Many thanks Jacques Yes it was Hi fi World. Have been looking out for one in decent cosmetic order for a while. Thanks for the link and the friendly welcome! Your 2200 pictures show there is some serious cleaning to be done to my machine! Looks good. I will PM you as soon as I work out how. Greg

Hello everybody 3 firsts for me with this project First post on a forum First piece of B&O gear First tape deck project Tim Jarman has a lot to answer for! Did not get long to listen to the player before the play button started clicking up. What I did hear sounded crisp, clear and relaxed, so hope to continue with this project, but wanted to confirm