Beogram 5005 or 8002 with Beocenter 9000?

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jakobc (archived2)
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Posted February 20, 2018 at 03:01 GMT
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Hi all,

My first post since I re-entered the B&O world.

I picked up a Beocenter 9000 in great shape and a TX2 which will not be controlled remotely with the beolink 1000 I just purchased and fixed.

I'm thinking of buying a Beogram 5005 or 8002. I don't know much about the quality of the different Beograms and I'm also slightly confused which Beograms will work with my Beocenter 9000. I know the Beocenter 9000 has a RIAA so I need a table without RIAA and i know the table has to be DIN connected (my TX2 is RCA).

Any advise?

/jakob

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Cleviebaby
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Posted February 20, 2018 at 06:41 GMT
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Beograms that don’t have an inbuilt RIIA preamp and that will work using datalink via a Beolink 1000 with your Beocenter 9000 are the 2000, 3000 and 5000 models (from the 80s rather than the 70s models with the same name);  the 3300, the 5005, the 5500, 6000, 6006, 6002, the 8000/8002 and, of course the Beogram 9000.

The 5005 you mention in your post as an option is essentially the same turntable as your TX2.  If you can live without the remote capability, a simple Phono socket to DIN plug interconnect would get your TX2 working with the 9000.

The 8002, on the other hand, is arguably the finest sounding pure B&O turntable of them all.    It is relatively difficult to find, especially fully working and in good cosmetic condition.  It is also pretty complex to work on if it goes wrong.
Cleve
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jakobc (archived2)
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Posted February 20, 2018 at 12:54 GMT
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Thank you for the answer Cleve,

If I understand you correctly the 3300, 5005, 5500, 6000, 6006, 6002, 8000, 8002 and the 9000 are all from the 80s and the 2000, 3000, 5000 are 70s?

But they will all work with the Beocenter 9000 with the beolink 1000? 

In you opinion are the 80s tables better then the 70s? (are there a differences with the integration/functionality)

I like my TX2 but I would like to use it with the remote control. Do you know if it's possible to change the cable on the TX2 from RCA to DIN in order to use it with the beolink 1000? (Since the TX is almost the same at the TX2)

Thanks again,

/jakob

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Leosgonewild
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Posted February 20, 2018 at 13:00 GMT
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The 3500, 4500, 6500 and 7000 will aslo work. You just connect them to the tape or aux input.

It is only the phoneo input that has the RIAA.

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jakobc (archived2)
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Posted February 20, 2018 at 13:15 GMT
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But I will not be able to remote control any of them - right?

/jakob

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Cleviebaby
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Posted February 21, 2018 at 10:00 GMT
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jakobc wrote:

Thank you for the answer Cleve,

If I understand you correctly the 3300, 5005, 5500, 6000, 6006, 6002, 8000, 8002 and the 9000 are all from the 80s and the 2000, 3000, 5000 are 70s?

But they will all work with the Beocenter 9000 with the beolink 1000?

Jacob,

The Beogram 2000 and 3000 name covers more than one model. There are examples of each in the 70s and 80s. The models from the 70s do not have datalink/remote capabilities; those from the 80s do

In you opinion are the 80s tables better then the 70s? (are there a differences with the integration/functionality)

Not necessarily - the Beogram 4000 and it’s derivatives and the Beogram 1700, all from the 70s, are some of the best turntables made by the company and probably better engineered than almost all of the turntables of the 80s. The turntables produced in the 80s and very early 90s were, with one or two notable exceptions ( the Beogram 5000 and the Beogram 6000/8000 families), all technically virtually the same turntable with any variations primarily cosmetic or cartridge.

I like my TX2 but I would like to use it with the remote control. Do you know if it's possible to change the cable on the TX2 from RCA to DIN in order to use it with the beolink 1000? (Since the TX is almost the same at the TX2)

I suspect it’s not just a cable issue but also the control functions of the TX2. A really good source of information on B&O turntables can be found on Tim Jarman’s ‘Beocentral’ website here

https://beocentral.com/turntables

Thanks again,

/jakob

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