An ohm-meter across the contacts will tell you if the switch is good or bad. Martin

It's real dial string. I've seen fishing line and other types used with different success but there's nothing like the real thing. It's still available from some dealers. Martin

I agree that it's the owners speakers and they can do with them what they please, I'm not that grumpy. You may have good skills and hands for refoam'ing or maybe, like me, just a good portion of luck, either or both is good, but I can assure you that's far from common and I say that based on the things that are dropped off at my door

You're right. I don't agree on neither the fit of the surrounds (as I wrote in details elsewhere I got two different 10-inch surrounds that both were guaranteed to fit but none of them did) nor the skipping of aligning and re-shim'ing. It is important that everything is aligned, especially for powerful drivers like these. But that's

You must have shorted to something else since the two points you show are connected to the same track. If it ain't broken - don't try to fix it. I agree, that a bit of electronic fault finding is needed now. Martin

If you are sure that both the left and right signals are correct when using the turntable (Phono) input, they should also be correct when using Tape since there are no circuits associated with the Tape inputs that are not used for the Phono input as well. The problem could be the tape switch in the Beomaster but that's about it. Martin

I can probably find one but let's first finish the diagnose and see if your socket is really the reason and if it can be repaired in the given case. Switch on the Beomaster and choose Tape. Unplug the cable and put the volume control a bit up. Insert an unfolded paperclip into the pinholes in the tape socket, one pin at a time and listen for a buzz

Chris, welcome to Beoworld ! The problem could be as simple as a broken lead inside one of the DIN plugs on the cable or one of the pins in the DIN socket in the Beomaster could be in need of a bit more tension. Martin

New, safe components in perfect vintage look. I couldn't have wished for a better result. Now ready to mount back on the chassis and noone will be able to tell the difference. Martin

In place. Martin