wondering if anyone here can give me some advice on a bang & olufsen RX2
turntable with MMC5 cartridge. the thing worked great before it went into
storage, where it remained for some years. but when I uncrated it recently I
found that -- what a surprise -- the moving and storage guys must have been,
umm, unsympathetically rough with it. now the tonearm skates uncontrollably.
I'm not an audiophile, never was (I was barely able to remember the term
"skates") but I've been through all the adjustments I can think of to
tracking force, have rigorously leveled the turntable, and after that I'm
out of ideas. my question is: what's my next move? do I try to scout out a
reputable repair place (I'm in los angeles) and bite the bullet for what
they're likely to charge me, or sell the unit as is and use the proceeds to
buy a working replacement (which will likely be of a lower quality)? I don't
know if I've got a minor problem or a major one or what, and so am unsure
where to go from here. guess another way of putting the question is, is the
turntable of sufficiently high quality that I should invest the money in a
repair. would greatly appreciate any advice, and thanks in advance.

Maybe the stylus damaged. Happens easily, and wait 'til you see the price of
a new one, if you can even find one - I don't think B & O sell them anymore.

Mark Z.

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"Bill Barol" wrote in message
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wondering if anyone here can give me some advice on a bang & olufsen RX2
turntable with MMC5 cartridge. the thing worked great before it went into
storage, where it remained for some years. but when I uncrated it recently
I
found that -- what a surprise -- the moving and storage guys must have
been,
umm, unsympathetically rough with it. now the tonearm skates
uncontrollably.
I'm not an audiophile, never was (I was barely able to remember the term
"skates") but I've been through all the adjustments I can think of to
tracking force, have rigorously leveled the turntable, and after that I'm
out of ideas. my question is: what's my next move? do I try to scout out a
reputable repair place (I'm in los angeles) and bite the bullet for what
they're likely to charge me, or sell the unit as is and use the proceeds
to
buy a working replacement (which will likely be of a lower quality)? I
don't
know if I've got a minor problem or a major one or what, and so am unsure
where to go from here. guess another way of putting the question is, is
the
turntable of sufficiently high quality that I should invest the money in a
repair. would greatly appreciate any advice, and thanks in advance.

yeah, the stylus certainly could have gotten damaged; the unit was out of my
hands for a long time, and god knows how it got handled. so that seems like
one vote for "sell it for parts"... thanks.

bb
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"Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in message
...
Maybe the stylus damaged. Happens easily, and wait 'til you see the price
of
a new one, if you can even find one - I don't think B & O sell them
anymore.

Mark Z.

--
Please reply only to Group. I regret this is necessary. Viruses and spam
have rendered my regular e-mail address useless.


"Bill Barol" wrote in message
...
wondering if anyone here can give me some advice on a bang & olufsen RX2
turntable with MMC5 cartridge. the thing worked great before it went
into
storage, where it remained for some years. but when I uncrated it
recently
I
found that -- what a surprise -- the moving and storage guys must have
been,
umm, unsympathetically rough with it. now the tonearm skates
uncontrollably.
I'm not an audiophile, never was (I was barely able to remember the term
"skates") but I've been through all the adjustments I can think of to
tracking force, have rigorously leveled the turntable, and after that
I'm
out of ideas. my question is: what's my next move? do I try to scout out
a
reputable repair place (I'm in los angeles) and bite the bullet for what
they're likely to charge me, or sell the unit as is and use the proceeds
to
buy a working replacement (which will likely be of a lower quality)? I
don't
know if I've got a minor problem or a major one or what, and so am
unsure
where to go from here. guess another way of putting the question is, is
the
turntable of sufficiently high quality that I should invest the money in
a
repair. would greatly appreciate any advice, and thanks in advance.

Hi! Hey, tell us how your RX-2 situation is...did you examine the tip to
see if the stylus was still there? Did you follow the instructions in the
owners manual?...there is a switch on the bottom right hand corner of unit
that controls anti-skating...you set for the MMC type you have.