I have tried to find a list somewhere but cannot. Which Beogram turntables have a preamp built in? Does anyone have a list?
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Beogram Turntables - which have preamp
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The BeoGram 3500, BeoGram 4500, BeoGram 6500 and BeoGram 7000 all had RIAAs fitted as standard.
And although not fitted as standard, RIAA may have been retro-fitted into the following:
BeoGram 3000, BeoGram 3300, BeoGram 5005, BeoGram 5500, BeoGram 8500, BeoGram 9000, BeoGram 9500, BeoGram TX
EDIT: And further research shows that a RIAA Pre-Amp module could also be fitted to BeoGram 1000, 1200 and 1800 (
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There are also kits available for mounting in several models here (Danish homepage)
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That Oneremote preamp has given me an idea but I'd be surprised if it works. The Beosound 4 has one disappointing feature - it only has standard RCA aux input, so no Beolink/Audio Aux Link.
I do have a 1614 converter going spare though. Do you think if connected my BG3000 to the Oneremote device, then to the 1614 converter via A.Aux link cable, then to the BS4 via Masterlink, then I would be able to control my BG3000 via remote control?
Probably too much to hope for!
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I'm a little bit late on this one, I have copied the info regarding BeoGrams and pre-amps from the old articles section.
There is still a lot of work to be completed with the articles and some thinking on how to lay it all out.
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/api/files/f0fefeeda56749e3976547decbf152b6 The diagram is madskp's work - hopefully he can comment further!Location: Warwickshire, UK
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Ypou're rifght - it doenslt work. I donlt yet have the adadter to connect my BG3000, but I didn connect the BG3000 to the 1614 via A.Aux link plug, then to my BS4 via Masterlink, just to test if there was any Datalink compatibility. There was not - if I pressed Phono on the Beo4 the BS4 came on (but in N.Radio, of course), but the turntable did not activate.
As for th alternarive possible MCL2AV solution you give - I did have an MCL2AV only recently but had to return it to the seller as it failed after a short while. Madskp's diagram does have a note bottom-right though saying this solution would not work if a Beosound was used as the audio master, soi I assume Madskp means that my Beosound 4 is not an alternative to a Beoport in this case.
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Yes I tried that suggestion you made, but it's the same, the Beogram does not respond. I don't think there is a way to do this then. It's no big deal, I just enjoy trying to figure out what's possible!
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