How To Balance A Tone Arm On The Technics

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Komentáře • 67

  • @themostswood4709
    @themostswood4709 Před 4 lety +5

    Thank you for showing when to move the dial and the whole weight. None of the other video’s I’ve seen has made that crucial distinction clear. I know finally have my new turntable set up. THANK YOU!

  • @sideshowdee
    @sideshowdee Před 4 lety +5

    STILL my favourite balancing vid. Explanative; easy to follow; authentic. I send others here!😎
    Shouts Out to Greg! 👊🏾

  • @LongPlayVinyl
    @LongPlayVinyl Před 7 lety

    Awesome! It's always nice to see more How-To Vids out there, helping people set up their stuff properly.

  • @wereonlyimmortalforalimite7495

    You sir are the hero of the day. To think, after all these years, and I never paid any attention to proper adjustments. I bought a quite expensive record yesterday and one of the tracks skipped all way through. The vinyl is in absolute mint condition. I cleaned it anyway. No, didn’t help. Then I found this: boom! Not one skip after I followed your instructions. Thank you!

  • @colinwatt2956
    @colinwatt2956 Před 2 lety

    Thanks Greg. I treated myself to a Technics deck a few weeks back. I thought I had done it wrong as the sound output was terrible. Your video confirmed I had dove it right rather I have a damaged stylus. The stylus has gone back to be replaced. Once again thank you for such an easily understood video.

  • @LarryCooney
    @LarryCooney Před 6 lety

    Thank you. I just got the same exact setup (1200 and Shure WhiteLabel) and it is definitely no doubt a little different from the record players I had in my youth. So this explained it simply and easily and could not have made it easier to do.

  • @TheMoldyVinegar
    @TheMoldyVinegar Před 3 lety

    Thank you! I spent my entire night last night frustrated because I couldn't figure out WTF I was doing trying to balance the tone arm. The tiniest bit of this video and it all makes sense. Play on!

  • @anthonyxuereb792
    @anthonyxuereb792 Před 3 měsíci +2

    After rotating the counter weight to level the tone arm, lock it down and then set the fine adjustment for the stylus and anti skating. To check if the anti skating is accurate, If you have a one sided record that has a smooth side, play it and see if the tone arm deviates too much one way or the other and so you can make adjustments accordingly.

    • @Vingul
      @Vingul Před 13 dny

      Have seen this suggestion before but surely that will harm your stylus?

    • @anthonyxuereb792
      @anthonyxuereb792 Před 9 dny

      @@Vingul I can't see how it can really, whether the stylus is playing on a grooved record or smooth should not make a difference as it is the same material. That's my take for what it's worth.

  • @Tooslow24
    @Tooslow24 Před 8 lety +1

    Fantastic video, really helped me, thank you

  • @smtmsjacolyn6699
    @smtmsjacolyn6699 Před 4 lety

    Very informative and distinctly very helpful, grateful and many many thanks.

  • @charlieramz3126
    @charlieramz3126 Před 5 lety +1

    Love Smartbar!!!! Place is legendary!

  • @traceedyell7579
    @traceedyell7579 Před 7 lety

    great info, easy to follow. Thanks!

  • @ryancanfield3054
    @ryancanfield3054 Před rokem

    Thanks. Just bought some ortofon night club needles and needed to watch your video to know how to set the to earn weight to specified recommendations by ortofon

  • @davidsummer1983
    @davidsummer1983 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you so very much.

  • @eumaios
    @eumaios Před 5 lety

    Quick and easy, thank you😁

  • @spicystick
    @spicystick Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thank you for the video. It’s direct and easy to follow. My question is about height adjustment, how can you tell if you have the correct arm height?

  • @jpitkethly77
    @jpitkethly77 Před 4 lety

    Thank you very much that was very helpful 😊

  • @mauriceswift73
    @mauriceswift73 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the video.

  • @phillong5808
    @phillong5808 Před rokem

    Nice video and choice of track

  • @kahunawaterpolo
    @kahunawaterpolo Před 3 lety

    I have those same Slipmats!!! Love Grammaphone!

  • @scottreed8477
    @scottreed8477 Před 4 lety

    Hey man! Just got my first Technics. Wasn't too sure about the counterweights. Your video really made a difference in how my records sound. Thanks!

    • @reubenbrooks3674
      @reubenbrooks3674 Před 2 lety

      The 1200 is the best turntable ever made and still is.

  • @hulkican7237
    @hulkican7237 Před 4 lety

    thanks dude. hey from Istanbul

  • @Mark22134
    @Mark22134 Před 8 lety +1

    Thanks Bro.

  • @cranke99
    @cranke99 Před rokem

    I remember this guy from Purgatory Pizza😅 This is a great video! Thanks for the info.

