Still having this problem: distortion at the loudest parts of (mostly) female vocals. The tracking is set correctly for a MMC5 at 1.5g. As for the loading and capacitance of the phono-stage, here are the specs: Input impedance: MM 47K ohm; MC 100 ohm Input sensitivity: MM 3.5 mV; MC 450 uV for 300 mV out Total harmonic distortion: MM 0.01%; MC 0.01

Martin and Jandyt were right: I got a helpful salesperson at the B&O store in NYC and he ordered the stops today. I'll have them Friday. Thanks for the prodding to pursue the store route. And Martin, a special thanks for tracking down the part number.

Thanks, Martin. I'll try a few other dealers and see if they're more helpful than the first.

So like I said. . . the dealer told me, no , they don't have them, because they don't sell any parts. Maybe the policy is different in other countries, but I was told that I'd have to bring the turntable in and have their service tech "fix" it in order to get the parts. Or I suppose I could just buy a new Beolink 1000, but that

Update: Someone very generously fixed my tonearm/counterweight problem. The shaft that the counterweight screws on to had become detached from the tonearm. He used epoxy to reattach it, and after I waited a few days for the epoxy to set, I was able to simply thread the counterweight back on the shaft. Everything works fine now.

Thanks for checking Chris.

No luck. Dealer said they don't sell parts to anything. I also saw on the B&O site where it says they don't sell "spare parts" to consumers; you have to get the item in question serviced.

There's a B&O dealer not too far from where I live. I'll call and see if they have these things. My only concern is being able to explain what it is I'm talking about. . . . Stay tuned.

Given how old these covers are, I'm not sure what would seem good or bad for the age. Mine has a fair amount of hairline scratches on it, and one of the plastic tabs on the inside near the hinges is broken, but otherwise it's functional and looks ok. Matt

At the front of the dust cover for my Beogram 1800 (later model), there were two tiny black plastic stops (what the service manual calls them) at either corner that acted as a sort of buffer/space filler between the plastic of the cover and the aluminum of the top plate. Mine are both gone and as a result there's room between the cover the top plate