At the moment there is a Beogram 1000 on US Bay, 50 USD +, 2 hours to go, My beloved "Fabric selector and onwall speaker locater" has forbidden me to buy more before I get reed of something, this week I had to see 1 Beocenter 7700 go for 31.00, a BM901 for 20.00 and a Variac for 41.00, I'm crying. The BG 1000 was my first ever B&O puchase back in 1969, long gone.

You definitely got the virus.

Martin

I think you should see a DOCTOR

May be we all should ?

But I do hope you have bought the Beogram 1000

/Frede

Søren Mexico:

The BG 1000 was my first ever B&O puchase back in 1969, long gone.

It was my first B&O purchase as well - at least I think it was a BG1000 rather than a 1001.  Bought in early 1971 with an SP14.  And the first record I played on it, I still have - Paul Desmond's "From the hot afternoon".  (He was the alto player on, and composer of, "Take Five" by the Dave Burbeck Quartet) 

I hope you bought it, Soren!

Cleve  

I have also watched a lot of stuff slide by Soren. Mostly because I just dont have anywhere else to put the stuff,  but mostly because the two or three pieces left I do want I am most likely going to have to buy on Eurobay or sweet talk a Beoworld member out of theirs.

Either way I am looking at coughing up some crazy postage fees from now on.

Eugene:

Either way I am looking at coughing up some crazy postage fees from now on.

I buy in the US, ship to Mcallen TX, and then either get my niece to ship it down here from Monterrey (cost double freight) or  I go up there by car to pick up, a trip with car to McAllen from Mex city and back is 2400 KM , thats gasoline 200 USD, highway payments some 350 USD, hotels at least 3 nights some 300 USD or more if we go for more upscale, then my wife wants to go shopping, well, thats a totally unknown.

Upon comes he cost of food and things you normaly buy on a 2 day 12-14 hour a day trip, and a one or two day stayover.

When I get the the BM 4000 and the BL 3000 flat panel (still in McAllen)working perfectly I hope my wife gets the BeoVirus.

If you start buying in Europe, be shure you get very good packing, I get spareparts from Europe and for the delicate parts I pay for wood crates and even so there is always something that can go wrong. The "this side up", "glass", "Use no hooks" and labels like that dont help.

I think its a sport for transport people to see how far they can go before the boxes brake.

Søren Mexico:

My beloved "Fabric selector and onwall speaker locater" has forbidden me to buy more before I get reed of something, this week I had to see 1 Beocenter 7700 go for 31.00, a BM901 for 20.00 and a Variac for 41.00, I'm crying. The BG 1000 was my first ever B&O puchase back in 1969, long gone.

That sounds all too familiar And you had to pass on something as essential as a variac too

In time I have to get a variac, but what is more important, a nice BG or a piece of tool. Its like many years ago when I was tuning up my Morris mini, put in a Cooper motor, testing I found out that I needed an oilcooler and a brake amplifier, as there was no space for both, I chose the oil cooler.

As I'm still learning, I find everyday new tools I need, but with time I will get there, and some day I will find out how to use them

Step1:

Søren Mexico:

My beloved "Fabric selector and onwall speaker locater" has forbidden me to buy more before I get reed of something, this week I had to see 1 Beocenter 7700 go for 31.00, a BM901 for 20.00 and a Variac for 41.00, I'm crying. The BG 1000 was my first ever B&O puchase back in 1969, long gone.

That sounds all too familiar And you had to pass on something as essential as a variac too

After my weekend trip to JaffBay, the Fabric Selector has said, "You're done!"  And I said, "You know it!"

But I've still got a second pair of M70s to restore, plus there's always the trip down to the friendly local used record store...