  • @62pixels48
    @62pixels48 Před 5 lety

    Amazing video help me!

  • @VinceVega303
    @VinceVega303 Před 2 měsíci

    Superb tutorial. 😀

  • @1imanni1
    @1imanni1 Před 2 lety

    Awesome! Thanks

  • @raytheshredgod6987
    @raytheshredgod6987 Před 3 lety

    Thank you!!!

  • @danielstartek1497
    @danielstartek1497 Před rokem

    Hey smart bar I'm using a tractor control on my corn fields. How do I harvest it?

  • @ahhgea
    @ahhgea Před 3 měsíci

    What about the height adjust on the tonearm itself? Is that not part of it?

  • @agnesdonnelly4524
    @agnesdonnelly4524 Před rokem

    thank you

  • @chylogurti
    @chylogurti Před 2 lety

    Nice video. Thanks. Just got a SL 3300 from a house clearance. A few issues that I might try to sort. It needs a new stylus to try out. Don't want to spend much in case I cant fix it. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks

  • @zimmetry
    @zimmetry Před 9 lety

    Simple useful instructions... Thanks!!

  • @nigelstewart
    @nigelstewart Před 2 lety

    Thanks!

  • @buch3mt
    @buch3mt Před 3 lety

    I’m
    Having issues with the needle skipping back and staying in the same place

  • @soothsayer2406
    @soothsayer2406 Před rokem

    Peeette!!! great channel!

  • @chadwhitworth1681
    @chadwhitworth1681 Před 2 lety

    what about the height of the tone arm?
    Should that be level?How do you measure that?
    Do you put more slip mats underneath if it is nose down and tail up?

  • @MichaelFinkCMT
    @MichaelFinkCMT Před 2 lety

    Thank you

  • @mikezah3032
    @mikezah3032 Před rokem

    So simple and short video 👌🏻

  • @snublerud
    @snublerud Před 2 lety +1

    I’m not sure if keeping the anti skating at 3 is a good default...?

  • @benitoperez4312
    @benitoperez4312 Před 7 lety

    very cool to learn..:)

  • @davidgarrett2888
    @davidgarrett2888 Před 7 lety

    Thanks

  • @brianwolfe1822
    @brianwolfe1822 Před 2 lety

    Cool I thought I knew speakers and turntables lol. Thanks friend

  • @Rooper65
    @Rooper65 Před 2 lety

    What to do if u don't have antiscating ?

  • @stopit8669
    @stopit8669 Před 7 lety +12

    Easy video, my whole counter weight was backwards.

  • @brandamnRN
    @brandamnRN Před 6 lety

    Is the tonearm supposed to resist/move towards the right when it is floating? like how are you supposed to get it to float but also so that it can actually sit and track a record? great video btw

    • @Chudmeat
      @Chudmeat Před 5 lety

      If your tone arm is moving to the right when it's floating, you need to adjust your anti-skating dial.

  • @djpaul146
    @djpaul146 Před 3 lety

    My tonearm counter weight doasant have a numberd dial on it as its a kam ddx750 but I can't see any help video on here about my kam

    • @duncanmatthews1977
      @duncanmatthews1977 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Get it to float/balance and then add weights. Or, twist it in and use a set of specially designed scales to measure the desired weight.

  • @KingCosmoTheGreat
    @KingCosmoTheGreat Před 7 lety

    Thank you for the Video, Whats the Vinyl name of the Andrés record??

  • @duncanmatthews1977
    @duncanmatthews1977 Před 6 měsíci

    I think this is a good quick video to get things approximately correct. When you say start by getting it to balance, there are a range of heights this could be. It should be zero where stylus and vinyl live up horizontally.. then add required weight. Here your initial balancing is far too high.

  • @Scorvet
    @Scorvet Před 2 lety

    Tonearm height?

  • @Cl4rendon
    @Cl4rendon Před 3 lety +1

    The only part i appreciated was putting on Andres record...

  • @faktumstream1beatz335
    @faktumstream1beatz335 Před 7 lety +2

    i have numarks.... im fucked........

  • @dinotrifunovic2421
    @dinotrifunovic2421 Před 5 lety +1

    at 2:39 you say to "dial" I don't understand really this point ??

    • @TemujinScott80
      @TemujinScott80 Před 4 lety +1

      The dial is the numbers you see on the counterweight

  • @TheRichmau5
    @TheRichmau5 Před 3 lety

    I use anti skate 0.

  • @dulichion
    @dulichion Před 2 lety

    You didnt got over tonearm height at all

  • @joopwingen8185
    @joopwingen8185 Před 2 lety

    Je vergeet de hoogte aftestellen

  • @casejinable
    @casejinable Před 3 lety

    Can someone just make a video to the point? I don't need the intro