Old B&O vs. new Rega P1

I have the Beogram 4002 with the original MMC 4000 cart. The drive for the tangential arm failed. It is absolutely the coolest looking vintage TT, but I don't know whether to spend around $400 to get it repaired. It is in very good cosmetic condition. Any opinions?

Currently using a nice old Dual through a Proton PreAmp and a Nakamichi reciever.

Craig, try the forum at beoworld.org. There are a couple of resident experts with extensive part bin. You could also send the unit over for repair if you wish. It probably won't cost $400 to repair, but you will need to be handy, or find someone who is.

I found more detail was possible with my B&O 8000 by defeating the suspension system. My flooring in my condo is very stable so the suspension was not necessary to control vibrations.

It's hard to fit cartridges on the B&O. It only take their own cartridges

Look here: B&O Turntable/Cartridge Lookup Chart

Personally, the B&O TTs were never quite my cup of tea, but they were reasonably well-made and good sounding decks. Some had quite advanced features, even by today's standards, and they are quite a bargain. I have heard a couple of Beogram 8xxx units and they sounded pretty good; certainly better than the P-1 or any other new sub-$600 entry-level deck I can think of.

A Tecnics 1200..or any of it's varients,are not the equal of say an Denon 60L..Now my B&O RX is a supurb table, with it's mmc2 will blow the doors off many so called belt drive's IE..Music hall rubish...But All that means little..buy A table you can afford, and enjoy vinyl...Just ENJOY!