Hi there. I recently purchased a very nice condition Beomaster 3400, to which I have a pair of lovely Beovox 3800's attached. I have also attached my Beogram 3000 to it for playback in standard stereo mode, however the playback signal is very thin/quiet compared to the power of the reciever.

Does anyone have any thoughts/suggestions?

Much appreciated, Lee

Lee I think the problem is you are going to need a phono pre amp(RIAA). The quad decoder in the matching Beogram 3400 to your amp, would also have amplified the signal to line level.

Craig

Thanks Craig - thought it might be something like that. Is there any reasonable priced Phono Stages you would recommend that are capable of the job?

Lifesyle AV do one which comes with all the leads. Any you find elswhere you will need DIN to RCA leads aswell. As the all come with RCA connection as standard.

Craig

Great - thanks again!

Hi possessed,

I can vouch for the phono stages sold by LifeStyle AV - I supplied them!

Seriously though, I selected and tested the Vivanco phono stage in these kits using a Beogram 3000 and Beosystem 3500, so I can be confident that you will get a good result with your BG3000/BM3400 combination.  The kit is intended to be a complete "plug and play" addition, with everything you need to add a Beogram to a B&O system with line level inputs and it can be left permanently connected to the mains if desired.

Best regards,

Steve.