Haha, I should have expected this comment. I have made a slight modification to my Beomaster . I have made a bypass of the RIAA pre-amp so that I can connect my DVD player. So the phono input of my Beomaster has the same characteristics as the tape input. I have a how-to guide of this modification if someone's interested.

Martin, where can I order this cap kit?

No, the input signal is definitely not the problem. The input signal comes from a cd player which was always connected to this input and played fine before. When I connect this cd player to the phono input the sound is perfect. Every other device I connect to the tape input gives the same distorted sound.

Hi guys, All of a sudden I noticed that the output of my Beomaster 1900 sounded distorted. I traced the problem back to the tape input, higher frequency sounds are fine but the lower frequencies are distorted. Radio and phono input are playing perfectly. Sadly I do not really have a clue on where to look for the failure. Is there a specific component

A picture of the broken slider: The left one is broken the right one is still OK. As you can see I had to remove a lot of grease before I could start with the superglue. The plastic tab that has broken is really small, it's about 3.5 mm long and 0.5 mm wide. I've forgot to take a picture after the fix.

My Beomaster works again! I'm really amazed by the strength of the superglue. When closing the pots the metal sliders are pressed down quite a lot, which takes so much force that I really thought the glue wouldn't hold. But it's been playing songs now for two days without breaking (knock on wood), so I suppose the fix worked out allright

Martin, thanks for your extensive reply! I will try to fix them according to your suggestions. Good tip on checking the capacitors. I will post my results later this week.

The problem is indeed the balance slider. The plastic tab holding the slider for the left channel has broken. It seems impossible to fix, it's so small and it should be able to withstand some pressure. Has anyone of you got any idea how to fix this. Or maybe where I can get a replacement for this 'ruwido' brand variable resistor? Thanks

Playing with the balance slider does not reveal any working spots. Only when I push the balance slider all the way up (balanced to the right) then there is some cracking noise coming from both speakers. Good tip on using the headphones to check the output, I will do that when I get home. The bass control also stopped working a few years ago, it never

Hello all, Yesterday the left channel of my Beomaster 1900 kept disappearing and appearing again, now it is completely lost. It doesn't matter which input I choose. Also when I turn the balance slider all the way to the right I hear some cracking coming from the left speaker. Any ideas on where to look for the problem? Any help is greatly appreciated