This B&O is perfect for someone looking for a semi-automatic turntable that's a notch above the rest.  Gorgeous in design and execution, the 5005 is also a pleasure to use.  It will lift and queue up records at the touch of a button without the need to ever touch the tonearm. It also automatically detects 33 RPM versus 45 RPM sized records. Best of all it has a linear tracking tonearm! It's fitted with a lightly used MMC4 type phono cartridge and was fully tested.  Plus the outputs are conventional RCA so no fussing around with proprietary B&O adapters. Condition is good but has some staining and discoloration in the aluminum finish, likely from cleaning with a chemical. More from B&O: The Beogram 5005 was the first model in the series that would be the last new Beogram design. In both technology and appearance it was basically the same as the Beogram 7000 that was deleted from the range nine years later. This series of compact tangential tracking turntables would become very popular, and would eventually encompass 12 separate models. When launched, it fitted into the range between the various derivatives of the Beogram 1800 and the top-line Beogram 8002. The Beogram 5005 was introduced as a replacement for the Beogram 5000. The main change was of course the use of tangential tracking, a desirable feature in the Beosystem 5000 for which it was intended as it enabled the arm to be moved easily by remote control. The keys and software to do this already existed within the Beomaster 5000/Master Control Panel 5000 as this function also worked with other, earlier models, such as the Beogram 8002. In keeping with other Beosystem 5000 components, the Beogram 5005 used the same cabinet style, size, colours and finishes as the Beomaster, allowing for many visually pleasing placement options. The only slight discontinuities were that the lid “open” function, and thus the front panel legend, had been removed as the lid now was on a simple counterbalance spring and had no release catch, and that the orange “standby” dot had been removed because the new software removed the “standby” Datalink function from the machine. This was a great improvement as it was now possible to stop and change the record mid-way during play without using the remote control or switching the system off, something that had not been possible with the Beogram 5000. The Beogram 5005 lacked the elegant light that had been fitted inside the lid of the Beogram 5000, but instead had a tiny spotlight at the back that was focused on the pickup area. This was switched on automatically when the arm was under manual control, though was in practice too dim and at too shallow an angle to be of any real use. The Beogram 5005 carried forward all the important styling cues from previ