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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: JonFromMaplewood on October 12, 2009, 01:34:04 PM
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I am writing because if anyone knows the answer to this, it is one or more FOT. After the kick-ass advice you all gave me with my cat, I am going to look no further for any kind of advice. So here we go...
My turntable is kind of old. I got it about 15 years ago. It is a Sony PS-252 that I got from my friend's deceased grandmother.
I listen to vinyl about three times a month at most and truth be told, I have not replaced the needle EVER (don't judge).
Over the past few months, records have started to sound tinny - almost gramophone-like. CD's and tapes sound fine so I know the problem is not the receiver or the speakers.
My question: Does this sound like a stylus problem or am I looking at a new turntable?
Thank you,
JfM
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Check the wires on the back of the stylus. Make sure they're tight. If there's no improvement... just get a new stylus. If the disks are spinning at the right speed you don't need to buy a whole new turn table.
I just had a friend with excellent taste offer me a box of records. Including an autographed Elvin Jones record.
Synchronistically, I was reading his offer as you were posting this thread. Makes one's head spin.
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Look at Amazon for a stylus. I picked up Shure's top of the line there for 30 bucks a year or so ago.
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I got a Grado one for my old turntable and its been working great for 8 or so years.
I found this link online, perhaps you could figure out what you need using this webpage.
http://www.needledoctor.com/New/Replacement-Stylus (http://www.needledoctor.com/New/Replacement-Stylus)
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And all this time I thought needledoctor.com was a site for heroin enthusiasts.
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And all this time I thought needledoctor.com was a site for heroin enthusiasts.
And all this time I thought "The Needle and the Damage Done" was about my turntable.
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And all this time I thought "The Panic in Needle Park" was about a DJ collective.
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And all this time I thought needledoctor.com was a site for heroin enthusiasts.
And all this time I thought "The Needle and the Damage Done" was about my turntable.
All this time I thought Needles and Pins was about different stylus options.
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