I am having an issue with my B&O Beogram 1800 turntable as the RCA leads induce static, as I move the RCA cables around I can hear lots of static. And I do have the ground wire properly attached to my phono pre. I have to place and lay the cables "just so" to minimize the static. I thought about rewiring new and better RCA cables leads which I believe I can pretty easily accomplish.
My question was regarding the fact that the the tone arm leads inside the turntable running the short distance to the signal board are just bare exposed wires. This is the first turntable I have ever dug into, do these bare tonearm signal leads pose a problem as well? Should they be sleeved or wrapped? Or are bare signal wires internally the accepted practice?
I wanted to ask here before I proceed with rewiring the RCA leads to see if I could/should do anything.
As always, comments are most appreciated.
My question was regarding the fact that the the tone arm leads inside the turntable running the short distance to the signal board are just bare exposed wires. This is the first turntable I have ever dug into, do these bare tonearm signal leads pose a problem as well? Should they be sleeved or wrapped? Or are bare signal wires internally the accepted practice?
I wanted to ask here before I proceed with rewiring the RCA leads to see if I could/should do anything.
As always, comments are most appreciated.
Do you mean the tone arm leads are unscreened?
They will be individual insulated wires - as is normal practice - and not "bare".
They will be individual insulated wires - as is normal practice - and not "bare".
Yes, the tone arm leads from where they exit the tonearm inside the turntable base to the signal board (about 4 inches in length of wire) are all bare wire.
I really would like to not rewire the tonearm itself, that seems like a rabbit hole I might never emerge from. Not sure if there is a liquid rubber product I could apply/brush to the wires to give the a little shielding? Or what my other options might be?
Perhaps I will rewire the RCA cable leads as intended and see what the results in sound are without addressing the tonearm leads.
You do not need to interfere with the insulated tone arm wires, they will be shielded by the metal tonearm and turntable chassis.
Which model of the Beogram 1800 do you have - the mid 80s version or the late 60s version?
Which model of the Beogram 1800 do you have - the mid 80s version or the late 60s version?
Ah, I see. Good information, thanks you. I have the mid 80s version of the Beogram 1800.
I sold a pristine one of those at auction a few years back: https://www.beoworld.org/prod_details.asp?pid=275
Make sure the cartridge connections are clean.
Come back if replacing the RCA interconnect doesn't help.
The original captive cable terminated in a DIN plug.
Are you using a DIN socket to RCA plug adaptor cable by any chance?
The original captive cable terminated in a DIN plug.
Are you using a DIN socket to RCA plug adaptor cable by any chance?
Will do. The cartridge is a new SoundSmith cartridge but Ill be sure to clean the tonearm head contacts.
And it sounds like I can then just proceed with my rewiring of the RCA cables.
I'll have to take a another look, maybe Ill post a picture as well but when I did a preliminary look inside, I did not see a DIN plug, simply the RCA cable wired into what I believe is the muting board? Does that sound right. Again, I'll have to take a closer look a little later today.
The original cable was soldered at the player end and had a DIN plug at the amplifier end.
Your cable may be a later modification.
Your cable may be a later modification.