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I just got myself a Beogram 1500 (turntable, not the record player)from eBay (where else?) and it played fine for about three album sides before it started mistracking and skipping rather seriously. Given that the skipping occurs every revolution it seems that the smallest bump, hill or dale in a record throws the stylus off.
There's not much to adjust on a beogram other than the tracking weight, so I re-zeroed the arm and tried settings from 1.25 to 2 grams with no improvement. The stylus and records are as clean as I can get them so I don't think that's the issue.Is there anything else I can try, or should I just cut my losses and consign the beogram to the basement?
Also, it came with an MMC20-S cartridge. Even if the turntable is defunct might I be able to salvage that and connect it to to my regular turntable using a universal amount? It seems feasible, but as I'm pretty much clueless most things do.
Thanks
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Many thanks for your suggestions. I haven't yet managed to get hold of a jewelers so I haven't been able to take a close look at the stylus, although I have to say I don't really think I'd know what I was looking for.And, although I hate to appear venal, the turntable and cartridge only cost me 45 bucks on eBay so I can't really justify spending considerably more than that to have it checked out by a tech.
In which case, if either of you would like to adopt a disabled Beogram 1500 and give it a good home I'd be more than happy to pack it up and ship it to you. Just email me at ukgay@aol.com.
thanks again
The suspension on your cartridge is most likely to blame. It could also be a linkage binding.I would send the table to Sound-Smith for evaluation.
Not until I used a "Jeweler's Glass" to view my stylus did I realize how worn-out it was. It looked OK with my bare eye, but I saw something completely different when magnified, totally worn-out. Just make sure your stylus is OK, then move on to the physical aspects of your Beogram.
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