Beogram 4000c Series Saint Laurent Rive Droit Edition – Super-Exclusive Turntable

Bang & Olufsen and Saint Laurent have unveiled a super-exclusive version of the Beogram 4000c turntable – a Bang & Olufsen factory-restored iconic turntable reimagined by the fashion house. Each Beogram 4000c Series Saint Laurent Rive Droit Edition will be sold exclusively at Saint Laurent Rive Droite stores in Paris and Los Angeles, as well as on the YSL and Bang & Olufsen websites, and only 10 units will be produced (the device will likely soon become a museum artifact).

The technical characteristics of the turntable have not changed - we have the same belt driven player with a remote 40-watt power supply, equipped at the factory with a proprietary SMMC 20 CL ​​(Moving Micro Cross principle) cartridge with a Nude Contact Line Diamond stylus and a recommended tracking force of 1.3 g. The proprietary tangential tracking tonearm and precision design allow for a very effective wow and flutter, <± 0.05% according to the DIN standard and <± 0.025% according to WRMS. The model has a speed deviation of less than 0.02%, channel separation of more than 25 dB at a frequency above 1000 Hz and intermodulation distortion below 1%. The package also includes a new phonostage.

The design has been rethought- now the Beogram 4000c Series Saint Laurent Rive Droit Edition sports a plinth made of ziricote wood (a dark wood with a texture that makes each product unique), and the metal chassis is covered in silver. The controls have been improved and modernized in terms of ergonomics and maintaining the style of the original version, and a new cartridge, guaranteeing impeccable sound quality. The fitting and joining of the parts is performed at the level of quality corresponding to Swiss watches. Being an exclusive collector's item, each new device is individually numbered, decorated with aluminum parts and an engraved logo.

Well, the tradition of reviving the best models of the past, which began in 2020, continues (then Bang & Olufsen released a series of 95 restored "standard" Beogram 4000c, each of which sold for $ 11,000).