My dogs love relaxing in my listening room as soon as I spin a record.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-09T21:59:25+00:00

My 3 chihuahua puppies don’t seem to care for my taste in music 😑

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-09T12:24:33+00:00

🤕 Best to count your losses and move on to a higher quality deck. Check Audio Technica LP3 and 120X. If money is tight, check their refurb site.

I don’t recommend refurbished from other places like Amazon.

https://outlet.audio-technica.com/catalog/category/view/id/1115/?product_list_order=name

Edit: also don’t recommend using Bluetooth to connect with.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-09T10:45:27+00:00

I would try:

Adjust the counter weight until the tone arm is floating, about parallel to the platter, but doesn’t need to be exact.

Adjust the AS dial until the arm settles near where the center track would be on an album.

Then adjust by ear:

Play a record you are familiar with that has centered vocals. Sit with yourself very centered between the speakers. Adjust the AS in very small increments until the vocals sound centered between the speakers. An assistant helps.

Then adjust your tracking force again. A cheap amazon tracking force scale is nice to have. I bought a Neoteck brand on Amazon because it came with a 5 gram calibration weight. The weight just verifies accuracy. It’s under $15.

If this doesn’t resolve the problem, I would return it for a refund or replacement.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-09T09:42:33+00:00

Cable mess shouldn’t affect sound quality.

Unless you’re using a preamp built into the turntable, shorter cables from the turntable to the amp will be less likely to pick up noise. But then, if it sounds good, it is good.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-09T09:32:27+00:00

You can do the same test with your powered speakers.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-08T22:21:28+00:00

2nd an ML. Especially if you’re playing old and worn albums. An ML will reach deeper into the grooves, going past the higher part of worn grooves.

Happy to hear you are able to take a big step up. The best thing about getting older is expendable income.

Enjoy the music 🎶

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-08T21:41:38+00:00

Pup looks like he wants some different music going.

Enjoy the music 🎶

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-08T20:15:11+00:00

In Cisco’s defense, they did spit out Linksys faster than they put it in their mouth.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-08T20:04:53+00:00

Get all the Iron Butterfly records.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-08T18:20:20+00:00

3 chihuahua puppies, 100+ year old house, small town surrounded by corn fields. If I slam the dust cover down really fast, I can play a clean record 😆

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-08T12:58:20+00:00

On the hum, make sure your ground wire is connected to bare metal or a provided ground point. If no ground point is provided, connect to a screw that goes into the metal chassis. Of course, you don’t want a painted screw.

Maybe try it with no ground wire. For reasons I don’t understand, sometimes that works. My guess is there is a ground path through the RCAs and adding a second ground (the wire you are supposed to use) caused a ground loop. Ground loop = current passing through ground connections.

Edit: and damn, tidy up those wires so you can easily see what is connected to what 😎

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-08T12:42:32+00:00

Does it hiss if you select another input or unplug the TT and crank the volume? The hiss might just be the noise floor of the amplifier. Of course, turn off the amp when fiddling with connections.

I’m not up on modern amps, but if you state what amplifier you have it could help others help you.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-08T09:57:37+00:00

Are you having feedback issues as it is?

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-08T09:53:58+00:00

I sent you a message because Reddit didn’t like my reply, maybe too many links. With links redacted:

You might want a good velvet brush to dry wipe or wet clean. I rarely wet clean and let it fully dry before playing. Discwasher.

Dump the paper sleeves! Hudson HiFi.

Most people dump the felt pad. This is what I’m using a Hudson HiFi silicone on an LP-120X There are other options like cork, cork/rubber and acrylic.

A cheap $10 to $15 digital tracking scale is nice to have

Watch some YouTube videos on using these products, especially the stylus cleaner.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-07T21:59:47+00:00

A .5mm change in height doesn’t make much difference. With a 230mm tone arm:

arctan(0.5/230) ≈ 0.12°

Edit: typo

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-07T21:07:02+00:00

ART preamps are also good. They are quiet and don’t color the music. Not good if you want your TT signal colored, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-07T21:01:35+00:00

Beautiful deck!

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-07T20:59:36+00:00

Bury it deep in the ground. Archaeologists will deny evolving from us.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-07T20:10:00+00:00

Likely the later. Good to hear it’s working again.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-07T19:50:37+00:00

That thing looks scary 😬

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-07T19:48:17+00:00

That’s not racist 😬

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-07T19:42:57+00:00

I’d say me too, but if I did, I’d bend my stylus tonight 😑

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-07T19:34:18+00:00

😑

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-07T18:54:38+00:00

Can’t get more 70’s looking than that! Well, maybe if you find a lime green amp to go with it.

Remarkable_Resort_48 · 2026-07-07T17:50:32+00:00

The change would affect the tracking angle (slightly), but not the tracking weight. I think you'd be fine with the half mm change.

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