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GOLD MemberAnd the picture they’ve used in their ‘Contact Us’ section is a picture of Heinz Klaus of German loudspeaker manufacturer HEDD Audio!
How on earth do they get away with this?
Those are the standard mains suppression capacitors that have been fitted to most electronics since the 1970s. They can fail and, when they do there’s usually a bang and some smoke, but I would have though this TV was far too young for that.
I wonder if this is tied in with a visit we had a year or two back to change out a board on our Beovision Eclipse TV as a “preventative maintenance precaution” due to a potential failure issue that had been identified? As I’m in the UK, our lovely new forum owners, Multicare, contacted us directly and came and did the job for free, but I wasn’t home that day so didn’t find out exactly what it was they changed.
As the TV is fairly recent, I would say that your best port of call initially would be a B&O dealer if you have one nearby.
Sorry to bring this one up again but how do we write text below quoted replies on the new Multicare Forum? I was familiar with the ‘Text’ tab on the previous forum but that doesn’t seem to be there now.
What I do when I have quoted something like here is to press enter, an then the Quote sign to left allign the text after the Quote. I think it also was that way it worked before.
Aha – got it. Thanks!!
Sorry to bring this one up again but how do we write text below quoted replies on the new Multicare Forum?
I was familiar with the ‘Text’ tab on the previous forum but that doesn’t seem to be there now.
Beocord 1200 Deluxe and Beocord 2400
Hi, I have added the information that we currently have. I hope it is useful.
It is indeed – many thanks!
It turns out I actually meant Beocord 2000 Deluxe and not 1200, but another member somehow knew this has sent me the necessary manuals!No worries – I’m relieved to know I’m not the only one!
Thanks for the updates, everyone, and I can completely understand that transferring all the manuals over will be a herculean task – just wanted to make sure it wasn’t me being daft!
The manuals I was after are for the Beocord 1200 Deluxe and Beocord 2400 reel to reel machines but there’s really no panic. Given how long my ‘to-do’ list is I think I should get round to them in August 2025 or thereabouts…
I will also need to see it in the flesh. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been a bit sniffy about a new B&O product’s picture, only to completely fall in love with it when I see the real thing!
Surely the whole point of the Beolab 90s (and, I assume, 50s) is that you don’t need to worry about where you put them!
My 90s are plonked in the corners of my lounge, where they look nice, but where my old passive speakers would cause a noticeable room boom. I have run the EQ from my listening seat and they sound sublime.
Good to be back up and running! Forum looks smart, too.
The Line In/Line out connector is to separate the preamplifier and power amplifier sections of the unit and is not suitable for plugging anything external in. As you have found, if you remove the linking plug, you don’t get any sound from the speakers.
I can’t comment on where the 36mV figure in the service manual came from but it sounds like a misprint! the Tape 2 and AUX connections are normal line level inputs and so this is where you should be connecting your streamer.
Yep, you got me too!!
Also, I’ve seen some people make the Room Compensation measurements, but never enable the filters in the Preset.
I would never dream of doing something that silly, however, after a software update a few years back (I can’t remember if it was in the BL90s themselves, or the B&O app) the setup reset itself to switch the Room Compensation filter off.
It was a good few days before I realised something didn’t sound quite right and investigated!
Oh, yes indeed – it certainly can!
That looks superb – excellent job!
Although I hate to break it to you but you’re not really listening to CX100s by the looks of it, as they appear to be far from original.
Hi Steve, A cheap Beogram is always worth it. My best deal was a € 80 Beogram 4000 with a $ 70 SMMC20EN – brand new.
My best was a mint, boxed Beogram 4000 from a car boot sale for…………I hope you’re sitting down……….£4!
I repaired and serviced it and then foolishly sold it for the dizzying sum of £90. About 3 months later, Haden Boardman did an article on them in Hi-Fi World magazine in the UK and values shot up to about £500 overnight.
As we all know, those values never came back down. Selling that deck is the biggest audio regret of my life!
Hi Adam, Good point, I will have another check inside the Beogram to see if there is an MMC4 lurking in there anywhere! Still on the lookout for a good pair of RL140 (and an MMC4!) By the way, will you be heading up to the Maverick hi-fi show again this year? Will be great to hear your B&O setup again! Kind regards, Steve.
No, not planning on doing the show this year – I haven’t joined the forum, either, but I may do at some point.
Hi Adam, That is a real bargain, I also love the sleek lines and sound of these later radial Beograms, so I’m busy finding a reason to justify keep this one! Kind regards, Steve.
I wouldn’t worry, Steve – B&O speaks to the heart so justification is unnecessary! I enjoyed your video and glad to hear the Beogram is up and running. The stylus brush down the back made me chuckle as well – Tim Jarman mentioned to me long ago that he has found dozens of these under Beogram top plates over the years. Then again, the last thing he found inside a Beogram turned out to be a perfectly serviceable MMC4, so do always check inside if you hear rattling!
Adam.
P.S. – have you treated yourself to some RL140s yet?Tim is still alive and well and repairing B&O!
You can contact him here: https://beocentral.com/contact
I’ll watch the video later, but in my opinion, a £45 Beogram 2000 is always worth buying! My Beogram 2000 actually cost me £21 as it didn’t work but it’s in superb condition (and, of course, it works now…).
As an aside, the Beogram 2000 is actually my favourite of the later Beograms. I prefer the radial trackers of this era as I think they sound better than the linear tracking types, and you want all the features such as repeat and Datalink, so that narrows it down to the Beogram 2000 or 5000.
Whilst the 5000 is essential as a part of the 5000 system as it matches correctly, when taken in isolation I think the Beogram 2000 is the nicest looking – sleek plinth styling and a full clear lid. I really don’t need a Beogram 2000 but mine’s not going anywhere!
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