Welcome to Beoworld ! The microphone's name is MD8 and the plug is a 3-pin male DIN. You should be able to find an adapter to match or you could just desolder the original plug (and keep it of course) and then solder on any other plug you'd like. Martin

Your capacitor theory could be right, caps can cause the strangest things, but I do feel that a transistor could much more likely be the culprit. Caps in the signal way are usually there to block DC and conduct AC (the signal) or to keep a point free of AC by decoupling to ground. In the majority of cases, caps fail by developing leaks or even shorts

The buttons are black with white lettering instead of alu with black lettering but that's about it, I suppose. The 8002 differs a bit from the other two, it has different processor code, platter, tonearm and sensor arm. F.e. it will show the number of repeats keyed in, the others won't. Martin

I wouldn't judge the things so hard. The Beovox 1702 is a wonderful sounding speaker and it's size is perfect for the office or similar. I have a pair in the workshop that I use for soak testing. Try them out against a pair of, say, CX50 and the 1702's will win, leaving the CX50 sounding sterile and cold. The Beomaster 1001 may not be rare

Thanks, definitely not the same. Martin

There's a good amount of hum, check the connections, especially inside the DIN plug and both grounds. The skips, however, is due to the cartridge being worn, wrong tracking force or the transport safety screws not being released... Martin

When it comes to amplifiers, B&O's amplifier from the 70's are state of the art soundwise. The problem with them today is aging components, especially capacitors of course. A well serviced Beomaster 2000,2200,...,6000,8000 will cover the entire audible frequency range plus a little more the exact same way a new Beocenter will. Basically

I normally do older stuff but I have serviced some Beolab Penta's and if I remember correctly there is a cover held by a single screw in the connector bay. Usually, there's a reason for a fuse to blow but I've had more than one case where a fuse was actually the only faulty component in a Beolab Penta. There are two fuses in each speaker

Welcome to Beoworld ! Maybe your Beolab Penta has blown an internal fuse. There are two fuses located inside, near the transformer in the bottom. Martin

Welcome to Beoworld ! Thanks for the info but it was already given higher up in this thread. Martin