I would strongly suggest getting the cheapest MCL compatible audio player you can rather than jury rigging your existing system. If you live in Berkshire, there is what would appear to be a fairly cheap system selling in the next 3 hours for not very much! Ideal system! Otherwise, consider something like a Beomaster 5500 or a Beocenter 9500. Where are

I really am very sad about this. I think he gave a face to the top management at B&O which was approachable and one felt he was an enthusiast, like us. He wrote personally to me a couple of times in very kind terms and I have a huge amount of respect for him. I wish him every success in whatever he plans for the future and would suggest that any

In principle I agree with you. In practice, even NOS cartridges can suffer from hardening suspension and this does affect sound quality. This allied to the fact that most cartridges on eBay sold as 'new' are used, would lead me to get a Soundsmith one. I also like the MMC6000 but I have yet to find a good one - the stylus seems very prone to

Interesting aside! The B&O cartridges are set so that the diamond, which is square, is set so that the diamond tracks with the parallel surfaces parallel to the grooves. The Soundsmith cartridge is set at 45 degrees to this so that the edges are next to the grooves. Not a lot of people know this..... Obviously the part of the diamond that tracks

Another go at higher magnification!

Lovely deck! I suppose ~I would do the following: Undo the transit screws, Then I would probably remove the platter surround from the deck - this is done by pulling the wood trim forward and this releases all the metal plates. Lift off the platter surround and you will see the motor and the pulley. You can then easily put the platter on and position

Just went to check mine to test this for you and it is misbehaving!! Could be capacitors or a fault in the lowering circuit.

h1npw: And is there really that much difference in the looks? I know I'm going to upset a few folk here, but I think anyone who spends £5K,6K,7K,8K+ on a plasma / lcd TV either needs their bumps feeling or has more money than I will ever have! The technology is still being developed and sets are bound to become inferior compared to current

Offline means you are not attached to the B&O server. The Beo5 simply connects via a USB cable. All the set ups and logos are contained in the software - that is why it is 65Mb. Simply attach the Beo5 to the computer and the software will recognise it. You can then start building up a set up. I am surprised your dealer didn't give you a little

Just click the Work Offline button - you don't need the user name or password - allegedly! You will probably need to set the language as well - button at bottom right hand corner.