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BeoVox 1100 Passive Loudspeakers

BeoVox Loudspeaker

Production: 1970 - 1971

The Beovox 1100 as only slightly larger than the Beovox 600, and similarly rated.

However, it was fitted with higher quality drive units (one 6” woofer and one 1.5” dome tweeter), which gave it a considerable performance advantage. The dome tweeter in particular was a great improvement over the cone type of the Beovox 600. The superior quality meant that the Beovox 1100 met the DIN 45 500 requirements for hi-fi. While it was still suitable for use with the same models as the Beovox 600, it could also be used with some of the better Beomasters, such as the 1000, 1200, 1400 and 1600.

BeoVox 1100 Passive Loudspeakers technical specifications

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Height (cm) 28.0 44.5 28.7 50.0 43.9 28.0 60.0 63.5 64.8 72.9 
Width (cm) 14.0 17.0 17.0 20.0 33.0 9.4 24.0 28 13.7 34.8 
Depth (cm) 19.6 24.1 25.4 24.1 10.4 9.4 27.4 30.5 28.0 32.3 
Weight (kg) 3.0 5.0 4.5 5.5 5.0 1.6 10.0 12.0 20.0 25.0 
Impedance 4 ohms 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
Music load 20 W 15 20 20 20 60 60 60 60 80 
RMS load 15 W 10 15 15 15 - 30 40 40 50 
Frequency response (Hz) 65 - 18k 55 - 18k 50 -18k 40 - 20k 50 - 20k 2 - 18k 30 - 20k 28 - 20k 30 - 20k 25 - 20k 
Minimum distortion (%) 4 4 3 2.5 3 1 2 1.5 1.2 1 
Sensitivity ** 3 W 3 4 4 4 - 4 4 4 2 
Capacity (litres) 5 14.5 7.5 17 10 - 25 37 40 66 
Self-resonance of bass unit (Hz) 65 -70 50 -55 35 - 40 35 35 - 30 24 18 -22 18 -20 
Dispersion (degrees) 90 90 120 120 120 360 120 120 120 120 
Mid-range attenuator no no no no no - no no yes yes 
Connection for tweeter no no no no no - no yes yes yes 
Roll surround bass unit - - yes - - - yes yes yes yes 
Size of bass unit (Number/ cm) One/16 One/16 One/15 One/18 One/15 - One/20 One/25 One/25 One/30 
Size of mid-range unit - - - - - - - - One 5x7.2 One 5x7.2 
Size of mid/treble unit - - - One/4cm dome One/4cm dome - One/4cm dome One/4cm dome - Two/4cm dome 
Size of treble unit One/6cm One/6cm One/4cm One/5cm One/5cm Six/5cm One/5cm One/5cm Two/5cm One/2.5cm dome 
Crossover frequency (Hz) 5k 5k 5k 3k + 10k 3k + 10k - 2k + 10k 2k + 10k 500 + 5k 500 + 2.5k 
Exceeds DIN 45 500 - - Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Suitable B&O amplifiers or amplified units: 
Beomaster 900 900 900 900 900 900K 1000 3000 3000 3000 
1000 1000* 1000 1000 1000 1000 1200 
1200 1200* 1200 1200 1200 1600 1600 
1600 1600* 1600 1600 1600 3000 3000 
Beogram 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 
BeoLab 5000 5000* 5000* 5000 
Beocord 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 
* Power output of amplifier exceeds handling capacity of speaker & therefore care must be taken to avoid overloading speaker 
** Power input for 96dB at one metre (All above sizes are approximate)

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