That is certainly interesting! Maybe the two I currently got have dodgy bearings! Belts are fine. It does sound more like a resonant sound tbh more in line with cheaper motors - I am sure Chartz mentioned his servo being noisy on transitions. He was going to try replacing the foam inside the casing so not sure if that was ever attempted... No doubt

We are not talking about the platter motor? we are talking about the servo, I think! Graham are your servo motors plastic or metal and is there really no sound from plastic versions at all? I would be very worried if I heard the platter motor at all tbh! Graham I guess the speed change relay is not as obvious but you can definately hear it - just before

Is there somthing loose? I wonder if that piece of foam inside the springs is missing - wouldn't have thought it would have made that much difference but maybe so?

[quote] Nothing sounds better than the Bose 901 VI speaker giving you a lifetime of listening experience.[/quote] And people believe this!?

Well, I have just dusted off a dual capston Beocord 5000 which I have mean't to look at for a looong time! It does play, just about but one of the record channels is way out. There is also distortion. This is going to be a fun project that's for sure but looking forward to dusting off all those old tapes :)

Here I am wishing I had a Beo4 to modify :) BTW You video is not in the link...

Glad you found the pots ok. Martin is the man to see about belt and capacitor kits for these. Regarding the noise factor I find the 4000 to be far quieter overall (I can bearly hear mine under normal conditions apart from the solenoid and speed change relay) but there is no difference in sound when raising and lowering the arm, and I can't see why

Blimey his site reads like one of those emails you get with pages of reasons as to why you should buy product X lol... However, he really does look like a reasonable chap so definately worth a ring and speaking to him!

Now that's a good point

Hi Stevie, the two pots you want are R15 (33) and R14 (45). Click on this link and look at the image it is the two pots at bottom right corner next to the relay. Of course, the board will be flipped so they will actually be top right corner! The belts are ok yes? Would like to know your thoughts compared to the 4000 :) Edit - I should have suggested