A brave man - I take it you have dowmloaded the service manual and technical manual. There is also this pithy comment from Beocentral! Despite being pretty large, this receiver could still do with being 50% bigger! And it is a shame it is not direct coupled as you could lose all those capacitors!

Should be fine! You could use one of the stacking B&O CD players but they do not lend themselves to this type of application as apart from the rarely seen remote for the CD50, you will lose all remote capabilities and get a very basic player.

Welcome to Beoworld. As you may have guessed, this has been the subject of considerable debate. Here is one review. Here is another. If you will excuse me, I will put it simply. 1. The soundsmith cartridges are the only new options in town. They are all based on the same basic design - the SMMC20 range are simply the SMMC1-4 range with a larger body

That would be the Sharp VZ . Clever if a bit plastic!

Yes! I have a couple! Very useful especially if you have your equipment in a stand like the 8000 system. It means you only need one mains lead! In the UK it also means you don't have to cut off the original 2 pin plugs. I don't suppose audiophiles regard them with much affection though - they don't cost £1000 a metre!

I would suggest a CDX - it will plug in using the Tape 2 RCA plugs . The remote, if the small hand held one, just takes a normal 9V battery. If you have the MCP, I think this uses AA batteries. Of course any make of CD player will work with this Beocenter as it does have a Line In socket.

I agree - open them up and there are rolling acres inside! The exact opposite of the BM 2400! I do like the bonnet stay feature - makes you realise that these are made to last and be serviced. If only the clutch mechanism was better - I remember Beomuse described changing the tractors to a more sturdy mechanism. The Beomaster 6000 has a not dissimilar

Where are you? Never seen a 1600 in the flesh - I don't think they sold it in the UK. It is the FM only version of the BM1700 T1701 - the service manual for that can be found here . I don't have a user manual at the moment (If anyone has one...) These are quite spendid looking devices and in some ways are a continuation of the design style of

Do you remember the ADC Accutrak ? Not sure how well it worked!

The 4400 is one of the best receivers made by B&O - ever. You can connect a record player, a tape player and a CD player . If you don't use a tape player, an iPod with a suitable dock can be added instead. The 3000 has much the same inputs - the Phono 2 input can be used for a CD player or iPod. It has the slight advantage that it has RCA plugs