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I tried to give away a perfectly good Beogram TX2 twice. No taker either time.
Unboxed it last week and gave it a spin. Can't get enough.
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I used a TX-2 for years, originally purchased in 1989 with a MMC-2 cartridge. A beautifully designed & engineered turntable. It was hands-down the best turntable I've ever owned for tracking records with edge warps. Although a suspended design, it was impervious to any sort of vibration, bouncy floors, bumping into the equipment rack, etc... Very nice sounding turntable, hard to find fault with it. The auto function, although convenient at times, was a hindrance. Cueing up specific tracks was a slow and tiresome process. I suppose I've always preferred the speed and ease of cueing by hand.
You almost need a calendar instead of a stopwatch to measure the time.
Can't say enough good things about the Soundsmith cartridge even though it's the BOTL SMMC4.
Trying to scrape up the dough for the SMMC2.
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Over the years, I replaced the belts on the TX-2 and invested in a Soundsmith SMMC-2. About five years ago, I made the mistake of placing the TX-2 on top of an amp. The heat from the amp 'cooked' the turntable. I replaced a capacitor and that seemed to help, but alas the speed is erratic and unreliable. So I haven't used it in a number of years and find that my two Technics direct drives (SP-15 and modified SL-1200) are better suited to the wide range of records in my sizable collection.
I bought an adaptor for the SMMC-2 and use it on occasion on my SL-1200. Excellent cartridge.
I'll be keeping my Beogram 1800 radial. The 1600 before it intro'd me to better gear back in the day (~'81). Glad u kep it.
Got Rainbow Bridge reissue mastered by BG at HPB a few days ago. Like CoL, excellent.
Jim
"If less is more, just think how much more more would be!" - Frasier Crane.
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Russco Studio Pro B/Syntec S220/Empire 2000E/3-Technics SL1210mkII/DL103R/Yam C-6 pre-Yam M-4 amp-KLH 6 spkrs-Outlaw sub
You using a Soundsmith cart or original B&O?
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I've got an original MMC2 on it. Purchased when you could still get NOS from B&O early 2000s. ~750 hrs: so suspension may be suspect by now and wear, prolly OK: I practice good stylus hygiene, trx at 1g, & is LC. Still sounds good. It was fairly recently decommissioned. If I put it back on deck, it'll likely need a new belt. Pretty slow on start ups last I played. Glad soundsmith has repl carts. I'd prolly just get the SMMC4.
Jim
"If less is more, just think how much more more would be!" - Frasier Crane.
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Russco Studio Pro B/Syntec S220/Empire 2000E/3-Technics SL1210mkII/DL103R/Yam C-6 pre-Yam M-4 amp-KLH 6 spkrs-Outlaw sub
Excellent references and reasonble prices. I'll shoot you an email with the link when I get home. He'll do everything from a conical stylus through microline but his Shibata seems to be the most popular.
I still have the original B&O MMC4 cart that came with my TX2. If I can't raise the dough for the SMMC2, I'll ship the MMC4 off to Deutschland.
Would rather have the Soundsmith, I just love the speed of the SMMC4. If the TX croaks, Soundsmith sells 1/2-inch mount adapters.
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Groovy! Good to know resources available. Thanks!
"If less is more, just think how much more more would be!" - Frasier Crane.
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Russco Studio Pro B/Syntec S220/Empire 2000E/3-Technics SL1210mkII/DL103R/Yam C-6 pre-Yam M-4 amp-KLH 6 spkrs-Outlaw sub
Edits: 10/29/14
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