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Posted July 18, 2016 at 16:35 GMT
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Compatability question for Beomaster 5500 and Beogram 5005 others
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One word of warning in buying turntables on Ebay. Very few sellers actually know how to properly pack a turntable for shipping. If the turntable has a good, working cartridge, it is hit or miss that it will survive the shipping due to poor packing. The best option is to find someone selling the turntable locally. Otherwise, buy a turntable without a cartridge and purchase the cartridge separately from one of the B&O cartridge vendors that are around today. If you do go for a working turntable with a good cartridge, communicate with the seller ahead of time regarding the packing and shipping. It is best if the cartridge is removed and packed separately. You also expect the seller to use the B&O chassis lockdown mechanism.
-sonavor
And get the seller to package the platter separately! And secure the sub platter or remove that too.
MediaBobNY, the seller stopped communicating and never shipped. I just recieved my refund. The listing was: 262497757350 and it came with working MMC3. Needless to say, I've given negative feedback and have moved on.
Also, great advice both of you above about properly shipping. I was aware of the transport screws and had mentioned that the seller. I was unaware of the cartridge needing to be packaged separately, but makes a ton of sense, considering that's worth almost more than the turntable. Please elaborate on the platter and sub platter packing
Another clearly rookie question but It bears some merit , I believe: I'm in the USA with 110v electrical outlets. Should I be limiting my search to US spec beograms or should I also be OK to look at the 220v models sold in Europe - what conversion would be needed?
The platter lifts off and should be wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped separately. The sub platter (a platter underneath the main platter that the belt goes round) needs to be held in place so it does not get dislodged during shipping which would cause damage to the turntable. I usually use a bit of foam that will hold it in place when the dust cover is closed but not too much downward pressure as you could damage the bearing. You could remove the sub platter too and package that separately but make sure the delicate bearing point that it all spins on is protected from being damaged.
There aren't enough turntables on eBay US that you want to pay $100 shipping for an overseas one? Additionally, I don't think it's sufficient to just convert the voltage; if I'm not mistaken, with turntables you have to convert the frequency as well (we're 60Hz; they're 50).
The auction number you gave seems to be invalid.
That's good information, @sonavor! I have been looking at sound-smith for cartriridge prices and am torn between being cheap and getting a MMC 4 or spending the money to get a MMC 2.
Also, my granparents 3300 (I believe it's a 3300) is in my closet at my parents house. I might be able to salvage the cartridge out of that?
I'm pleased to hear that you've had decent luck with Ishams on Ebay before. I'm going to talk with him to see if he can ensure that the turntable is properly packed etc. before offering.
I've started thinking, based off the advice provided here to hunt for a 5500 w/o cartridge.
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