B and O Turntables

I've been using the 8002 for a couple weeks now. It is dead quiet and with the MMC-2 cartridge sounds very good.

I might have gone a bit overboard but I also just picked up an 8002 in superb condition with a barely used MMC 20CL.

I have to agree anyone looking for a "budget" table that is an overachiever should consider the higher end of the Beogram line.

On another note now I'm curious about their CD players. They use the TDA-1541 chip with 4x synchronous oversampling. Sounds like a good recipe for analog sounding digital. Might be worth a try to find out.

Sorry, that should have been 8000 with a barely used MMC 20CL.

I had a Rega table loaned from my friend before I purchased my B&O table, and I did a A/B test today. It's a Rega 25 with Benz Micro MC cartridge. Unfortunately the difference was not subtle. There was more air, more detail, and more clarity using Rega.

However, Rega 25 + Benz Micro combo is probably 4x the price of B&O table.

Also the original cartridge MMC 25CL on my Beogram is 20+ years old. It looks like it's in an excellent condition, the cantilever suspension might have been hardened after long storage.

I'm somewhat disappointed at the result. :( I might try a new cartridge from soundsmith and/or get my MMC 25CL rebuilt.

I've got a Beogram 4000 that I bought years ago on eBay just because it looked so cool--I'll have to plug it in and give it a listen!

Also, how does one mount a B&O cartridge (MC1) onto an SME III tonearm? Do they make an adaptor?

Dear Danehenas: This is the B&O adaptor specific for the MMC1 for you can mount in any tonearm including your SME III.

Btw, the MMC1 was the B&O latest top of the line and even for today standards the quality performance of this cartridge is a at the very top and a serious challenge for even the very top LOMC cartridges ( any at any price. ).
It likes to see 100Kohms on load impedance along no more than 150pf on total capacitance.
Congratulations for be an owner of this very fine and hard to find MI cartridge!

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.