[quote user="foosion"]Given the costs of a new cartridge, I fear the turntable will soon be off to the great bin in the sky.[/quote] Not necessarily, but of course only you can determine what it is worth to you... As this was posted in the NA forum... I'll assume the states. You can buy a new Sound-Smith SMMC20E in NY for $229. You can

Ditto... about ~1 week now... Automod maybe running on steam?

Welcome to BeoWorld! [quote user="foosion"]MMC20E cartridge, that's been sitting in a box for many years.[/quote] At first glance your problem is likely right there... old cartridge w/ a shot suspension. Do you have another one you can try?

[quote user="danezro"]so a bit of a failed first try - could the next try count as the first again??!![/quote] If failed Wedthred© posts were tabulated... Andy would be taking a CD home this week.

[quote user="Steffen"]I don't want to be fussy [/quote] Are you positive? I just looked at my "flats" collection... I own all of them except the 2300 and 3500. No matter how I reconsider skins, guts, cabinets, or whatever point of reference you wish to make... the 3300 still stands out as the oddball. I must have an overly simplistic

[quote user="9 LEE"]the old one was thrown out for scrap - and the enterprising fellow[/quote] Dead-tube Avants... rotating fishtank!

I didn't think B&o would jump on the 3-D panel technology so quickly, if at all.

Welcome to BeoWorld! To clarify and help assist: You mention a "corresponding Beolink" and "two way communication" ...having a BM5000 -do you mean the MCP5000?

[quote user="Eugene"]What I dont have is a Beogram 3300 record deck or remote. Those items continue to elude me.[/quote] They didn't elude me! I think I still have both but would need to take a look if you are interested... LMK.

[quote user="Steffen"] [quote user="burantek"]I think that the 4500 was an outstanding follow-up. Perhaps the 3300 should have been similar but with brushed panels [/quote] Yes -if it wasn't for the fact that the 3300 was based on the previous 2000/3000 series, and the the 4500 was a totally new construction [/quote] Strictly