Not very close - In Newcastle - but I will stand by what I say. I would put it on eBay and if it doesn't get to £50 with a decent advert, I'll buy it. It will need posting though! (I'd pay that as well obviously!!)

Try Go and then the Yellow button. Works on mine.

The B&O reel itself would be worth a fair bit!! I would put on eBay, with some good pictures - the more the merrier, and some decent copy explaining how this is a high end domestic reel to reel player. I would show the rare B&O reel - put a full tape on the other spindle in at least one picture. I'll guarantee you will get a decent price

I think you should get rather more - particularly if it is working. The 1500 was a worthy machine and there is a fad at present for the retro. With a couple of reels, I would expect more like £50+

In my view the best receiver made by B&O . I would definitely try to fix it - I would suggest getting the capacitor kit from Martin if you can solder and have a go. If you feel this would be beyond you, I would be very tempted to get someone who really knows and loves B&O to fix it. It is worth sending it to another country if necessary!

I have put it on site.

I know Tim has pulled apart a number of cartridges in an attempt to fix them. I think he has managed but the attrition rate was too high to make this anything but an exercise in seeing it it was possible. I would suggest a new cartridge is the best way forward. Remember any working cartridge can be uprated to the highest spec. I have a MMC20S which

And it is essentially the same chassis as that of the Beolab 1 so it needed no big design costs.

It rather depends on the context. When the BS10 was released, it was ridiculously expensive and massively under specified compared the competition. Not to have Dolby at that time was the preserve of the worst boom boxes selling for next to nothing. The Beolit range was expensive but were at the top of radio performance - indeed their tone and sound

Used HD600s with and without an amplifier (Music Fidelity X-can V3). Not a lot of difference! The HD600s are superb - not quite as good at the very top end compared to the Grado RS-1 but I think the bass is better and you can use them in bed! (You cannot lie on your side with the Grados as the cans have a design which means that resting against anything