Not a thread about the DVD2 or Beosound 6! But in my case about something I own. I am having a Beogram 3000 T5210 restored. At present it has a ST/L arm on it and an SP cartridge. Apart from the wood surround and the badge, the rest is pure Thorens TD124. My options are:

1. Just restore it to its original state.

Pros - obviously original.

Cons - Not the greatest arm in the world and an outdated cartridge.

2. Put an ST/P 12" arm on it.

Pros - better alignment of cartridge. Looks very cool! Still B&O.

Cons - have to nick arm back from Lee! Still odd cartridge!

3. Put an SME 3012 arm with a MMC20CL on it.

Pros - I have the SME headshell and CL! Arm suits the deck rather well.

Cons - see title of thread! Is this B&O any longer? 

Ah but was it B&O in the beginning Peter?

Chris.

Well Peter IMO. If you are having it restored then it should be as original as possible. Are you doing the work yourself?

Craig

Medogsfat:

Ah but was it B&O in the beginning Peter?

 

Chris.

Interesting question. In this case, the medium transport is Thorens, the arm, cartridge and case is B&O. Compare any cassette deck except the 5000 ! Consider all the VCRs. Or TV sets!

I think I am heading towards 2 simply because it looks so good! How shallow is that!  

Peter:

Medogsfat:

Ah but was it B&O in the beginning Peter?

 

Chris.

Interesting question. In this case, the medium transport is Thorens, the arm, cartridge and case is B&O. Compare any cassette deck except the 5000 ! Consider all the VCRs. Or TV sets!

I think I am heading towards 2 simply because it looks so good! How shallow is that!  

The shallower the better - you can never sink in the shallows

Why not? Your thinking is right along the lines of B&O philosophy.

Chris.

Craig:

Well Peter IMO. If you are having it restored then it should be as original as possible. Are you doing the work yourself?

 

Craig

No - I am worse than Mobey!

I am delighted to say that my full 5000 system including Beomaster, Beolab, Beogram 3000 and Beovox 2500s will be restored by Frede, the ultimate master of the Beolab system!  Have a look at his site - it really is rather good. By the way, if anyone has product manuals in English for the Beomaster, Beogram or speakers, I would be eternally grateful to either buy or borrow them. I have already sent him the Beolab one.

Peter:

Craig:

Well Peter IMO. If you are having it restored then it should be as original as possible. Are you doing the work yourself?

 

Craig

No - I am worse than Mobey!

I am delighted to say that my full 5000 system including Beomaster, Beolab, Beogram 3000 and Beovox 2500s will be restored by Frede, the ultimate master of the Beolab system!  Have a look at his site - it really is rather good. By the way, if anyone has product manuals in English for the Beomaster, Beogram or speakers, I would be eternally grateful to either buy or borrow them. I have already sent him the Beolab one.

No need. checked out his site already. Had a look just before Christmas, and got a quote for restoring my Beomaster 1000. It will be taking a trip to Frede soon.

Craig

Peter I'm surprised that as a true b&o enthusiast you even had to think for a moment before knowing the true answer.  You need only to stop and ask yourself, "If Peter and Svend were in my situation, what would they do?"  Whatever you decide the answer is, is true b&o  :-)

 Austin