Beogram 5005 questions...

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The MMC3 is a good sounding cartridge. It is the successor to the MMC20EN/MMC4000/SP15 having a nude elliptical stylus on a metal cantilever. I know people who feel that this is the best B&O type of cartridge - the sapphire cantilever ones are more sensitive to temperature variations. I had a MMC3 and was very pleased with it. It was a standard fitting on the Beogram 6002.

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Hi Chris,

Well I'm a full time musician so I need some inspiration! It's my life to be honest 🙂

Think I have about 5000 records or something! I'm sure there are a lot of people on here that have even more though!

I read posts on the forums and figured out that I needed a beolink 1000 with the reset button on it, so I've got one of those.

Any help with tuning in stations would be greatly appreciated! Just need to get a ariel first.

I'd been looking at the soundsmith and the smmc4 and I guess that is what I will buy next time.

Thanks for you help!

Kris
 

 

 

Well I too like my music but I don't think I've anywhere near as many records as that!😉

Nice to see you've done some research as to the model of Beolink you need, you'll be just fine with the one you've ordered. The loudness function can be really annoying can't it?

For tuning purposes you don't really need an aeriel, just something to pick up the signal, I've even done it with a screwdriver resting in the input socket! If you know the channel frequency you want to tune to (eg 96.3 fm) you don't actually need an aeriel to preset the stations as you can key in the numbers but you won't get a signal until you attach one.

 

Chris.

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