A real shout-out to the folks who designed the Beogram 4000 back in the early 70s.

No doubt I could spend tens of thousands of dollars and get a turntable that's, say, 15% better than the 4000. Or hundreds of thousands, and get one that's 20% better.

But those wouldn't be anywhere near as "livable" as this 54 year old technological and design wonder, which works better today than it did when it was new.

So good sounding, beautiful, and *easy* to use.

#BangAndOlufsen #Beogram #turntable

TIL that the/my Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000 doesn't just detect the end of the record via a sensor (a plunger that's pushed by an adjustable metal "finger"). That's just a failsafe.

The normal detection of the end of the record is by tracking velocity. When a circuit determines that the tonearm is moving at a more rapid rate for a certain period, it knows it's the runout.

1972. Just incredibly innovative...

#vinyl #Beogram #BangAndOlufsen #vintage #turntable

This weekend I fixed my old SONY MDS-303 #MiniDisc recorder & attached it to our amp.

Unfortunately, I failed with fixing the eject mechanism of my AKAI GX-95 which was probably one of the best tape decks ever built. Playback still works like charm.

Last weekend, I fixed a Technics SL-D2 #turntable with speed sync issues. Doing very fine.

Looking for #DIY belt fixing solutions for my B&O #Beogram 1000.

Amazing pieces of #HiFi history.