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ok i bought a cheap turntable like 2 years back just to play records i dont really mix/spin but lately i've been kinda wanting to. didn't come with a counterweight and ive been using a make-shift counterweight for sometime (here come the pics/laughs) the needle feels pretty light but it still sounds/feels like it might be too heavy on the records. i can hear some scratching everynow-and-then . the table is a numark tt-1520 (probably garbage, it was just a cheapy) and i need help finding a counterweight. pics and lawl @ starburts!!! |
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also, what does anti-skate do? |
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uh... that's actually the coolest counterweight i've ever seen. just stick with that one, i say. |
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i know it's cool but i don't know if it's my needle (got it from a friend) or what, but sometimes i hear scratcing/lots of noise and i thnk i might be puttin too much pressure on the record (i..e not enough counterweight) and counterweights generalyl tend not to be tolerable to big differences in weight and who knows how much all this weighs : / |
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its better than my turntable dude, i use a fork and some toilet roll |
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Ask Drunken Mastah, he knows his stuff about turntables. |
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i have no idea. i have to stick a penny or two on my needle just to make it play normally... otherwise it skips like a motherfucker. |
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anti-skate controls the force pulling the arm away from the centre and towards the rest. yeah that counterweight is awesome. no idea where to get replacement ones, sory |
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i just dont want to be hurting my records how sensitive is the weight for a counterweight??? i mean, it's not putting TOO much weight on the needle, it still feels fairly light but still... |
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i have the same scratch stylus.. i think they're pretty good for record wear at high tracking forces. the only thing you can do without a replacement is adjust it to the point just before it's so light that it skips, i guess. |
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ok, will add more starbursts |
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if that doesn't work, try removing the actual needle from the stylus and replacing it with a large, dull knife blade. |
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hahah amazing. |
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you're not helping... except when you let me go on that final cruise |
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i mean if it sounds like it's digging into the record movie it away from the arm a smidge untill it sounds ok i have the same turntables |
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p.s. i dont think it's the needle unless it's bent or anything cause that looks like a pretty good needle |
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just watch the stylus - if the plastic around the needle is hitting the vinyl that's too heavy then. only the needle should touch vinyl. (maybe you take a picture from the side of the stylus so i could watch?) then, when you have managed this one you should take the vinyl and make moves with it like you would want to scratch - back and forward, back and forward. the other hand should be on the anti-skating knob. turn it left or right as long as the needle skips. |
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which vinyl by boc was you playing? |
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in a beautiful place |
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out in D3TRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOIIIITTTTTTT MOTHER FUKERS >_> |
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mail numark and ask about replacement counterweight. optionally, a store that sells numark or check online stores. how old is the needle and how often do you use it? do you scratch? |
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no i don't i got the needle from a buddy of mine since the needle/cartridge that came with my table is UTTER GARBAGE. i do not scratch i will try and email numark today and see what's up. the needle is probably a couple years old but it's been RARELY used. thanks guys, |
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also, what does that little lever thing do? i notice it drops the needle a little closer to the record? i keep it all the way up. |
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uh that lever is supposed to take the needle off the record if it's touching the record while it's up you have way too much shit on your counterweight |
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it's a cue lever, it's like pause |
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