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Yeah I had a post not too long ago about how i just discovered vinyl Well my record player is being fucking dumb as hell and I was wondering if maybe you could help me. 1. I can hardly hear it, the volume is on 40 and I have to put on headphones to even be able to hear it. 2. It's staticy and shitty sounding, it sounds AWFUL. so what the fuck should I do, buy a new record player? buy a new needle? what? i think to solve the volume issue I will just buy a pair of those wireless headphones that come with their own volume adjustment, i think. this is frustrating as fuck, someone help |
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I know why. |
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WHY!?!? |
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whats it plugged into? |
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oh yeah, and this thing only has two speeds. Will that present a problem along the road? it has 33 and 45 |
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has it got a pre-amp built in? by the sounds of it probably not |
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it's plugged into my phillips magnavox stereo through the AUX outlet |
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that depends if you have any records that play at 16 or 78 which i doubt very much you do |
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what's a pre amp? |
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what make is it? check under the slipmat thing for a switch for a pre-amp |
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its what amplifies the signal before it gets to the main circuit thingy |
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okay i took the slipmat off, no pre-amp |
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wait, i found a switch type thing but it doesn't say anything ill try it |
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you need an amplifier inbetween the turntable and the stereo input otherwise you wont be able to hear anything. you cant just plug it into an auxiliary socket. if there's no pre-amp you might be able to get away with plugging it into your computer via thre soundcard |
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what make is it? |
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Have you reversed the needle position yet? You need to do that before you start messing around with the pre amp spoons. |
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okay i hit the switch and it made no difference |
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it's a Sharp RP-101, how do i reverse the needle position? |
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Ho ho.. sorry, I was being silly. You need something to boost the signal from the deck like a Dj style mixer or a 'pre amp' any old cheap dj mixer will do. |
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turn it inside out |
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it could be so old that its one of those needles that you flick over and it has 2 sides to it |
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He can either turn it inside out, or just squeeze the slipmat jelly, that's what I'd do anyway... |
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hahahaha btw did it just starrt doing this, was it worrking? orr have you just plugged it in? |
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where do i find a mixer?? and how do i buy/install a new needle |
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you need to send strong forces of loving thoughts to the machine. |
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i wasnt joking about the needle with 2 sides, you really did used to get needles with 2 sides :o/ |
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yeah i found it in the attic recently and it's been doing it since i've found it |
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there's a dust mite caught in the gears |
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yeah right! I suppose you could move the platter backwards and forwards making a rhythmic hip hop sound too! |
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just get anotherr |
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i'm thinking i will, but i have no idea where to get one or how much it will be |
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i swear im telling the truth! i mean in those old 60s players that came in a flip top box. the stylus was L-shaped and after it ran out you pushed the plastic perpendicular to the arm and used the other side |
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if you simply wanna play some old rrecorrds you have, orr forr that matterr new ones *rrolleyes*, they arre cheap enough. |
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I remember.. my dad had one it was orange plastic and it did that swivel thing to un sheath the other needle. |
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anyone know if it's cheap or expensive to fix the wiring in my turntable? it's from the 70s and it works outside of the connector to the right speaker being "jammed" so that it doesn't transmit any sound to that speaker (headphones work in stereo though) |
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pre-amp dude. get one. i had to get one.therefore you must too. |
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yeah, i just want one for stuff that i can't find on CD the other night at a show I bought: Jud Jud - "xThe Demosx" Hot Snakes - "Suicide Invoice" Orchid - "Chaos is Me" |
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could it be the speaker wiring or the connection between the speaker wire and the stereo? just wiggle it around for half an hour til it works |
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ask him to switch the speakers around... go on.. |
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you could put both sets of wires into one socket... |
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i'm not sure, as it's in storage in maryland right now instead of here in my dorm room, but i will have a look next time i see it. if by speaker wiring you mean the inexpensive wiring that you use for any stereo to connect to the speakers, i'd be surprised if it was this though i will check because i have plenty of wiring i can replace it with. i really think it's a connection, something internal that would require a pro or at least a knowledgable amateur to fix. i really don't want to buy another turntable if i can just fix this one.. also can you recommend any EP's or singles that are exclusively on vinyl? i want to get the Boom Bip 'from left to right' and Astrobotnia pt. 2. i already have LFO 'Freak' and i still haven't heard that damn last track after all this time! so combined with a collection of vinyl albums i've inherited i'm itching to get this turntable fixed. |
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goddamnit! he doesnt need a preamp!!! you fools!!!!! dude, amnesiac, all you have to do is plug the turntable into the PHONO input of the stereo. if there isnt a dedicated phono input, there should be a switch somewhere near the plug to switch it from aux to phono. but thats what you have to do, no preamp needed. |
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Have you tried licking your fingers and playing with the power supply within the turntable? |
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o yeah, and if you cant find anything to do with phono, buy a new stereo, because the one you have is obviously a piece of shit if it doesnt have a goddamn phono input. ......sorry for the flip out, i feel a little on edge tonight.... |
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i can recommend threads by backini, a cross between the avalanches and quantic, yet another superb album spawned in brighton. unfortunately it seems its cd only but there are some eps you can get some of the tracks on. i wouldve started a new thread on it but no fucker wouldve even heard of brighton nevermind backini. |
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That should worrk... God rrest my dearr deparrted uncle... everrytime a vinyl plays we think of him. |
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have you tried wiping your bottom with a piece of bread after taking a dump and making nutella sandwiches? this isn't jackass! :P |
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amnesiac ! excellent choice of records!! although i prefer "automatic midnight" over "suicide..." ;) |
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what about EP's that are only available in vinyl though? i guess i'll start a new topic about it some day but i figured i'd ask now so i can get them before they go out of stock or out of print. |
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I've stood on the rim of the toilet so i'd poo in one year and it'd land in another year, one newyears eve when I was 11. |
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