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steve Staff asked 10 years ago

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 pre-amps 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. We suggest using FIND (Ctrl-F on Windows / Cmd-F on a Mac) to search for your Beogram in the list:

  • 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 once been modified and fitted with an internal pre-amplifier by B&O. However, this is a very rare occurence – so if you have a model listed above it is likely to require an external Pre-Amplifier Kit before it can be used with a modern B&O audio system.