Thank you! What is the market value of the models you have referenced.  I had bid on and won a 5500 on ebay for 350. But I still haven't heard from the seller on shipping. 

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TortugaX5 wrote:

Thank you! What is the market value of the models you have referenced.  I had bid on and won a 5500 on ebay for 350. But I still haven't heard from the seller on shipping.

What you paid is a bit high, but then if it's got a fine MMC4 or better, and if isn't cosmetically challenged, that could be a fair deal. 

These decks can fetch silly prices these days. Unless they come from professional sellers with a warranty of course!

350 USD

@Chartz Does that mean that a 6500 would work with my system?

You could, but it would be a poor choice for several reasons:

-It has an internal phono preamp, which duplicates the one in your receiver.   So you'd have to avoid the phono input and use Aux instead, which might not permit remote control operation of tone arm.

-It wouldn't match the other components cosmetically - it uses mirrored aluminum instead of matte, as well as a different lid.

-It would cost substantially more than a 5000/5005/5500 because of increased demand due to having a built-in phono preamp.  A feature you don't even want.

Your best choices are 5000 (radial), 5005 or 5500 (linear, no difference except for badge)

Exactly. 

@MediaBobNY and @Chartz thank you for the great information! I'm sorry if I'm asking rookie questions. I've owned my parents system for about 10 years and I've just now decided to look for a matching turntable with the boom of vinyl again. In my city of Columbus, there are now 10 record stores that've popped up all over.

I'm going to keep looking for the suggested series of 5000, 5005 and 5500.

I really thought I'd nabbed a good 5500 off ebay but the seller has flaked out and won't even respond anymore.

I've been doing research on this website but are there other reputable B&O resources that I should be referring to for vintage?

Thanks again!