluminium throughout its production run. White was introduced only in the final year of production — 1989\/1990 — as a limited edition, making this one of the rarest colour variants in the Beosystem 5500 range. Beocentral records it specifically: the all-white finish was a limited-edition system produced at the close of the 5500's run, before white became a standard option with the Beomaster 6500. This example is therefore a genuine collector's piece — a white Beomaster 5500 is significantly rarer than its 6500 or 7000 counterparts in any finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; color: #555; margin: 0 0 4px 0;\"\u003eThe unit is in very good overall condition and fully working. There is a very light mark on the top — barely noticeable and clearly visible in the listing images — which should be viewed against the unit's rarity and overall presentation. Please inspect all listing images closely before purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d4a017; margin: 24px 0 10px 0; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #D4A017;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 4px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDesigner\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eJacob Jensen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eType (GB)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e2332 — GB 240V (verify label on unit)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eAll-white limited edition — produced in the final year of production only (1989\/90)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eProduction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e1986–1990\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eOutput Power\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e2 × 110W long-term max IEC \/ 8Ω — 2 × 50W IHF \/ 8Ω\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eHarmonic Distortion (IHF)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u0026lt;0.09% \/ 8Ω \/ 20–20,000 Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eIntermodulation (IHF)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\u0026lt;0.1%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eTuner\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFM 87.5–108 MHz • LW 150–350 kHz • MW 520–1,610 kHz • 20 presets • Frequency synthesis with auto fine-tune\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eRIAA Phono Stage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eBuilt-in (S\/N \u0026gt;80 dB A-weighted)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eChannel Separation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e60 dB at 10,000 Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eConnections\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDatalink DIN (7-pin): Tape 1, Tape 2, CD, LP • Beovox\/BeoLab (4-pin DIN) • Beovision (7-pin DIN Datalink) • Master Control Link (link rooms) • Line IN\/OUT (phono) • Extra speakers (phono) • Headphone (3.5mm, front panel)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eRemote Compatible\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMaster Control Panel 5500 • Beolink 1000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDimensions (W×H×D)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e420 × 75 × 325 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: #d4a017; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 36%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e8.5 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d4a017; margin: 24px 0 10px 0; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #D4A017;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 4px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #228b22; font-weight: bold; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 32%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e✓ Function\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #444; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFully tested and 100% working. Tuner, amplifier, and all connections confirmed operational.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #228b22; font-weight: bold; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 32%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e✓ White Finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #444; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eVery good — the white finish is clean and presents well overall for a unit of this age and rarity.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #888; font-weight: bold; padding: 8px 14px 8px 0; width: 32%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eⓘ Top Panel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #444; padding: 8px 0; line-height: 1.6; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eThere is a very light mark on the top of the unit — minor and barely noticeable in normal viewing, but visible in the listing images. Please inspect images closely.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #d4a017; margin: 24px 0 10px 0; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #D4A017;\"\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 3px 0; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e1× Beomaster 5500 (Limited Edition White)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #333; padding: 3px 0; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eRemote control not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #999; margin-top: 16px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eNote: The Beomaster 5500 uses Datalink DIN connections — different from the Audio Link used by the 6500 and 7000. It does not have PowerLink outputs (introduced with the Beomaster 6500). It is compatible with the MCP 5500 and Beolink 1000 — it is not compatible with the Master Control Panel 5000 or MCP 6500. Please message us if you have questions about connectivity. Cables not included unless stated. Please confirm requirements before purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bang \u0026 Olufsen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57386556588367,"sku":null,"price":449.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3850\/6319\/files\/DSC03745.jpg?v=1775208833","url":"https:\/\/beoverse.co.uk\/products\/beomaster-5500-limited-edition-white","provider":"BeoVerse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}