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Hello all (new to this forum),
I have had my Beomaster 1900 for about a year, received it from my step-dad, and I love this unit.
The issue is that when it is on the phono or tape channel it is only sending sound to the right side. Each FM channel sends sound to both left and right. This is the case whether sound is channeled to headphones or speakers. I didn't even realize this until about 2 months ago, when I was listening to a song that has extreme balance in the guitars so that one is completely in the left side and the other is completely on the right side and only the right side was audible.
I recently had the unit repaired-- the speaker ports had apparently needed soldering or something, because each port stopped producing sound. Each port is now functioning with FM channels, but only the right ports are receiving a signal for audio and tape channels.
I am young, and part of the generation that generally knows nothing about how things actually work because we take it for granted then throw it away to buy a newer, better version. I am no exception to this, but as I said I love the Beomaster 1900, both cosmetically, and for its quality, and specifically this unit as it was a gift from my step-dad.
SO, Three questions:
1. As this issue is frustrating, but does not render the unit useless, is it worth the cost and time to fix it?
2. As someone who does not have experience would it be absolutely foolish to attempt to service this unit myself? (Background, I'm a teacher on summer break, so I have time to work on it and be patient, but not necessarily money to continue paying for the unit to be serviced).
3. Regardless, of whether I take the unit to someone to service or I service it myself, I would like to have theories as to why this issue is happening. Any theories, similar issues?
What do you connect to phono, and what do you connect to tape, and which cable and connectors do you use
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hi there, i acquired a beomaster 1900 a few months ago and congratulate you on your choice, i had a similar issue when playing vinyl thru a rega turntable connected to the phono input, the right chanel was noticeably lower although FM radio was fine
my friend who is a bit of a vinyl expert checked the 4 connections on the cartridge and found one to be not very good, after a bit of fiddling with tweezers it is now working great
i think soren is asking the right question, please give details of what you are playing thru it and how
don't give up on it yet
1. Connected to phono is a Beogram 2402 turntable that is connected in the following way:
Beogram 2402--> Male RCA audio cable -->Female RCA audio cable connector--> Male RCA audio cable connector--> Female RCA audio cable connector --> Male 5pin MIDI--> Beomaster 1900
This seems like a lot to connect the two, and I'm glad you asked because I actually forgot this detail which could be very pertinent. From the Beomaster there is a 5pin MIDI cable with two strands that each have a female RCA audio connection; however one was destroyed before coming into my possession, so I bought a connector from Radio Shack to connect the MIDI 5pin to the RCA Audio which runs to the Beogram. This was my initial thought as to what the problem is, but that would not seem to explain why the CD player also has the same issue as it is not connected.
2. Connected to tape is a SONY CDP-CE375 5 Disc CD player which is connected in the following way:
SONY CDP-CE375--> RCA audio cables (one for white and red port with corresponding colors) --> Beomaster 1900
3. Additional information.
I tested the headphone jack on the Sony and it plays evenly on both sides, but not through the Beomaster.
I can also post pictures if that would be useful.
Thank you to people who have responded so far. Communities like this are part of what makes vintage audio so enjoyable.
What exactly do you mean by the "4 connections on the cartridge"? I am not 100% with jargon, so I want to make sure I know what you are referencing exactly.
the cartridge and stylus sits on the end of the tonearm on my rega but the beogram has its own connections so it will not be relevant, that detail was not in your initial post
Check your cables and connectors from the turntable for shortcuts and continuity, check your plugs from the CD for the same, from the CD change the red to white to see if the left channel works on the right channel and visa versa, do the same for the turntable. If cables and connections are OK and the failure is there when you shift left to right, or right to left the failure is in the amp, and you will have to open and check inside the amp.
babytacoface: 2. Connected to tape is a SONY CDP-CE375 5 Disc CD player which is connected in the following way: SONY CDP-CE375--> RCA audio cables (one for white and red port with corresponding colors) --> Beomaster 1900
If I remember right the BM 1900 has only 5 pin DIN connectors and no RCAs
Great News! I did what you said, found you were right, and I looked at every single piece of cable I have in my house and was able to find a functioning audio cable to try out with my CD Player. It is sending sound to both sides, which also means the issue with phono SHOULD be cables and not the amp. I found a 5 pin DIN male to RCA female online, which I suspect to be the issue, and if it still does not solve the phono issue I suppose I'll have to take the back off the beogram to find out what kind of connection the turntable has on the inside and get a new cable for that end as well (haven't done that at all, so I have no clue).
Thank you-- Really easy fix and a solution I probably should have been able to figure out on my own with common sense, but I much appreciate your suggestion.