I wouldn't worry about this too much, as it is more to do with back tracking than forward track, a feature which you will never see used! Basically the original method to adjust back track was to adjust the height of the shutter, but as this is not very easy to achieve satisfactorily the adition of the trimmer helps. I would concentrate on getting

I am intrigued - what rubber damper are you referrng to?

You learn something new every day :)

That was kept quiet! Many happy returns to Lee!

[quote user="TWG"] Discussing with friends etc. a good argument was always that B&O build their stuff in Denmark and you can feel and see the quality. [/quote] So how do you feel about the Beocentre 2000 /02 or the 2200 / 4000. Very little B&O in any of these products not even sure where they were made tbh, mostly Japan I suspect.

I think it much more likely to be the lead or other fault before the cartridge but that can't be ruled out either. If you have not got a meter to check yourself I would rather personally take the deck to someone who is a little more neutral...

B&O have been outsourcing at least part of their production for a heck of a long time. Not sure where you would start tbh. Certainly you would be shocked if you knew the truth about B&O's many cd and VCR 'custom clones'. This company has to survive, and as far as I am concerned innovation is what has always put B&O ahead of the

[quote user="burantek"] You need a red bow on top! [/quote] You just know he has already borrowed the wifes naughty knot and tried it out don't you

The strobe is scratched and marked on mine too Jacques, in fact there is a huge burn mark under my platter where the solenoid volt-drop resistor had previously exploded I am convinced the only way this could have happened is with clumbsy hands (i.e. someone shorting the solenoid) as there is no natural explanation as far as I can see!!!! I tried photocopying

[quote user="Leslie"] [quote user="tournedos"] [quote user="Leslie"] Make sure to align the glaspanels properly the first time (with this tape) or else you have to do it all over again . This is really good stuff! [/quote] ...and remove ALL of the old tape from both surfaces first, or the end result will be too thick, and