Woohoo! I just got my new Beogram 6000 (the older 4002-like model), all in one piece - after I assembled it, anyway. And it sounds great with the MMC20S which was delivered with it! Everything seems to be fine mechanically. However, someway through the record it will spontaneously lift the arm, return to rest and stop. Is this another "get the

What the heck am I doing awake? It must be 09:34 on Sunday morning. -mika

joynsyde: I thought that more and more of their products were being made dual-voltage now... What with globalization and such... It's easier with small power devices. They usually have switching mode power supplies nowadays, and they don't basically care much about which voltage you feed them. However, things like power amplifiers mostly still

ipaul: After cleaning the mechanics to be lubricated i spay some of this on a cotton q-tip, than wipe that onto the parts to be lubricated, let it dry a bit and wipe away any access oil, this seems to leave a nice thin lubricating layer which is not sticky also. This is the key when using silicone based lubricants - never spray it directly on the target

I have a hunch that this Wikipedia article is full of it. The heat sink goo is silicon paste, and will harden for sure. The stuff you use for lubrication is silicone grease... -mika

There are apparently two schools regarding the fret removal; this is what I was taught: http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/thread/73105.aspx I believe using a blunt knife behind the fret would be more friendly to the clips, and Martin's method more friendly to the fabric. Your choice -mika

For some values of Beogram and Beomaster, certainly yes. The first obvious issue is the RIAA preamps or lack of them. I don't think there ever was any Beomaster with two preamp'd phono inputs, so at least one of your Beograms should have it built-in (or you need an external preamp). The other can then go to the other phono input (for some old

I think I've found myself a Beogram 4002 from abroad. In case the seller hasn't done this before, is there any specific advice on how to pack this thing so I won't receive a box full of shreds? -mika

anampersand: I looked at pictures of the 5000, and it really is beautiful, I must admit. But do you lose any quality or accuracy on a radial arm instead of tangential? Theoretically, there's only one correct angle for the pickup needle, and that's the angle used during recording. The mastering machines all had tangential arms. The more you divert

Dunno how close your 5000 is to my 6500 (I guess they had different mechanisms?), but I had funny transport problems (like the takeup spool not turning at all) due to the axles of the cassette spools being dry. They have tiny screws on top, undo them and then you can pull off the spools & springs from their axles. Clean and lubricate, and this might