I've always had a thing for the plain old all-stainless submariner. As a scuba diver who's had more than one watch leak I like knowing I have a piece of equipment that can get beaten and still hold up under pressure. One of the record holding deep divers took a couple watches with him down to 1000 feet (all rated for that depth) and the submariner

Just to add to what Goldfrog said, the two-pin DIN B&O adapters are found easily on ebay. If I recall correctly, the little round pin is positive, so the red speaker wire gets connected to that. Then the black wire gets connected to the large rectangular pin. Connecting non-B&O speakers to the system is pretty simple. Don't get speaker wire

tournedos: Has anyone ever experimented on how much of this is due to the tiny DIN connectors and the typically really thin cable you can comfortably attach to them? I usually laugh at high-end cable voodoo, but it's easy to believe that there are audible effects when you think of the currents that flow in the passive speaker cables... -mika The

Jandyt: I can't understand what was holding it together, with all those screws missing??? B&O Passion. It's accomplished far greater things, to which a remote is but nothing...

I was so relieved to see that. I was afraid this was going to be one of those threads with people arguing that you'll destroy your stuff without power line conditioners. Austin

Have you actually needed to do this or are you just wondering if it's possible? I'm asking because I sometimes wonder how much of an issue the suspension depredation really is. Last year I bought a new sp12 cartridge still in the original plastic package. There are quite a few people who would have said something like "it's junk anyway

Thanks Mica. I called my local dealer today, and they said they'll call the Chicago warehouse on Monday to see whether they're still available. Austin

The brushed aluminum ones can be sanded and re-brushed but it's quite a bit more work. Austin

Nice thread. I'll start working on something after my evolutionary bio exam in 2 hours edit: ^ Of course my smileys are the ones that show up broken...

Have you adjusted the tracking force properly? This likely wouldn't change the sound drastically, but since you said this is your first turntable I wanted to make sure you know to adjust it. Also, I'd recommend buying at least one new LP to serve as a benchmark for your turntable. It will allow you to eliminate the LP as any source of problems