Very funny ! Martin

Now you ask.... Martin

Dan, Welcome to Beoworld ! This is a very nice offer indeed and I'm sure that someone will grab this one very fast. One thing, though; Maybe you would be so kind and let us know your whereabouts, we don't need the exact address but just an idea of the pickup location. Martin

A very nice system indeed - and one to envy for sure. It's true that I have a palisander Beocord 5000 of the 80's stacking version and it has a red serial-number label. I actually have two but the other one have no label at all. I also know of a Beomaster 8000 with a red label, not that I can spot any special things about it though. The black

Yes, I'm sure that the fault lies within the lamp/sensor or related circuitry. You will have to measure around a bit, folow the sensor signal and see where it is disturbed. Maybe a shorted sensor wire or a cracked solder joint at the main board edge connectors. Martin

I see. Probably the tracking sensor/lamp/assembly that needs adjusting. Maybe the interrupter has worked lose. It should make the carriage keep up with the tonearm but only just so, not run astray. It's the diaphragm adjustment, page 3-5 in my service manual, I suggest you try that before anything else. With the tonearm hovering above the record;

Could be a bad transistor. Does the carriage continue to the center ? Won't the carriage go to the right at all ? If not, how do you get the carriage back to home position ? Martin

Extremely kind of you, Steve and of course I will pay for the speakers etc. Still, it would be a shame to break them up so if someone wants them as-is, please grab them. Martin

I agree, and no cartridges are available anymore (let alone cheaper) in Denmark. Martin

Misadjusted leaf spring(s) will not cause for a wobbly movement. It will merely have the platter sit too high, too low or off horizontal. If the platter itself is still nice and flat I'm sure the problem is with the subplatter. As others suggest, it wouldn't be the first time we see this. Martin