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 ...
If you plan to replace only the stylus, then all you need to do is find a compatible stylus with the desired needle shape. While the manufacturer likely has its own selection to pick from, other companies make and sell replacement styli for all different models of turntables. Some stylus re...
If you plan to replace only the stylus, then all you need to do is find a compatible stylus with the desired needle shape. While the manufacturer likely has its own selection to pick from, other companies make and sell replacement styli for all different models of turntables. Some stylus re...
So if you happen to fall asleep before the record end, an automatic turntable prevents the stylus from rocking endlessly back and forth at the end of one side. This space (by the way) is what we call the run-out groove. It creates a continuous loop for the stylus, preventing it from ...
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You have no idea how well any used record was kept over its lifetime, and even brand new records have a residue left over from the pressing factory. You want none of this stuff touching your turntable’s stylus (needle). There are a number of ways to clean a record, some of them to...
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...
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 ce...