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Where to get repairs/spairs
in General Discussion & Questions · Jun 4, 2023 17:10I was recently pointed in the direction of https://www.quality-dream-audio.co.uk/ by a forumite on here, and couldn't have been more happy with the service. They are near Lewes, E Sussex. If they are unable to supply par…
Beosystem 72-23!
in BeoSystem · May 17, 2023 10:54Steve at Sounds Heavenly wrote: I’m pleased that B&O aren’t standing still with their design [snip] There is more than a whiff of irony there, with B&O rehashing a 50 year old design ?
UK based repair needed
in General Discussion & Questions · May 16, 2023 17:36Thanks everyone! Quality Dream Audio are so close that I have booked a visit on Thursday. Fingers crossed that it is a simple fix ...
UK based repair needed
in General Discussion & Questions · May 16, 2023 12:02I am looking for someone in the UK - ideally somewhere in the south east - to fix the following ... Beogram 5500 (Type 5941, ~1988)- muting relay is probably not working correctly, as the LH channel more often than not o…
Beogram 5500 LH channel not working
in BeoGram · May 10, 2023 16:10Many thanks for the replies. I'll try to answer them in turn... The cartridge was re-furbished by a well known UK B&O specialist independent, who seem to be well regarded. Not sure if it is fair to identify him just now,…
Beogram 5500 LH channel not working
in BeoGram · May 7, 2023 11:35I don't have another, no. And they are sufficiently expensive that I am hesitant to want to buy one if possible
Beogram 5500 LH channel not working
in BeoGram · May 7, 2023 10:08With the cartridge removed I get ~ 764 Ω on both channels, and OL across the other pin pairs. So combining both of the above two replies I think that a) the cartridge itself, b) the wiring to the mute switch and c) the m…
Beogram 5500 LH channel not working
in BeoGram · May 6, 2023 15:07Thanks; with the MMC4 back in, I get the following resistances ... but am not sure how to interpret them. Might I have some assistance? I'm still not sure whether the channels are vertical or horizontal. TIA
Beogram 5500 LH channel not working
in BeoGram · May 5, 2023 15:45There are four terminals coming out of the back of the muting "switch" - just below the "11" on the board; the lower pair show OL when the switch is "out", and 0.2 Ω when in. The top pair show OL & 0.4-0.5 Ω. The leads t…
Beomaster 5500 capacitors dying?
in BeoMaster · May 5, 2023 12:16I have just fitted the new muting relay and the Beomaster is sounding great again. Thank you to all for your input. PS I meant to say relay and not transformer in my previous post - sorry. But I did take the opportunity …
Beogram 5500 LH channel not working
in BeoGram · May 5, 2023 02:29I have just had my ~1989 MMC4 re-worked / re-furbished, but having installed it no sound comes out of the LH channel. Except ... When the needle drops I get _some_ sound on the LH channel for a _very_ brief moment, then …
Beomaster 5500 capacitors dying?
in BeoMaster · May 1, 2023 11:38Thanks everyone - very helpful. I swapped the speakers over to #2 and the problem goes away, so will focus on the muting relay. Firstly, would I be right that the power relay is by the large transformers, and the muting …
Beomaster 5500 capacitors dying?
in BeoMaster · Apr 30, 2023 09:54When I first start listening to my 1988 Beomaster 5500, sometimes (but not always) the volume from the LH channel is lower than previously set, throwing the balance out. Raising the volume for a couple of seconds normall…
Beomaster 5500 refurbishment - success!
in BeoMaster · Apr 23, 2023 12:45I recently dug out my late father's Beomaster 5500 amplifier/tuner, Beogram CD50, Beogram 5500, Beocord 5500 & MCP 5500, which had been languishing unused in a box for ~15 years. I bought a pair of CX100 on eBay to repla…
Beocord 5500 will not stop
in BeoCord · Apr 13, 2023 10:36Sorry for not being clearer. By "drive pins" I mean did mean the capstans, yes - I had thought that the capstans were the plastic "gears" that go through the centre of the cassette. My bad. When I turn the deck on the ca…
Beogram 5500 turntable - 2nd arm
in BeoGram · Apr 8, 2023 15:22Thanks both - very interesting. I never realised that the second arm on the Beogram 5500 was there almost just "for show" !
Beocord 5500 will not stop
in BeoCord · Apr 8, 2023 03:20I have just replaced the two belts within my Beocord 5500 and powered it up. Both belts seem to be doing their job. When I press Play, FF, RWD & Turn on the main keypad the cassette transport mechanism does what one woul…
BG 5500 Arm string ankers broken
in BeoGram · Apr 7, 2023 15:47The small vertical white plastic "pin" has broken on my Beogram 5500 too; I designed and 3D printed something that _should_ work OK, but I have yet to install it. More robust than the original, and weighs virtually nothi…
Beogram 5500 turntable - 2nd arm
in BeoGram · Apr 7, 2023 03:24First post, so please be gentle... I have inherited my fathers Beosystem 5500 & am giving it a refresh. Some / many / most tangental arm Beograms have the non-cartridge arm on the left hand side, but on the Beogram 5500 …