Try this

and this.

Looks okay and someway stylish but I prefer to have lid closed on all sides. It's a cheap solution though (moneywise). Soon I'm gonna make 2 versions, with and without the metal top plate.

Thanks for the photos.
It's a nice cover and it will of course provide some protection but I still don't think it will be very good at keeping dust out.
Time will tell, I suppose.

Honestly, I don't like the sloping look.
It looks broken.

Martin

I think it looks awful. And the color makes it look like it has stood in a smokers home for 20+ years...

- Dennis

it does not look sloped on the ebay ad, looks quite good there

Yes the pictures don't really do it justice. The colour is the same as the original, and they really do look like they have been in a smokers room for 20 years, as most of them might have. The quality and thickness of plastic is much better than the original.

It is fully adjustable so you can have it flat or sloping. I only saw the flat setting and bought it as that, but when fitting it I realised you could set the angle as you wish. The original was sloping on mine so I set it the same to try, and like it. It matches the angle of the B&O equipment it was designed to be next to.

They also supply it in black and clear, but I liked the idea of being able to see through it especially as mine is black chassis. The seller also said they can make it in any colour I wished if I waited a little longer. They have a solid black version with a mirror top also that might be interesting?

In relation to the dust, I find most dust settles from above and being very flat, it is easy to clean with a wipe. One of the other things I noticed on the old cover when removing it is how dirty it was on the inside, especially in the corners. There was a film that was almost impossible to remove and I think this is one of the reasons the original cover looked so awful and dirty. This new cover, because it is so simple, makes cleaning a breeze; wipe both sides with a cloth and it's done.

There might be another argument in relation to dust that it enters the playing area whenever the cover is opened to play a record. The closed cover then traps the dust and so it accumulates. Having a cover with the open sides stops dust from above from settling and makes it far easier to dust whatever debris does get in and is not blown away by air circulation. I have noticed that many, if not all, of the high level and in turn, very expensive Turntables being still manufactured and sold around the world, do not have a cover at all. Look at the JA Michell Gyrodec. Incredibly detailed yet no cover, the only one being offered as an option just covers the platter. There must be a reason?

In reality the new cover does make the deck look much more modern and certainly appeals more to younger people as my 2 sons voiced. Might not be for everyone, but if we all like the same thing it would be a very boring world.

If you have a old Beogram with a scratched and horrid lid, what other choice do we have. I tried very hard to find a new one without luck, and it's not expensive in this day and age.

minimarvel wrote:

If you have a old Beogram with a scratched and horrid lid, what other choice do we have. I tried very hard to find a new one without luck, and it's not expensive in this day and age.

Well said, although some people still like to have them original even when it's badly scratched or damaged 😂 I don't!

The pictures on Ebay however does more justice then the pictures you took!

It's plastic ?
I thought it was glass.

Martin

Dillen wrote:

It's plastic ?
I thought it was glass.

Martin

😂😂 Are you serious? No, the one of Peter's is glass...................................