I have a MMC3 in exactly this condition which came from a later version tangential tracking deck. These decks track by using the tonearm movements via the stylus to trigger a circuit which tells the servo motor to step the tonearm on. This seems to have caused the breakdown in the internal cartridge suspension - the strange thing is that the cartridge

The grounding for B&O turntables is done via the metal outer shield of the din plug. The original B&O cable will have been a Din to Din cable fully shielded to ground. I suspect the Din to RCA cable which you are calling the original is actually an after market item & isn't grounded this way. I would try as you suggest & run a direct

Hi & welcome to Beoworld. Connecting a CD player is easy, use the tape 2 input. Any CD player will work fine but if you want a B&O one then the CDX is the one to choose. Chris.

Not possible I'm afraid. The lids are anodised aluminium & any attempt to remove the scratches will make the appearance 100 times worse & make you wish you had never started. The only solution is to order a new one from B&O or learn to live with it. Chris.

The only reason I can think of is that people must think that the higher the number, the more highly specified the cartridge is. A fair assunption to make if you don't know. Chris.

[quote user="9 LEE"] Keep those entries coming! We're already snowed under with a deluge of them.. thanks to all those people who have already sleuthed it out Lee [/quote] Someone out there wants these prezzie and who can blame them, some really good stuff in there. Plenty of correct entries so far. Maybe I made it too easy & should

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[quote user="jldmelb"] It's very heavy!! Would you believe, just after I took the third photo it slipped in the glass shelf and the clock mechanism broke in to about a million pieces So now I need to find a mechanism for it.... If anyone knows where I could get one can you please let me know?? [/quote] Soak it in very hot water for a couple

Now THAT is true dedication - I'm very impressed by your straight line thinking - brilliant! Chris.

[quote user="9 LEE"] 11) Bang & Olufsen Ltd Edition Bottle Stopper (these are superb!) [/quote] As road tested & confirmed by my poor long suffering wife Jan Chris.