Beogram 8002 Record Player

Hi all, 

 

New to this forum as of yesterday in my quest to learn more about these fantastic stereos. 

My grandfather passed on a Beogram 8002 Record Player to myself the other day as he knows that Im a vinyl fanatic. It is in near mint condition still working perfectly and sounding great. My question is though considering that new cartridges can cost from anything to AUD200+. How much for insurance purposes would my record player be worth ??

 

Any help in valuing my new toy would be much appreciated. 

Thank you all for your time.

Any thoughts?

Hi and welcome to Beoworld.

My Beogram 8002 is insured as part of a package for all of my kit, but when I changed my cover I calculated 'cost of replacement' at £350 pounds (sterling).

In the UK, a near mint one with a good MMC 1 or 2 would probably get near that on eBay and a reseller would probably be looking for £550 - £650 for a similar model.

There are two or three very reputable resellers who are Beoworld members who could give you a more accurate likely selling price as a guide to the 'cost of replacement'

Cleve

It always surprises me that the 8002 is not the most valuable Beogram. It certainly has the highest specification and is a technical marvel. However it has a few faults:

1. It needs an external amplifier to play with the new equipment (not a problem with older equipment and not a problem when used with a BM8000)

2. The plastics it is made from are not great - the spring box quality is scandalous.

3. The double sided tape holding the metal bits on rots.

4. The cartridges are expensive new - you can however get them re-tipped much more cheaply.

5. It is very complicated and not many people can fix them!

I think Cleve gives an accurate estimate - though you can find non working examples for much less.

Thank you Clevie and Peter for both your replies. Excuse my ignorance but what does MMC 1 stand for ?

Woops the cartridge, my bad.  The MMC 2 are better quality over the 1's arent they?

Also so what you are saying is second hand and in mint condition it could fetch 500 pounds?

The top of the range is the MMC1 - there is a little debate about the difference - the MMC1 was said to be a selected version of the MMC2 with the best diamonds. Either are fine! The innards of all the MMC range are the same so you can convert a MMC4 by changing the cantilever and tip, which Axel can do for you!