Beogram 3000 (type 5210) is nowadays much prized and sought after in that it is considered exceptionally rare. The history of this deck revolves around Jacob Jensen’s sophisticated and world-beating Beolab 5000 System which, in 1967, found that it had no suitable record deck to complement it. Bang & Olufsen used the reliable but unremarkable Thorens TD124 Mk II motor unit on which to base their designs upon which, using their own ST/L pickup arm and SP9 cartridge, was labeled Beogram 3000.
Bought by record purists at the time it is interesting to note that many replaced the Bang & Olufsen arm with an SME 3009 pickup arm, thus removing almost all evidence that Bang & Olufsen had ever been involved in the first place!
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