Check it out on the internet. It is a pure distillate.

I'll keep an eye out. The CD 5500's are not too hard to find, the only tourble is that the parts are. From what I understand the reconditioned laser PU systems form B&O are not avaialbe any longer, at least not in the States. The technicians tell me that the CD50's are the workhorses in this line. Lots of options out there in the multi

I noticed in one of the Penta manuals that B&O recommended using mild detergent, and after several of these applications (Once the original surface oil has been removed), applying coconut oil.

Gracias. Lots of detail here.

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I use the auto start system as an alarm on the besomaster 5500 and reset this alarm every week. I was wondering if there is a way to set it once for use every week, rather that resetting evey Sunday night. Thanks in advance.

It sounds like you have some preconceived notions, and everyone is entitled to those. Coming out with a topic on a B&O afficianado's site like the one you have here is obviously going to produce some attention. I suggest you do some research on the history of the product, sonic innnovations, and the importance to the industrial design community

Thanks Peter. All the best and cheers.

First mesage on a beautiful new site. Congratulations to everyone who was involved and especially to LifeStyle and Peter- Bangup job. I am having trouble locating the information regarding repairs for a Beocord 5500. The player works fine, but the belt that retracts the tape deck from the case is either broken or off its track. Any advice on where to