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Today I sold my Thorens, that I have had for 30 years , because I want to replce it with a Beogram 1800 that in my primary stereo.I will get myself a 4000, or one of the modern tangentiell decks when they are avaliable for me in my reagion so I can pick up one myself.Anyway, after the buyer left, I insert the 1800 in my cabinett , hooked it up and put on the same vinyl I used for demonstration, and realized that I had to turn up the volume of my amp much higher to regain same volume.So I wonder , is the MMC series generally a pickup series with a bit low output, is could it be that my ex Goldring is known to have a quite a high output. ?Any comments?
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Christian Christensen:So I wonder , is the MMC series generally a pickup series with a bit low output, is could it be that my ex Goldring is known to have a quite a high output. ?
Definite yes for the former question, and if the difference is dramatic, possibly to the latter as well.
The RIAA preamps in Beomasters are designed to compensate for this and have slightly more gain than usual. If you connect a "foreign" turntable to a Beomaster, you will probably need to turn the volume down a bit.
--mika
I've had both and the 1022GX output is indeed much higher, almost twice as much.
Funny thing, I followed the same path. I too had a Thorens, I got bored. Then a DD Technics, much better, then I got bored again.
My final deck is a Beogram 4000.
Jacques
chartz: My final deck is a Beogram 4000.
Nah, you'll get bored again. It's our lot in life as audio-fools.
I used to be one, but I am cured thanks to B&O. That's my point!