Turntable Setup: Advanced Tips, Tricks and Vinyl Care.
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- This video is the final round of this series, this one is focused on more generic turntable setup using my Technics 100C as an example. We go over using a Baerwald arc protractor, how to keep your stylus and vinyl clean, cartridge selection and other things pertaining to enjoying your collection of records.
Nice low capacitance cables:
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A great recording to baseline your system:
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Where to download protractors:
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Min upgrade stylus for the cartridge supplied with a 100C:
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AT540ML cartridge:
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OC9MXL moving coil cartridge:
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Low profile record weight, fits under the cover:
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Vinyl cleaning kit:
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Brush for vinyl:
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Stylus cleaner:
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Magnifier for stylus inspection:
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Tonearm weights/parts:
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Great, interesting, informative video. I watched everything in one go. Thank you for the very interesting presentation of the material. The Turntable will live forever!
Do not forget to unplug the cartridge when measuring the capacitive load of the cables .
MC is less sensible to capacitance but more to good quality conductors with low resistance...
Nice review and great help and advice for the vinyl newbies.....
yeah if I didn't say it, I removed the headshell when I tested it.
Audio is my hobby and the way you have laid this out is far better than even the so called gurus out there. I am a fan! You are straight to the point with the right in your face info! You are awesome! 🎶🎶
My turntable is an ancient Thorens TD160 Super that I purchased new in the late 1980's. These things are indestructible. I had a Rega RB300 arm fitted at the time and the cartridge is the original Adcom HC/E high output moving coil cartridge that is still fine as I rarely use it. I sold off most of my records after replacing them with CDs so all that I have left are records never released on CD. I am in the process of converting these to flac files.
I know this is an older video but I sure appreciate it. I found you because I was searching for Technics 100C because I'm in the market for a new TT and I wanted that one because of the auto lift feature. Your other video made it clear that's not a great feature lol. So now I don't know if I want a used 1200 mk3 or mk5, or a new Reloops 7000 mk2, or a used direct drive Denon, or maybe a brand new 100C still. And I have this morning to make up my mind lol. Anyway I like your common sense style and I just subscribed.
It's a great turntable that is sleek and sounds awesome. That auto lift due eventually work, just seems they could have engineered this better to instantly lift at the end. not sure why there is the long delay?
Thank you so much for this video! I have that exact turntable and these videos have been very helpful. I've been trying to improve my stereo setup and ran into the same whooshing issue with the left channel on some records. I'm going to have to get a magnifying lens to check it out.
I decided to buy a record player to get back to the old magical analog sound. I ordered the Pro Ject Carbon Evo and I'm so glad you mentioned the Schiit Mani 2 as a good preamp, because I ordered that too. This video will help me a lot to organize and maintain it properly. Another very useful video of yours. Thank you very much !!!
This has to be the best record player advice video I've ever seen, great stuff!🙂
Wow, thanks!
Yeah, the Onzow zero dust is a bad idea. I just cut a little piece of magic eraser or a bit of blu tac and very carefully drop my stylus into it. When the stylus gets especially dirty, Groovewasher makes a really nice stylus brush and a gentle cleaning fluid. Anything that smells like alcohol, I’d personally avoid. It can eat away at the glue that holds the stylus to the cantilever. After losing a really nice stylus which just fell out of the cantilever, I’ve never used anything like it again and have never had another problem.
One of my turntables is a Technics SL-1200, and I think you’re spot on with the reasoning behind the addition of a weight to the back of the arm, especially if using a headshell / cart combo with more mass than normal. The combined weight of the combo I’m using now is a bit over 20 grams, and I feel the difference is worth it.
The capacitance of the cables going from the turntable to phono stage is extremely important. Fantastic video and excellent information for those who may be newer to vinyl. 👍 🔊😊🎶
Hi, all great advice. Personally not a fan of record weights due to the excess wear on the main bearing. Also, they can’t be used on turntables with a suspended subchassis. Have a good Christmas.
Interesting as your Blue Note comment. I personally had 6 out of the last 7 that had loads of noise and one that must have fell on the floor. New production (QC is horrific)!
Strange, all of mine have sounded amazing.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Really enlightening.
Great video for this 70 year old vinyl newbie!
Glad it was helpful!
Great info. I'm looking into a sl-100 myself. FWIW, I couldn't hear a difference between my schiit Mani and the built in one on my marantz PM6006
Some integrated amps had good phono stages. I also haven't personally heard a schitt mani so there is that :)
Stylus scales will be more accurate if mat is removed and the the scales sat on the platter @ record surface or as near as also the AT-VM95ML (micro-line) is flippin' fantastic.., way better that the eliptical and prefered over the shabata ;) The Little Bear T11 is also a great phono pre-amp, i change the output coupling caps for deeper bass. Great show :D
Nice to know on the ML needle on the VM95
It's really superb, i think you will be pleased with it. It seems to dig a bit deeper, noticing less surface noise. Very best regards@@SkunkieDesignsElectronics
Great advice !!!!!
Thank you Stephe. Your advice really helps
Don’t use solvents on hollow cantilevers or the liquid will suck right inside it and compromise performance and especially the damping elastic material by the coils. Huge “no no”
If you can't find the MoFi i have found the Nagaoka sleeves work absolutely excellently! And if you can't find that either Katta sleeves work well too im told.
Good to know!
I❤ Your video's, thanks.
hi i have a preamp and amp tube separated and phono stage box (cambridge duo),if i put a wire ground between phono stage and preamp chassis is it ok! i must mention that i have a rega planar 3 and i dont have ground wire on the rca cable on this turntable
a bad stylus/cartridge or pre amp is always weak in the bass
Good video 👍
She sure sounds/talks like she's from Texas. ?
GA but close :)
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Hey, nice advice :)
Now that I'll be able to afford nice things, some hardware upgrades will come - definitely getting a new cartridge in the upcoming months.
As for cables, I got inspired by Mr Carlson's Lab to make a video about making them on the cheap using some good grade (as in, all copper with dense shield) antenna coax: czcams.com/video/GDmHmMPXKzY/video.html and while the difference was not groundbraking, I noticed some more detail in treble :).
Stephe, How much to sell me your tube pre-amp? ;-)
These initial 834 clones will be for sale for around $800 + shipping.
i allways track my carts at the higher end of the spec
Yeah, the blue one sounds terrible. The green was much, much better.
I was shocked at the difference.
You have inspired some copycats on CZcams, but they don't seem to have any technical abilities