Your problem sounds like the beginning of the classic duff laser effect. The CD mechanism will probably need replacement. In the meantime, try cleaning the laser lens.

Were the pictures of no help????

[quote user="Medogsfat"] Agree 100% with Graham - condition is king with these. I beleive an unopened/boxed Beogram 4500 sold for @ £1,200 on ebay not so many months ago which is over 3 times the new price in 1991 (£360 back then). Chris. [/quote] My memory says it was a BG9500 so not even with the RIAA fitted!! Makes mine look

[quote user="Leslie"] [quote user="joeyboygolf"] I have two mint mint turntables for sale and two very good turntables at half the price. The only real difference is the quality of the lids! [/quote] Graham, Why are these 4500 turntables so bl..dy expensive. Is it just because of the mirror finished top plate or are there any other

Believe me, they are no longer available and haven't been for some years. It doesn't matter where you live, they are not available. Hence , mint examples of any item in the series fetch premium prices. The only possible exception could be the cassette player which has a limited market nowadays. I have two mint mint turntables for sale and two

[quote user="Leslie"] Graham, If you have the plastic frame which is placed in the housing (rear keypad sits in it), mine has broken (will let you know this monday BC9000 parts)! Leslie [/quote] Sorry Leslie, I do have a plastic frame but it is well broken and not worth using.

MMC are "Moving Micro Cross" which is a derivative of moving magnet designs. Output is a bit lower than most traditional moving magnet cartridges but the MM setting will do, you will have to turn the volume control up a little.

In the UK, we used to be nominal 240V supply and we changed to 230V to accomodate you Europeans when we all decided to get in bed together! Most UK spec vintage B&O had and used a 240V tapping on the transformer and had different part numbers to the EU variant.

Like Peter I have to admit to being unimpressed with the passive amp or the amp in the BC9XXX series other than they do a job and seem reliable. Where I disagree with Peter is regarding the DAC. It would appear that as long as it is there and works, I can't tell the difference. However, I also am not a lover of the iconic Beolab Penta that you all

I suspect that you have messed up the pincode entry and will now need to leave it for at least 3 hours until the system will allow you to re-enter the correct pin code. This is all described in your user manual! Take a tip from me........when you do get it working.........de-activate the pin code system ( also described in the user manual ). That way