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Hi!I recently bought a beogram 7000 for my beosystem 7000. I knew that I bought the beogram without an MMC pick-up. Im just wondering which pick-ups you can use?And is it possible to buy another brand? (I know that Bang & Olufsen pick-ups can be quite expensive)
Best regards Olav
Hi there.
I guess you know that you cannot buy B&O pick-ups anymore.
However -there's a company called Soundsmith that manufactures pickups for B&O turntables, based on the original B&O. But they are as expensive (or even more expensive) as the originals.
Another company, based in Germany sells retipped B&O cartridges. It's
schallplattennadeln.de
- they also repair old cartridges. So unless you are lucky to find a fully functional second hand pick-up, you can buy a defective and get it repaired.
You can not buy another brand for your Beogram.
Dom
2x BeoSystem 3, BeoSystem 5000, BeoSystem 6500, 2x BeoMaster 7000, 2 pair of BeoLab Penta mk2, AV 7000, Beolab 4000, BeoSound 4000, Playmaker, BeoLab 2500, S-45, S-45.2, RL-140, CX-50, C-75, 3x CX-100, 3x MCL2 link rooms, 3x Beolab 2000, M3, P2, Earset, A8 earphones, A3, 2x 4001 relay, H3, H3 ANC, H6, 2014 Audi S5 with B&O sound, and ambio
I would suggest you look for an old MMC1-5 and get Axel to re-tip it as a MMC2 with the sapphire cantilever and contact line diamond. This will give you the sound intended. If you prefer a brighter sound, Soundsmith do a SMMC2 with a ruby cantilever and contact line diamond. That is brand new and made with more modern materials but will be a fair bit more expensive. I had an Axel MMC2 and it was superb.
Peter
Thank you for all the answers!Olav