Adam, I purchased a series of records, 21 in all, and most had mold issues. I cleaned each and every one with my Discwasher and then cleaned the brush with dishwashing soap. Is this sufficient and/or is there a better way to clean a contaminated brush? All my Beograms have the power to turn the platter with the D4 brush, although the 8000 seems to have

Thanks Adam, Perhaps I will just really clean the old brush and keep it. With 7 Beograms it can not hurt to have more than one cleaning tool. Jeff

After reading Peter’s suggested article on vinyl, cartridges, etc. I decided that my 30 year old D4 Discwasher kit might well be in need of replacement. True, I recently washed the brush which looks like new, but after so many years feared it must contain a whole lot of bacteria, crude, etc….. although it “appears” completely

I must admit, our site is not easy to navigate on this point, however with your clear instructions, I found it. Thank you. Jeff

I know I must be overlooking something, however I can not find the link to User’s Guides for download. Where is it? Jeff

Hi Peter, A most interesting read, if somewhat above my meager ability to comprehend technical material. I have done many things that have not entirely helped my records over the years. A new record cleaning kit is the least of my omissions. I see that I may well have some very worn styluses and that is affecting the sound quality of my various Beograms

Hi Peter, As mentioned before, the MMC6000 was a gift from a fellow B&O collector in California and it was/is a huge improvement over the MMC4000 that I initially used on the Beogram 8000. While I can not begin to match your expertise in regard to B&O products I am a bit surprised to read that the diamond styluses wear vis a vis the suspension

For me saying a vinyl record sounds like a CD represents a rather misguided compliment as while I admire the crispness of the CD, I find them clearly less “real” sounding to that of a good vinyl recording. The sound of a CD seems compressed to me and as such a bit artificial as compared to a vinyl record which sound genuinely accurate. You

Groan or hum….. I suppose it hums, so I stand corrected. By the way you are NOT interfering as we all appreciate input on this site. How else are we to learn? I am going to try lubricating the bearing to see if that helps. In any case, it is not a big issue. I don’t know why anyone would put down the 8000 series Beograms as they are excellent

Peter, Before I even began writing this piece, I anticipated your reaction. I know that electronics do NOT improve with age…… nothing does other than wine, and pizza the next day. In regard to your suggestion I have given a good deal of thought to swapping the two cartridges just to see how they compared. However I have had such a tremendous