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Latest post 08-06-2008 9:07 AM by rumbl9. 3 replies.
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  • 08-04-2008 10:18 PM

    Beogram 8002 - Problem

    I recently acquired the 8002 to replace my other two Beograms.  It is impressive and sounds great initially, but the sound quality quickly degrades after several seconds.  After a couple minutes, it sounds awful.  I tried another MMC2 cartridge - but the same results.  It's not the cartridge.  Any ideas?  Maybe a tracking/mechanical issue?
  • 08-05-2008 4:19 AM In reply to

    • beoaus
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    Re: Beogram 8002 - Problem

    Great Deck. Try tracking to half way through the record and see if the problem happens again, turn the deck off etc.  Even move the arm backwards and forwards a few times, you don't need a record on to do this. It could be that the arm is not tracking at the correct speed, the caps have gone....

    A myriad of strange problems can be fixed with the Cap kit from a member Dillen.

    beoaus.

  • 08-05-2008 2:24 PM In reply to

    Re: Beogram 8002 - Problem

    Watch the stylus thru the opening above it-does it stay centered as the arm tracks the record? Or does it move noticeably laterally, esp w/an off center disc. I've experienced such a problem and it related to the positioning of the "reader" arm in such a way that when the tonearm was released and on the record, there wasn't enough lateral free-play in the tonearm towards the outside of the record because the back of the tonearm was blocked by the back of the reader arm. The reader arm was @90* to the trackrods and parllel to the tonearm at rest-what it's supposed to be. The cure was to re-adjust the reader arm carefully so that it was as far to the inside on its adjusting screws as could be, yet still @90* to base. You can check tonearm compliance with a little hook made of a paperclip: while a record is tracking, lift the arm off the record with the paperclip and see if you can swing it towards the outside of the record-should be able to go 10-15* from tangent with no resistance.  phil

     

  • 08-06-2008 9:07 AM In reply to

    Re: Beogram 8002 - Problem

    Many thanks to Beoaus and Phil.  I will work with the paperclip first.  If no success - I'll contact Dillen for a cap kit.  This is a lot more complex then my fine old Dual TT, but I expect it will be worth the effort.
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