Welcome to Beoworld,

the Beograms and B&O cartridges are optimised for each other.  I'm not aware of an adapter that will universally allow the use of a non-B&O cartridge on Beograms, however, in an old thread, someone did consider using this:

link on a Beogram 400x series.

/forum/general-discussion-and-questions/would-beoworlders-enjoy-hearing-live-music-through-beolab-5-9s#post-1837940

I don't really see much point in using a non-B&O cartridge on a Beogram.  Tracking force, angle and length of tonearm and cartridge etc will all need to be adjusted to suit.

There are adapters to use B&O cartridges on non-B&O turntables - a half inch adapter.

Dave.

I modified a tonearm with a Ortofon Concorde. But it's not an adapter, this can not be reversed. Login to view image

Hi, I have purchased a TX 2 turntable for dirt cheap. 

I would like to be able to use it , but as usual, the cartridge is missing. An as I dont want to shed 300€ for a cartridge I kindly aa for more information on how you made the modification and what you used for materials , how you calculated the angle  wich wire goes where....and distance from the tone arm to the platter... Etc.

Would you be willing to lend me a helping hand?

This has been done, see here:

Adrian2b4u wrote:

Hi, I have purchased a TX 2 turntable for dirt cheap. 

Leaving plenty of money within a good condition Beograms value to get a decent cartridge. Great situation!
If you're serious about vinyl get an MMC2/Shibata, you won't regret it.

Martin

Of course, Adrian.

First of all be sure that the tonearm hinge is intact (not flapping around). How have I done this? Strictly speaking, I copied the original position of the pickup. I have several defective pickups to do this. I used a Ortofon Concorde for the modification. You can get several needles for it. Have a look in my profile. I made some pictures of the process. There is a detailed description on this website, /forum/imported-unmapped/projekt-beogram-9000#post-2184660

I used copper wires from transformers and liquid metal adhesive (JB Weld)

First. I would like to thank all of you giving me constructive replies.

So nice to see a community that is so active and NICE ! :)

In response to Dillen's post, I am a Audiophile at heart but unfortunately my finacial situation does not allow me to spend lots of cash. ( For me 200 € is a far reach).

I usualy buy older HI FI that need repair or service anf fix them...if possible.

Jeff- thank you - that is a good alternative .

This B&O TX2 is like a " unicorn " for me as I found it at a local market for an bought it for litteraly 5€, and as I can not check if the audio side electronics of the TX2 are OK , I dont want to invest lots of cash to find out that the tone arm has issues or a channel is out or etc.....

Thats why I wanted to try the cheaper alternative. I know I might angry the HI FI purists but I actually have no alternative.

And ProGram, thank you so much for the reply and help , the pictures are a great help. I only need one info. The position of the needle as I understood was off by 3mm (this i can probabli fix ) but I have no way to get a distance measurement between the arm and vinyl disk.

Thank you.

Adrian2b4u wrote:

I can not check if the audio side electronics of the TX2 are OK 

There aren't any.

Martin

Oh, ProGram I forgot to ask , what model is the Ortophon Concorde - I cant find the model with straight connectors ....