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Re: Flash your B&O - new thread!

Well, as suggested by someone earlier in this thread, I pulled the shelves etc out of my bureau to make a home for my new Beogram 3000. It seems like it needs some servicing as well as the cartridge retip, but it sure looks cool!

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by SamWise72 on Fri, Apr 6 2012

Re: Help me trouble shoot my Beogram 3000

It does seem to be coming from the motor, so I suspect you're right. How hard a job is a motor service? I also noticed that the arm made noise coming to position, then lowered, and began to make noise again. I pressed the lift button, and then the turn button, and on pressing turn it made more noise, but didn't move. I suspect I'm going to have a little to do, on this.

Posted to BeoGram (Forum) by SamWise72 on Fri, Apr 6 2012

Re: Extraordinary wriggling from an eBay seller

This guy has 100% good feedback, but I just don't think he can stand to let it go for £5. The idea that I'd believe that his parents have completely unexpectedly gone to New Zealand is extraordinary.

Posted to eBay - the right way! (Forum) by SamWise72 on Thu, Apr 5 2012

Help me trouble shoot my Beogram 3000

I've picked up my Beogram today, and as described by the seller, it needs a new stylus, but before I send the cartridge away to Axel, I have another significant worry. The deck makes a LOT of noise, which I'm sure isn't right; I'd describe it as sounding like a computer fan with too much dust in the bearings. What could be causing that? The arm tracks correctly to the record, but because the stylus is so tired, I can't tell whether it's playing at the correct speed. A little

Posted to BeoGram (Forum) by SamWise72 on Thu, Apr 5 2012

Extraordinary wriggling from an eBay seller

I was lucky enough (I thought) to win a Beocentre 4000 (the first time round), with a set of S40s and an iPod-DIN cable for £5, but the fun I've had trying to get hold of it has been extraordinary. Firstly, I messaged him and suggested a pickup date 2 weeks from the sale. He replied that they needed to be picked up immediately because he was moving abroad at the end of the week, which he hadn't mentioned in the listing. I therefore arranged to go down the following day, and then got

Posted to eBay - the right way! (Forum) by SamWise72 on Thu, Apr 5 2012

Recommend me an FM aerial?

I've been listening to the radio through my cable TV plugged into my Beocentre 8000, which is great in that it gives me access to all the DAB channels, but just somehow feels wrong. I'd like to be able to use FM, but it came with no aerial. My previous system did pretty well with just a single core wire coiled round a plastic loom thing, so I guess a t shaped ribbon would do, but I wondered if y'all had any recommendations?

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by SamWise72 on Mon, Mar 26 2012

Re: Poor men and tangential turntables - is it sustainable?

Sorry Evan, I think I'm gonna keep the 1202.

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by SamWise72 on Sat, Mar 24 2012

Re: Poor men and tangential turntables - is it sustainable?

Better news. It appears the seller switched to a Mac, and none of his replies to eBay messages were getting through. He hadn't entrusted the deck to Royal Mail, and pickup is arranged. Also, it does have a cartridge, only with a worn stylus, so I can get it sorted by Axel. Looking forward to meeting it, and assessing whether that's all it needs.

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by SamWise72 on Fri, Mar 23 2012

Re: Switching Beocentre 8000 to Aux or Tape 2 using Beolink 1000

Thanks, I may do that! I'm pondering whether to look for a Beovision 3 used, or instead to go for a cheap HD flat screen. There's nothing wrong the with TV I have, but it would be nice to control everything from the one remote, but equally, it'd be nice to have HD, and there's no way I can afford a B&O HD set.

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by SamWise72 on Fri, Mar 23 2012

Re: Beolink 1000 prices (and Used B&O pricing in general!)

Well, it's here! It's clearly genuinely brand new, and works perfectly. Weighs a ton! Nice to have a remote made of metal.

Posted to General Discussion & Questions (Forum) by SamWise72 on Fri, Mar 23 2012