Category Beolit
Over the years Radio Retro have received several questions asking what their radio, amplifier or vintage item is worth. Many others have offered items for sale or asked if the items featured are available to buy. I set up Radio Retro… Continue Reading →
After the success of the Beolit 505 and 707 range of transistor radios that ended in 1981, Bang and Olufsen introduced the Beosystem 10 in 1984. As the name suggested this was more than just a radio, it combined a… Continue Reading →
Jacob Jensen’s iconic transistor radio began with the Beolit 400 introduced at the start of the 1970s. Its colourful design included a range of replaceable front and rear panels to suit the latest interior fashion. Outstanding sound quality for a… Continue Reading →
Bang and Olufsen manufactured the Beolit 800 transistor radio from mid to late 1960s as a high-end model. It was effectively the Beolit 700 in a hard wood case to be replaced by the smaller Beolit 400 /600 range designed… Continue Reading →
Bang and Olufsen’s iconic range of transistor radios designed by Jacob Jensen and hugely popular in the seventies had one or two faults that could develop over time. As the Beolit was designed so well many have survived but some suffer… Continue Reading →
A mid sixtes design from B&O the Beolit 700 in dark blue. Beolit 700: equipped with FM, LW, MW and SW (the 49 metre waveband) this portable radio offers excellent audio quality and had good ability to pick up even… Continue Reading →
Here’s a Beolit 600 – a famous B&O portable radio designed by Jacob Jensen. This radio was from a range of items selected by MOMA in New York in the seventies to showcase Scandanavian design. Jensen’s iconic slide rule theme,… Continue Reading →
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