Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000/4002 vs Garrard 301

Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000/4002 · Garrard 301.

Practical differences

Highlighted cells show a lower reference price, support for more listed speeds, or the presence of a convenience feature. They are not an overall score.

On price alone the Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000/4002 costs less, coming in $2,250 (about 129%) below the Garrard 301.

The Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000/4002 spins its platter via belt drive; the Garrard 301 uses idler drive instead. Neither is objectively better — a motor that's mechanically isolated from the platter by an elastic belt, which is the usual route to a quieter noise floor — the default choice across most of hi-fi versus a rubber idler wheel driving the platter rim directly, giving huge torque and a punchy, immediate character that's become a specific taste among collectors.

The Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000/4002 is fully automatic — press start and the arm cues itself and lifts at the end of the side — where the Garrard 301 needs you to cue the arm by hand.

Bottom line: the Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000/4002 has the lower reference price; the table shows which documented features change with the $2,250 gap.

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