I think it's DR George who has the B&O turntable in storage? I found which one I had. It was one of their more basic ones, a Beogram 1700. The reason I had it is that back in the early 1980s another turntable I had was dying and it wasn't worth it to me to have that one fixed. I went into a nice high end store and asked what's good but not too expensive. They carried all kinds of great stuff, but they said I should try a B&O for its reliability and musicality, and its simplicity in coming with its own perfectly matched cartridge.
I liked it very much, and it would have served me far beyond the point when I sold it and replaced it with an AR ES-1, but by then I was craving a traditional turntable design and flexibility, and I'd always remembered the charm of the original AR a college roommate had. I'm still playing that ES-1, and I've supplemented it with another college favorite, a Dual 1019 that I was lucky to find in as beautiful condition as the KLH 20. It now needs some attention by a good tech because there are a couple of parts that tend to wear out, and it will absolutely get it.
But I digress. I was just going to say that I could well understand if B&Os are expensive to repair, or perhaps even to replace a cartridge. But if it plays well, you should have it out and be enjoying it.
