I think we are running the risk of massively over reacting here. B&O have merely said that they are running a campaign and are hoping that they can include Beoworld in this by means of an ad. I am sure we are a tiny part of the campaign! They are merely covering all bases. For anyone to think this is part of a sinister plot or that it really needs

Completely correct - it is a Beogram 3000 which was made as a partner for the Beolab 5000 system of 1967. It is a Thorens TD124 Mk2.

Agree. The 8000 and 8002 were the last really good decks - the 6002 is a suprisingly good cheap package but after that it was all downhill. Of course if you want the best Beogram, you need one of these! See Frede !

Looks brass but the sub chassis is plastic - not what a subchassis should be. The 4000 is very heavy and the platter is also much heavier. I suppose you could glue it but it is most disappointing quality. This is the later 4002 which is not quite so heavy.

It is a Grado of some sort. The arm required surgery apparently! That bearing looks appalling! I had forgotten just how tatty the 5005 turntable was! I have a 7000 in a box upstairs but never use it. I will do a picture of my 4000 for comparison! The bearing in integrated into a die cast sub chassis which is sprung using three leaf springs. It takes

They do have a headphone socket...

You either need active speakers - the Beolab 2500s mentioned are the cheapest probably though Beolab Pentas can be cheap these days. Otherwise you need an external amplifier - this is called an MCL2P . With this you can then use any speakers you want by any make. Don't get the X25s - they really are very poor and were made to go with a cheap music

Actually there are more ICs in the 4000! The switching in the 4002 is just a lot simpler - nothing wrong with that! The 4000 gives the impression of being an engineer's model with all sorts of little refinements whereas the 4002 has been looked at by the accountants! Here is a picture of the modified 4002 arm.

You will find a 4000 very well built and with far more inside than your 5005 or Pink Triangle. The 4000 will appear bass light compared to the PT though -part of this is due to the platter - audiophiles in the US actually swapped the platter for one of mirrored glass and used a record clamp to get around this - they also swapped the cartridge but I

It rather depends on what you want. The 4002 and 4000 actually sound very similar - the 4000 is more complex and better engineered but is also more likely to have faults - though the 4002 will almost certainly need servicing as well. Both offer an improvement in sound over the 5005 but neither will blow your socks off! Don't bother with the 6000