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Re: First B&O piece purchased - am I excited ! Need advice on voltage........ and a question or three.......

jackafrica — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:35:29 GMT

1974 DS23 Safari, stablemate is a rare 1966 ID 19 Confort ex French Embassy delivery in New Zealand. Both cars right hand drive.

Thanks for the compliment - the Citroën Ds and B&O are both design icons of the period.

Re: First B&O piece purchased - am I excited ! Need advice on voltage........ and a question or three.......

jackafrica — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:30:40 GMT

Thanks Peter,

I thought that might well be your answer, the right choice for me too I guess.

The hard part is purchasing those components here in Tasmania -impossible.

Mainland Australia it is possible if I wait a long time with fingers crossed.

Europe and ebay is my best bet I think, then my fingers hit the right buttons and a few weeks and many Euros later the pieces arrive.......hopefully :-)

Thanks for your help. There will be no stone unturned.

Re: First B&O piece purchased - am I excited ! Need advice on voltage........ and a question or three.......

Peter — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:21:35 GMT

By the way - love the car - ID safari?

Re: First B&O piece purchased - am I excited ! Need advice on voltage........ and a question or three.......

Peter — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:21:01 GMT

European models have a switch for altering the voltage. Hopefully your US one will as well! It is on the service manual! I would suggest getting a European Beogram 4000/4002. You can buy a step up transformer anyway for the Beomaster if you really have to!

The obvious CD player is the CDX which can work with any of the Beomaster right back to the 900! I use one with my 4400.

First B&O piece purchased - am I excited ! Need advice on voltage........ and a question or three.......

jackafrica — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:59:51 GMT

Did I mention I was excited ?

Today I purchased a Beomaster 4000 from a seller in the USA. While it is the USA model, I think ( someone please correct me here if I'm wrong ) that the Beomaster 4000 should also work for 230 volts 50Hz, assuming the USA model 2408 only changed in its mains voltage. Via a switch on the underside perhaps ?

On the rear of the unit it says " AC supply unswitched " What does this mean ?

If I have pulled the trigger too early - is it possible to change the power transformer, or purchase an inverter ?

I would like to purchase an early turntable of the same vintage, like the Beogram 4000 or 4002. Can the voltage be successfully changed ( to 230 or 240 volts, 50Hz ), if needs be?

I'm asking this as I am located in Australia, in Tasmania to be precise, well out of town in the boonies....

Now, which model of CD player, if any could be used with the 4000 and speakers..........

Your comments/opinions are invited and welcomed. Thanks.

I need calming down a tad methinks :-)

cheers

richard