Thanks again Chris. I'm in the United States, Northern California to be specific. I should have put this thread in the vintage components forum...I think the BeoMaster is the problem and needs service. I did get the BeoGram to have a weak signal when going through another input and having the CD 5500 disconnected (currently I only have an RCA cable

I don't have the remote unfortunately; need to be on the lookout for that. Good to know that it eats batteries - impressive for using four 'D' type! Argh...I still cannot get the turntable to play through the receiver. Is it possible I need the two other pins to generate sound? I need to buy a datalink cable for the CD5500 anyway...might

Thanks so much guys. I will give it another go when I get home from work! I'll happily buy spare pins to make this work. The system sounds quite good...more midrange detail than the Denon receiver and cd player it's replaced. :) Marshall

Hello all. Newbie here, but I've owned a BeoGram 2000 for ten years or so. I recently picked up a BeoMaster 5500, Beogram CD 5500, and MCP 5500, and I'm having trouble getting the 2000 to work. I'm not sure if they are not compatible, or if I'm connecting it improperly (or both!). I bought the 5500 due to the built in phono preamp. The