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In Reply to: RE: To B&O or NOT posted by ivan382 on July 21, 2016 at 20:26:03
Hi Ivan382,
That is too nice a machine not to repair. I linked a re-tipper as an alternative to Soundsmith. I've never used him but I have read good things.
He may be a bit faster than Soundsmith and more cost effective.
Soundsmith is of coarse the Licenced B&O cartridge manufacturer and re-tipper but it comes with a price.
I suggest that you talk to both of them and go with the one which you feel better about.
Phil
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I've owned 4 different B&O's over the past 10 years having been lured by the exquisite design of them. Each one had mechanical issues including the one I own now, Remember these are between 30-40 years old, open one up,their mechanics are incredibly convoluted,complicated.
The only reason I took a chance on each was the reasonable cost,not sound quality. They were purchased as 2nd or 3rd backups, and that is how they sounded to me. Soundsmith is presently hand making cartridges for the B&O, that will most likely improve their sound. I sold one that I purchased, and returned 2 to the persons I purchased them from. One is sitting upstairs with a possible power source issue,it looks real good sitting there ,though! I would go with another table ,my main is a Nottingham with a Rega RB900 with upgraded wiring and Clearaudio Maestro, no comparison!! Buy one for fun not consistently good sound! Enjoy,Chet
We were the B&O repair facility and they had a pretty low failure rate. They werent hard to work on once you did a few and got used to their design. Good feedback isolation. Something to be said for the low mass arm.
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
Thanks Phil. It currently has an MMC5 so I think I should go with the SoundSmith route.
It isnt always a retip thats needed sometimes the cartridge coils are bad ( open) too. Im pro B&O so Id get it going. I dont think much of those basic tables. Also check the German guy that redoes B&O carts.
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
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