Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!prophet From: prophet@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: B&O turntables and Cartridges Message-ID: <5913@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Mar-84 17:14:32 EST Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.5913 Posted: Wed Mar 14 17:14:32 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Mar-84 01:38:53 EST Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 45 To the person with the faulty Bang and Olufsen turntable, and to others who may be considering a B&O turntable: I own a B&O 2404 turntable. I find it to be an excellent turntable, reliable, stable, and very natural sounding. I was shocked at what you said about your problems with your B&O turntable. I have some comments to make about B&O turn- tables and cartridges: 1) Bang and Olufsen is one of the few manufacturers that guarantees that *EVERY* turntable and cartridge that you buy with their name on it will meet or beat their advertised specifications or your money back. 2) It is true that a B&O turntable can only use a B&O cartridge. Although I can understand why some people consider this a disadvantage, it is actually a very *BIG* advantage. By designing the tonearm so that it will only use a cartridge specifically designed for it, the tonearm and cartridge can be designed as a single unit. Therefore, total effective mass, resonances, etc., can be controlled much easier. 3) I find B&O cartridges to be of excellent quality, with supurb trackability, very low effective tip mass, and above all, a very flat frequency response. I find that the cartridge is very neutral sounding, without coloration usually present in other cartridges. There are very favorable reviews of B&O cart- ridges in recent issues of Audio and Stereo Review. Furthermore, B&O cart- ridges *ARE* available at a substantial discount. I have a B&O MMC-2 cartridge that lists for $290.00; I paid $150.00. 4) Finally, I would not recommend that anyone who lacks great experience try to repair a B&O turntable, or any other component of recent vintage. All of the latest stereo equipment is very complex, requiring great technical skill and experience, in addition to sophisticated *Expensive* test equipment to repair. I feel that the average person, though well-meaning, does more harm than good trying to repair his own equipment. Top-notch stereo equipment should be re- paired only by a first-rate stereo shop. Dennis -- Call-Me: Dennis Gibbs, Univ. of Md. Comp. Sci. Center. UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!prophet CSNet: prophet@umcp-cs ARPA: prophet.umcp-cs@CSNet-Relay