Posts by DSJR (archived)
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Beogram 3000 spinning problem
in BeoGram · Oct 13, 2011 09:10Just a quickie, as all these decks suffer so - make sure the bracket holding the idler assembly is free to move back and forth. B&O used a particular grease that turned into vaseline very quickly (ten years or less) and …
Cartridge choices - an independent test
in BeoGram · May 30, 2010 17:33A quick comment on the new 20CL not always tracking as well as the new EN.. The Beogram 4002 has hard rubber "ribs" giving very marginal support to the vinyl records played (easily measured in reviews). This *may* upset …
How good can Beogram 8000 sound?
in BeoGram · Oct 9, 2009 14:57Two quick points... The first won't apply in California, but the MMC cartridges were incredibly temperature sensitive, the top end drooping very audibly if the ambient temp goes below 20 degrees C. The Soundsmith models …
Beogram 8000 'vs Beogram 8002
in BeoGram · Sept 8, 2009 12:15HiFi Choice waxed lyrical about the 8002, as at long last the deck had a decent support for the record - the hard ribs of the 8000 causing record damping problems in extremis. The 8002 (and 6002) were lovely, refined and…
Rebuilt MMC5 and Tracking
in BeoGram · Aug 19, 2009 08:59You won't damage anything by tracking at 1.5g, but I'd go with the above and reduce it to 1.2 or thereabouts. A quick email to Axel asking his advice wouldn't go amiss either. if you do, please post his conclusionjs here…
Beogram CD X -PERFORMS FLAWLESSLY!!!
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Aug 9, 2009 14:04The CDX and its Philips made cousin Mission DAD7000 were the first two players I ever heard which told me that CD was worth having in my life! The standard Philips models gave me a headache and the Sony CDP101 sounded bo…
Beogram 4002 distortion
in BeoGram · Aug 8, 2009 08:03These cartridges were temperature sensitive and should sound much better in clarity and tracking during the summer months. try shining a small spotlight on the deck, not close enough to risk damaging the lid, but enough …
Beogram 5005 or 1202
in BeoGram · Aug 8, 2009 07:51I'm still looking for a "lift" plate, but obviously not hard enough 😕 If the Achromat is a similar weight and total thickness to the beogram top platter, then you could try replacing one with t'other. Thinking about my …
Beogram 1000 RIAA?
in BeoGram · Aug 2, 2009 17:52late question - I've been away too long it seems - can this unit be used with my 1972 'Gram 3000, or was it a different one?
Beogram 5005 or 1202
in BeoGram · Jul 1, 2009 14:57A difficult one this - please bare with me and I'll have a go... In terms of mechanical engineering, I love the 1202 internals, but there are flaws - the studs on the platter don't support the record properly, there may …
1985 BeoCenter 7002 Help! I'm a newbie
in BeoGram · Jun 23, 2009 18:12Just a quick thought. Check that the lift "lever" is clearing the arm-tube when in the lowered position. if it doesn't, the arm won't lower enough to track the record correctly. The lift height is easily adjusted with ca…
Diagnosis needed
in BeoGram · Jun 10, 2009 17:38I've mentioned this before and it won't hurt to mention it again to a fellow audio-fool :)... Unlike we manic music lovers who play our systems almost daily, many of the "Beo-customers" I had were more normal people with…
1202 Newbie
in BeoGram · Jun 10, 2009 17:12One thing you have to bare in mind is that the audio cable coming out of these old Beograms was double screened. The inner screens carrying the signal return from the cartridge as usual, and the outer screen carrying the…
Beogram 7000- advice on new stylus
in BeoGram · Jun 5, 2009 13:48I can't comment on the Soundsmith cartridges, but I can say that by "sound quality" standards, the turntable you have was ok, but inclined to sound a bit too "safe." B&O cartridges are notoriously temperature sensitive a…
Beogram 1200, 1202, 1203
in BeoGram · Jun 5, 2009 13:38In the UK, many of these decks were only used on "high days and holidays" and actually had very little use as a result. The downside was that the greases and other lubricants gummed up and the decks stopped working, many…
SP10 cartridge misfunction
in BeoGram · May 26, 2009 09:25Good luck, I think they're worth the effort, despite their vintage.
SP10 cartridge misfunction
in BeoGram · May 19, 2009 04:37Not sure if I can post pictures, but I bought an SP6 and an SP12 with non-working styli and the cartridge bodies are different. I don't know whether this prevents an SP14/10 or 12 working with the earlier body. There's a…
Beomaster slider parts availability?
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · May 8, 2009 15:07I wonder if B&O themselves could consider it, as the best of these items are now collector's pieces. Trouble is, I suspect the tooling was disposed of decades ago and it would cost far too much to re-make these, bearing …
Beomaster slider parts availability?
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · May 8, 2009 13:58I've been lucky enough to come by a Beomaster 3000-2 for not much money (well under £30 including P&P) but there are parts of some of the sliders missing. The volume and tuning slider are fully intact and I have the lowe…
Soundsmith huge price raise
in BeoGram · May 6, 2009 10:10My problem with these prices is that low volume audio manufacture has increased in price when mass market audio (often made in China) has plummeted in price, hence the perfectly adequate DVD players you can buy in Tesco'…