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Posts by gjaky (archived)
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B&O SP12 pickup replacement options?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 29, 2012 09:40 GMT

I was also amazed by the sony receiver, but it sounded just as it should instead of my BC3500. Also I had a BM3000-2 which sounded ok with a cheap TESLA turntable, but this BC doesn't impressed me with the same record, s…

B&O SP12 pickup replacement options?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 29, 2012 08:17 GMT

Problem solved... Accidentally I got a sony home theater receiver for testing and I hooked up it's phono input with my bc3500's turntable, and the difference was very-very notable. So I digged myself into the BC's phono …

B&O SP12 pickup replacement options?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 17, 2012 14:52 GMT

Ok, it seems the major problem is that the speed of the plate is too low instead of a worn-out pick up. I've tested the stroboscope sign: it isn't "stopping", and compared a track from a record with an mp3, and the recor…

B&O SP12 pickup replacement options?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 4, 2012 13:31 GMT

Hi, I picked up a faulty BC3500 for free, fortunatly the machine is in fantastic optical condition, after replacing the main rectifier the set is working fine. However the pickup of the turntable is probably worn out, th…

Beomaster 5000 communication with MCP
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 27, 2011 13:10 GMT

Huh, just did a little look around for the MCP5000, and I am not happy, the only one suitable (on ebay, at least) is from UK and costs 67€ + shipping, but my beomaster was only 26 € , maybe someone got one spare? :)

Beomaster 5000 communication with MCP
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 26, 2011 04:25 GMT

Thanks! I hoped that this is the normal operation... then I'll look for a remote :) My guess is also the same for this seller, because the front lid was stuck a bit, and the power button seems to call back the last opera…

Beomaster 5000 communication with MCP
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 26, 2011 03:59 GMT

Hello, a new guy here... I recently bought a "defective" beomaster 5000 receiver for a quite reasonable price. The thing is that it looks like the stuff is working well, tried only with headphones though, but the speaker…