BG 5000 playing very quietly

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timmer66 (archived)
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Posted February 11, 2009 at 16:38 GMT
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I'm looking for some advice before I open this up and start poking around in it.  Everything seems to be funcitoning properly, but when playing a record, with the BM5000 at or near max volume, I can bearly hear the sound.  I have tried different cartridges and different turntables to eliminate problems with the input or the cartridge itself - those are fine.  

So where to start?  Loose wires in the tonearm?  I have the service manual, but I was hoping someone out there would be able to offer some guidance!

I also have two non-working BG5000's for parts.

Thanks,

Tim

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Peter
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Posted February 11, 2009 at 16:57 GMT
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Check the DIN plug first - may just be a loose wire. If that is fine, I suppose the mute relay would be my next suspect.

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timmer66 (archived)
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Posted February 11, 2009 at 17:10 GMT
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The DIN plug does have some electrical tape around it - I'll check that first.  I do have some new 7-pin plugs and could replace it.  Thanks!

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Die_Bogener
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Posted February 12, 2009 at 08:22 GMT
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Hmmm, did it work before?

The BG5000 has no RIAA amplifier, so it is quite normal that you hear almost nothing when connected to a standard input. Which Beomaster do you use?

You need a Beomaster with an RIAA input channel or an externel RIAA amplifier, otherwise you hear ... nothing ! 

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timmer66 (archived)
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Posted February 12, 2009 at 08:49 GMT
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It is connected to a Beomaster 5000, so the RIAA amp is there.  I've also plugged in my BG3300 and it works just fine - so the problem lies in the BG5000 itself.  I am going to follow Peter's advice and check the DIN plug first, but I probably won't be able to get to it until the weekend.

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