Posts by Thetinman
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HDD for Beosound 3200?
in BeoSound · Oct 6, 2023 18:17What I mean by unacceptable is the fact that an ordinary Laptop HDD is basically DRM and software locked by B&O and can only be replaced by THEM at a substantial cost, or.... "we no longer support this product, good luck…
HDD for Beosound 3200?
in BeoSound · Oct 5, 2023 01:35Some people say that the 3200 does NOT work with a bad HDD. This seems not true.... Fortunately the 3200 works just fine without the HDD, so if cheap enough..... you still get a 3000. As long as you have the pin, if enab…
HDD for Beosound 3200?
in BeoSound · Sept 27, 2023 23:16Well, took the laser pickup apart and cleaned it. Nice to own a stereo microscope. It now plays fine. Although I may sell it soon, this HDD fickleness being totally locked down with proprietary format and partitions, ser…
HDD for Beosound 3200?
in BeoSound · Sept 27, 2023 15:31Well, this forum has gotten slow over the years... Not even someone laughing at me! :) So an update.... I let it sit overnight blinking away. This morning it was still blinking BUT when I tried a function it finally aske…
HDD for Beosound 3200?
in BeoSound · Sept 27, 2023 00:49So the HDD is actually fine, there's something else going on. The unit only flashes the red LED and says "WAIT" if I press any button except LOAD. It does NOT ask for a PIN upon power up, although I have it. It also resp…
HDD for Beosound 3200?
in BeoSound · Sept 25, 2023 12:24So I was dumb enough to spend $148 on a Beosound 3200 with a bad HDD, but at least it came with the PIN. I have read that it CAN run as a regular 3000 with the HDD disconnected, which (heck, for the PRICE) would be fine.…
Ouverture glass doors repair…
in BeoSound · Sept 15, 2022 01:51That actually looks astoundingly good!
Beolink 5000 E-Ink screen repair / mod
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Feb 3, 2022 20:23I have moved in the meantime, and am now ready for a kit whenever you make a few more.
Beolink 5000 E-Ink screen repair / mod
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jan 16, 2022 18:43Hi! Thank you, I got that one and replied. Marc
Beolink 5000 E-Ink screen repair / mod
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jan 16, 2022 03:24Well, I sent you an email through the system here, but never heard back...... But I am ok with the slight increase. I am also nearly moved to the new house, so will be ready by the time you get the next kits made. Mail h…
Beolink 5000 E-Ink screen repair / mod
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Jan 2, 2022 21:01Contacted in private! 🙂
Beolink 5000 E-Ink screen repair / mod
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 24, 2021 02:30Staying tuned! 🙂
Beocenter 9500 with DC voltage on speakers
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 24, 2021 02:27Sounds like one channel of the STK amplifier IC went bad. Easy enough to change, hard not to find a fake one on ebay.
Beolink 5000 E-Ink screen repair / mod
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Nov 26, 2021 03:33Hi! Don't give up. This forum just isn't that busy. I myself rarely log in, as it tends to be slow around here. I am on board for one kit! I will try to log in more often to follow any updates. Cheers!
Beocenter 9500 CD outputs increasing static noise
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Apr 7, 2021 21:21Had the same problem in a ROTEL CDP. Replaced the TDA1541.... TWICE! Sadly there are plenty of "bad" chips out there. But eventually got a good one. I should note that we are seeing (now) an increasing IC and transistor …
Issues with CD player in Ouverture
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 16, 2020 17:37MOST of the time, yes. But it IS possible that the decoder board may have a bad surface mount capacitor or two. I would NOT do this without being familiar with laser replacement. You can kill the pickup very easily with …
Issues with CD player in Ouverture
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 15, 2020 00:29Well, "I" call them crappy only in relation to the near legendary durable swing arm lasers. They last damn near forever, especially the CDM-1 on the old units. Glass optics and a quality NEVER to be repeated. The modern …
Issues with CD player in Ouverture
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 14, 2020 19:02Ok, you have the crappy modern laser. There are a few capacitors on the board behind it that MAY be leaking, but most of the time I just replace the pickup itself. They are cheap. Clones... but they work. The entire CDM-…
Issues with CD player in Ouverture
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Dec 13, 2020 01:43Which version do you have? The linear laser likes to do things like that. But is easy to replace. The philips swing arm type is usually fine but there is a capacitor on the decoder board that usually fails and mimics a w…
BM1700 left channel dead
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Oct 6, 2020 19:49That is BAD. Replace them.