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The project therefore seems to be along the lines of what SME are doing to Garrard 301s - namely, buying old ones up and completely refurbishing them using re-manufactured parts where possible.
I do have concerns regarding the cartridge and connectivity though - I'm not a huge fan of the SoundSmith versions and the idea of a BG4000 with a Bluetooth transmitter is just wrong!!
Looking forward to this. If they build and price it right I am sure they could sell sheds loads of them.
Location: Sweden
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Of course there are things that can be improved, and the Beogram 4000 certainly does have its weak points.
But making a Beogram better than the 4000-series of course includes ensuring that it still will be fully useable, connectable, compatible and of course also fully repairable 50 years into the future. - Just like its predecessor was (and still is!).
That'll be year 2070.
- At least.
Needless to say this rules out mask-programmed stuff, most digital content and generally all current interface technology, Bluetooth and the likes, none of which will be around in just 20-30 years from now. If that long.
It would be a shame to downgrade hundreds of Beogram 4000s to be that useless so soon.
In that case the least they can do is make the rebuild reversible.
Excited to see, what they can come up with.
Martin
Hifishark was at the workshop: https://youtu.be/NdLq5IY59Cg
Nothing new to be seen in that video. ❓
And it's still not a Beogram 4000.
Martin
An original BG4000 would be my favorite to redesign. Love the big square aluminium control plate with the 2 rectangular pieces aside It could use a new design for the power supply, control and as extra feature a tacho control with the help of the bottom layer of the platter. Most BG4002 and up have wearings on the (start)buttons.
But I don't know from which are sold more, the BG4000 or the BG4002 with its simplified design.
Location: Utrecht
Thanks for posting!Hifishark was at the workshop: https://youtu.be/NdLq5IY59Cg
There's nothing in this video. The tech is a teenager? 😁
As Martin says - not a BG 4000.
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