In all the RL140's I've done, I never saw a midrange driver in need of attention. Martin

... and check that the transport safety devices has been completely losened. Martin

A too tight platter belt will pull the platter towards the motor. There will almost always be a little pull like this or the belt will not be tight enough. You could try without a belt installed and see if that's the reason. Won't the front-most leaf spring adjust enough to compensate for the dip ? Is the surface on which the Beogram stands

Surely, it can't be the Avant so it must be the iPod that caused the choice of the vintage forum for this post. Martin

Beovox S35 can have foam rot. It depends on the woofer surround material which can be either rubber or foam. In my opinion they are some of the best sounding two-way speakers ever. I agree with Andy, the price seems fair. Martin

Laurence, I'm still doing most of the rebuilds here on displays and/or boards sent to me. Handling, let alone soldering, 0402 LEDs (the whole component is only 0,5 x 1,0mm) is not something "every technician" can do easily but there are some who can and for them a DIY kit is fine. It also contains other components to convert the rest of

It's always a good thing when solutions can be found and what Derek shows here is definitely a solution to a well-known problem. There are kits readily available for display repairs. The kits have been made very flexible to suit the individual owners' skills, both complete DIY-kits and readily rebuilt displays on exchange basis (discrete displays

Yes, we need photos. I can't wait to see how it sounds... Then maybe later we can listen to what it looks like ... Martin

Hi Freddy, You have a PM (check your inbox). Martin

These are not easy machines to service and nothing related to the arm lowering mech. is easily accessed. I suggest you leave servicing to someone who has been there before. Martin