[quote user="Step1"] Wow Peter I think that is the deck as used in one of my favorite Columbo episodes! [/quote] Crikey Olly - that's some memory you have . I know the episode of which you speak, the culprit used the tonearm to knock over a marker pen to set off a domino effect & drop a heavy book on the floor to replicate the sound

[quote user="Peter "] I have had a couple of these - quite fun and a stunning design - just not so good to actually use. [/quote] That is possibly the best & most succinct of any write up I've ever seen Peter I keep toying with the idea of selling on my BM1700 but cannot bring myself to do it for those very reasons (plus I also know

Many years ago (around my introduction B&O days in the late 1980's) I had a Kenwood stacking system with a tangential tracking deck with remote control track search facility. It had a quite high success rate at finding tracks but suffered with the same problems as all of the B&O ones in selecting a quiet period in a track. Not good when

[quote user="burantek"] Good luck Chris. P.S. Does this mean a certain pair of "stone" CX's may find a home as well? [/quote] EEK! I know my limits Jaff - 5 quid for pair of speculative do - me - up's is one thiing but £175 for a pair of pebble dashed CX50's is quite another. (I am a Yorkshireman after all - "short

[quote user="Step1"] It is a 4004 Chris. Yes I will be interested if you do have one! [/quote] You have a PM Olly. Chris.

OK, you've convinced me & I've placed a bid. Watch this space Don't anyone else go bidding on them & spoiling my "fun" Chris. PS - everyone keep looking for another fret to match the one Martin has found.

Yes it can. The Beomaster 5500 will control any of the 5000 components (CD50, BC5000) & vise versa the Beomaster 5000 can control the 5500 components. The only problem lies with interchanging the remote controls :- ie. the Beomaster 5000 cannot be controlled with any remote which is compatible with the Beomaster 5500 & again vice versa applies

[quote user="Dillen"] Don't mind him, Chris. Martin [/quote] If it wasn't for the classical sculpture in his last post I'd call him a Philistine. Keep digging Martin & if you find another fret we'll just have to prove him wrong on this one Chris. @ pepps - what's your technique for achieving these excellent "boot

I'm actually tempted by these simply for the challenge of restoring them. Anyone got any replacement frets? Chris.

Call me Mr suspicious if you like but to me it looks like a cheap way hiding bad cabinet scratches & making them out to be something special. I hate to admit it Nigel but you're probably right - they're likely to sell however hideous they are. Chris.