I would imagine that these has been done after purchase. I think if B&O did a custom finish, they would not start with a white set. Being the proud owner of a blue Beolab 2, I can vouch that after market customisation can be very professional.

The loudness button only influences sound at low volumes. And yes, the treble, bass and balance indictors should light up red. Dillen can supply a light and capacitor kit. A couple of pictures of the lights can be seen here .

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It really depends on what you like. The Soundsmith cartridges are extremely good and have a more hi-fi sound than the B&O ones. By that I mean they have more top end detail. This can make them a little tiring to listen to compared to the originals but that is only my opinion. They review very well and seem to be very popular with their buyers. I

To give some credit, Newcastle, at least, are very good. I always get a reply and they all know me by name. I have been looking for an LX recently and they have been trying their best to help.

But always switch the button to off when playing a stereo record as it is not uncommon to find that the decoder can be fooled into detecting a spurious carrier frequency.

My honest opinion is that the cartridges are better than the deck in this case. Not to be too down on the deck, but the cartridges are very good! If I was looking for a long term fix, I would probably buy a Soundsmith cartridge. I think I would get a SMMC4. The alternative is to get Axel to rebuild your MMC2 - he did one of mine and it was superb.

These can fail but require a new drive string usually. Replacing this will call for patience. I have had a couple of these and personally have never had any issues.