First things first, this table is FANTASTIC. I don't know about million dollar tables, but I do know that my $200 Beogram 4002 is the best table I have ever seen. Some of my favorite things about this table: The Platter and Tone arm section is suspended above the chassis floor, and shock mounted. I haven't tried it yet, but I fully believe you could hit the side of the case with a good sized hammer and it wouldn't effect playback. I rapped on the side with my fingers till they hurt, and I couldn't get ANY vibration through playback. After doing much research on the cartridge, which is a proprietary B&O design (Moving Magnetic Cross), the MM (Moving Magnet) selection on most pre-amps seems to be the best choice. The table sounds fantastic, as good as anything I've heard. I don't have any complaints about this table, but some may find the ability to change cartridges difficult if not impossible. There is a company that makes replacement carts at a cost of... $600US or so. This turntable was originally about $600 and now can be had from $200 - $400 depending on condition.
Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4002
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edstrelow
I am not surprised that you like this table. I had the original 4000 and it was a fine piece of equipment. I also modded the arm to take regular cartridges with some success and used a series of moving coil cartridges in it. After a few decades use it finally died and I replaced it with a similar TX2 and an MMC2 cartridge. I found I liked the sound as much as the moving coil cartridge although the basic turntable lacked the mechaical isolation of the earlier and much heavier 4000. However using decent feet seemed to put it on a par with the earlier model.
