Which Beogram turntables need an external pre-amplifier kit?

Steve at Sounds Heavenly — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:49:31 GMT

Current revision posted to <Members Own Technical Pages> by Steve at Sounds Heavenly on 19/03/2012 09:49:31

Since around 1990, Bang and Olufsen fitted built-in RIAA pre-amplifier modules to all of their Beogram range of record players, to allow them to be used with their newer audio systems. However, a large number of their earlier turntables are still in use which do not have these amplifiers fitted. Anyone wishing to use a pre-1990 Beogram turntable with a modern B&O system would need to buy an external RIAA per-amplifier, as the B&O modules are no longer available.

Sounds Heavenly have developed a Pre-Amplifier Kit which combines a mains-powered RIAA pre-amplifier with all the necessary cables and convertors to connect an early Beogram turntable to a modern B&O system. These are required for most Beogram turntables, including those listed below:-

Beogram 1500 family

Beogram 1500 (1968-1972)

Beogram 1500-1 (1973-1974)

Beogram 1000 family

Beogram 1000 (1966-1972)

Beogram 1001 (1973-1975)

Beogram 3000 family

Beogram 3000 type 5210 (1967)

Beogram 3000 type 5211 (1967)

Beogram 1200 family

Beogram 1200 (1972)

Beogram 1201 (1973)

Beogram 1202 (1974-1975)

Beogram 1203 (1975-1976)

Beogram 1204 (1976)

Beogram 1800 (1971-1973)

Beogram 3000 family

Beogram 2000 (1975-1977)

Beogram 3000 (1972-1975)

Beogram 1100 family

Beogram 1100 (1976-1977)

Beogram 1900 (1976)

Beogram 3400 (1975-1978)

Beogram 1902 family

Beogram 1102 (1978)

Beogram 1500 (1978-1980)

Beogram 1902 (1977-1978)

Beogram 1700 (1979-1982)

Beogram 2400 family

Beogram 2200 (1979-1980)

Beogram 2202 (1981)

Beogram 2400 (1979-1980)

Beogram 2402 (1981)

Beogram 2404

Beogram 3404

Beogram 6000 (1982-?)

Beogram 1800 family

Beogram 1800 (1983-1984)

Beogram 2000 (1985-1986)

Beogram 5000 (1984)

Beogram RX (1983-1986)

Beogram RX2 (1985-1991)

Beogram 4000 family

Beogram 4000 (1974-1975)

Beogram 4002 (1975-1979)

Beogram 4004 (1979-1980)

Beogram 6000 (1975-1978)

Beogram 8000 family

Beogram 6006 (1981-1982)

Beogram 8000 (1981-1982)

Beogram 8002 (1983-1986)

Beogram 6002 family

Beogram 6002 (1983-1984)

Beogram TX (1983-1984)

Beogram 5005 family

Beogram 5005 (1985-1986)

Beogram 5500 (1987-1989)

Beogram 9000 (1987-1988)

Beogram 9500 (1989-1993)

Beogram TX 2 (1985-1989)

Beogram 3000 family

Beogram 3000 (1985-1987)

Beogram 3300 (1988-1989)

Please note that some examples of the turntables listed above may have previously been fitted with an internal pre-amplifier by B&O. However, this is a rare occurence, so if you have a model listed above, if is likely to require an external Phono Pre-Amplifier Kit before it can be used with a modern B&O audio system.