Beomaster 1600M

An updated version of Beomaster 1400. Again a most unusual design for a Beomaster, taking many styling cues from the Beovision range of the day, such as the black plastic front panel and controls, clear black on white markings, large buttons, bright trim surround and black rear vent grille. Text copyright © Beocentral. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.

Internally the most striking feature was that the chassis was die-cast, as opposed to being of pressed sheet. The reasons for this are not clear. Otherwise the appearance was of a much revised Beomaster 900, with the main parts located in very similar places. Text copyright © Beocentral. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.

The design was however most up to date, with a positive supply rail, silicon rectifier and silicon transistors throughout. Interestingly, the Beomaster 1600 shared the same output transistors as the Beomaster 3000, even though the latter offered twice the output! Also common to the Beomaster 3000 was the inclusion of a loudspeaker input, so that an external source (perhaps a Beovision TV) could play through the loudspeakers of the Beomaster. Two pairs of loudspeakers could be connected, push buttons on the front panel being provided to select them. Text copyright © Beocentral. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.

As with the Beomaster 900, coverage of the short wave was included, with one normal and one bandspread mode, which also had a separate (and very effective) fine tuning wheel. Text copyright © Beocentral. Unauthorised reproduction prohibited.