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Hello, I was looking for some help in determining what I have and it's valule.
Any guess or comparables would be great.
I have a complete syatem. A Beocord 2400 tape player component, a Beocord 2400 amplifier? piece (very long and heavy), and a Beocord 3404 record player. I also have 4 Beovox S45-2 45W speakers that seem to match.
Haven't even plugged it in yet.
Thank you in advance.
You will have to hook it up, and check if it all works.
We need to know if the Beocord is a reel to reel or a cassette player, and you write Beocord amplifier, do you mean Beomaster 2400 ??
I suppose you are in the US as the Beogram 3404 was made for the US market
post some pics that will help.
Collecting Vintage B&O is not a hobby, its a lifestyle.
It is a cassette player.
Yes, it is the Beomaster 2400.
I tried to post pictures under Options/File Attachment but it said my file was too large. It is 1.5 MB a picture and it only accepts 1MB.
I would gladly send an email to you.
Thank you very much for replying.
Just edit your pic down to under 1 MB, and try to connect your items to see if they works, not working they are worth less working they may be worth something
To mail me, click my name (Soren Mexico) and there click "send mail"
Photos: in your camera, select capture size to around 640 x 480 pix. or edit your photos to this size in an editor, I use Photoscape, its free and fast to work with.
Upload your photos to a server, I use Photobucket, its free.
To post a pic here, click the film strip, click URL, go to Photobucket, copy "direct link" under the pic, go back to URL pane and past the link, click "insert"
You have the later Beomaster 2400-2 system sold in the US. Very good system - the Beocord 2400 is one of the best cassette players , enjoying some enhancements from the Beocord 8000. The Beogram is a US only model but was designed to work by remote with the Beomaster, The speakers are amongst the best made by B&O and are highly sought after, even now.
Peter
You guys got it right with the Beomaster 2400 amplifier, the U.S. made turntable (3404), and the tape player (2400).
The turntable and tape player seem to have problems.
The amplifier turns on, but I do not see lights above the bass, treble, and balance. I saw pictures of the system with lights above them.
I cannot test the system due to lack of correct connectors.
Questions: I have 4 speakers that seem to be in great shape. Is there any way to test them without the correct hookup?
Any suggestions on how to test the amplifier?
Could you estimate the value of the complete sytem? 1 amplifier that may have lights out, a broken tape player, a broken turntable, and 4 working speakers.
I don't think my pictures are working well.....
Amplifier: when you push the power switch to "on", do you get a small red standby light on the right side beside the 0 touch pad ???
If yes, press any FM to see if you get light anywhere.
Beogram: Lift of the aluminum platter and check if the transport screws are loose, check that the belt is there and in correct position, put back the platter. Connect main power plug, press turn, if the platter turns, put on a record and press start, the deck wont start without record. If it does not turn listen for clicks and if you can hear the motor turning. (Connecting the main will show nothing, pressing turn will show 2 small red lights.)
Beocord: Connect main, look for lights, press play listen for sounds, clicks, what so ever, it may be bad or missing belts
You can test your speakers connecting them to any other amplifier with passive speaker out connections, but you will have to change the plugs.
Not worth a lot if not working - you can test the speakers with any system - do you have any wire for them at all? bare wire against the terminals will see if they are working. They are worth a bit by themselves, especially if you have the stands.
To test the speakers, can I just take my home system's two wires and touch them to the two 'pins' that I see in the back of the speaker?
Does it matter that these are 'passive' inputs?
I have two matching file cabinet looking things that were also made in Denmark. They seem way too big to be the 'stands' for the speakers. See awful picture.