As mentioned... Yes, this is a US model -type 8490.

[quote user="Rich"]For the "red room"?[/quote] no... the SILVER, maybe BLUE! I ordered from STB Saturday night. I assume they shipped on Monday. The parcel arrived this morning (Wednesday) -2 days shipping from UK to US!!! Remarkable service and the products are very well made and well... beautiful! Shame to hide them behind ugly

Remarkable pair. Based on the unmarked condition of the stand pucks, at least they seem to have never been used. Perhaps the speakers as well. A nice find and they shouldn't have a problem finding a new home!

[quote user="Rich"]But that wasn't the HFS moment. That came about 15 minutes later in the 4th or 5th song, when the 4002 without warning SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP MIDSONG WITH THE STYLUS STILL IN THE GROOVE!!!![/quote] Sorry for my absence! Looks like you are on your way to dealing w/ the holes. Back to the point of the table slowing. Based

[quote user="Paul Winn"]TODAY'S THE DAY![/quote] Oh sugar! Quickly and randomly... 1.) You are known in motorcycling circles as one of the greatest influences in the history of Triumph (certainly the modern iteration)... You had the fortune (or misfortune) of the factory fire which offered a bit of a clean slate approach to your task at

Brackets ordered...

What's not to like? Availability in the states!

Hmmm... from me as well! Once had a customer call a bit irate -stating there was something wrong with his new BG5005 and MMC3. The arm would just skate across the record! I asked if he had raised the stylus guard... ~30 seconds later he was not so irate.

[quote user="futurist"]both of which were spotless to my eyes anyway[/quote] I agree having had the same problem. One night mine did exactly the same thing -dropping like a hammer! After cleaning up the Scotch I spit across the room... I logged into BeoWorld and then proceeded to do the sensor clean. Worked perfectly. To the point: I thought

[quote user="Rich"]I was almost moved to tears a few times.[/quote] Don't feel bad admitting your emotions -Justin Beiber always brings me to tears.