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Turntable choices

Have owned a Bang & Olufsen 8002 turntable for 35 years and value highly it's tone-arm control features.  I've lost an output channel while upgrading my pre-amp from a McIntosh C32 to a McIntosh C47.  A rebuilt 8002 w/an MMC4 rebuilt cartridge is available on Ebay for $950.  My question is: do I stay with the B & O, maybe upgrading the cartridge or look at a new turntable with 35 years of new technology "under the hood"?
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tomic601
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And Peter at SoundSmith will also put on a killer “ The Voice “ cartridge. Review the detailed manual to remount/ demount arm to check continuity - good time to get / learn multi-meter. I have a TX in my vintage system and with some isolation help it’s a solid performer. 
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billwojo
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Wow, a fellow likes his older B&O turntable and so many of you are telling him to ditch it. If he's not comfortable repairing it I would advise to send it to a B&O specialist for a full service at this point.
What would a new table cost that could replicate it's functions and great looks? Oh yea, not happening but if they could still make it, cost would be easily between 5 to 10K. An investment to have it totally serviced by a B&O expert is a no brainer.
I happen to like vintage Japanese TT like my two arm Victor. Show me a table that can compete with it for under 5K. My total investment with a rebuilt drive is well under 1K and that includes two very nice tonearms.
@alaskabluesman, send it off to get repaired and a full service, should out last you. Don't listen to these guys unless you have VERY deep pockets. It will cost plenty to buy a better table new.

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mijostyn
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billwojo, there is a point in the life of every electro-mechanical device where it would be virtually  impossible to return it to a reasonable level of performance. The more complicated that device the sooner this will happen.  Alaska will have to determine whether or not his table has reached that point. Parts for that table are probably non existent at this point. Even Soundsmith can not work miracles. 
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