Beolab Penta 1, 2 or 3 ?

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Hi everybody, I want to buy 2 Beloab Penta´s. Is the difference between the versions big ? Should i go for the MK 3 ? or is MK 2 just as good ? In 1993 i bought 4 of them, new. I sold them a few years later with the house. I have the 8000´s now. Just getting them back to live by putting new foam in them. also made the little extra wires and they sound good now. But suddenly thought about the Penta´s and now looking for them online. I am dutch but live in the south Spain. Probably have to buy them and let them send over. I know they have to be taken apart for the transport otherwise they will damage during transport. A lot of us bought them second hands i think. Did you have luck with them ? Curious to hear your advice/Stories.  
I am sure any would now be well overdue a refoam and possibly an amplifier rebuild? I had the 2's. They sounded massively superior to the 1's to my ears. I don't think there was any sound improvement to the 3's, just the display in green. (The 2's looked better.) I would avoid the 1's, (not even powerlink possible) but 2/3's with a complete rebuild should be the same?
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