Cleaning your records is important, but it won’t do much good if your turntable’s needle is dirty. Styluses get dirty by picking up dirt from your records, which can build up if you spin vinyl regularly. If you don’t clean it regularly, your stylus may get damaged, and need to ...
Playing a completely clean groove will even out very tiny holes in the vinyl as the needle tip reaches a high temperature (900 to 1200 degrees Celsius) and that for a very short time when riding the groove. And that effect is appreciated by many vinyl lovers. It goes without saying that...
Level ($8): If your turntable isn't sitting evenly, it can play back records slightly out of balance. Use a level to check. Stylus Scale ($15): This is also great to have around for setup. It lets you set the weight the stylus presses onto the record to exact factory recommendations...
I presume they replace with a new disc when servicing. My experience with the logo discs on the forks was that heat did not soften the adhesive (even when the end of the fork was too hot to hod without gloves). I used a 1/16th" drill to put a hole in it, midway between cent...
Artwork: Henry Peltier's 1909 gramophone works in exactly the same way as a modern turntable: music is stored and reproduced mechanically—on a spinning disc (blue), picked up by a needle (red and orange) vibrating in a groove. There are two obvious differences, however. The turntable is ...
Some headphones mix it up a bit. One ofthese Sennheisershas a simple 3.5mm TRS plug on both ends of its cable, so you can very easily and cheaply replace the cable if it's damaged... ...but the other has a 3.5mm TRS on one end of its cable, and at the other end the cable...
I very much hope some of the $5000 Lens Brigade that hang around the scenic areas of my town get to see me do that, and go as pale as an audiophile watching someone fixing a $10,000 turntable with a club hammer. You can get parted-out shutter modules for almost any model of DSLR...
College-age people are getting introduced to the format, and that gives me great hope for the future,” said Earley. “Once you’ve invested in a turntable, you want to keep buying records so that you can keep using it, right? I do think we will continue to see growth because of ...
The complete guide to cleaning and maintaining your turntable stylus If you love the sound of a record player, you're not alone! However, if your needle or stylus isn't clean, it can affect the sound quality. The simplest way to clean your...