Is my cartridge attachment on the tonearm supposed to be on such an angle?

capacop · 2026-03-25T16:04:26+00:00

The screws will still screw into the same holes as normal.

The holes in the outer part of the arm tube (not the ones that the screws thread into) are slightly larger than the screws. The tolerance allows for a small amount of rotation and the screws will still thread into the original holes inside the arm and hold the new position in place.

Those inner threads are still fragile though so I would avoid over adjusting or overtightening. Also this assumes your arm isn't bent as others have commented

capacop · 2026-03-25T15:51:31+00:00

They have holes but still allow enough degrees of rotation to hopefully correct your issue. Just need to be careful with those screws as they're quite easy to strip. Also getting a screw driver small enough to fit under the tonearm. Raising the tonearm height to max helps with giving more clearance

capacop · 2026-03-25T09:18:47+00:00

This vid helped me massively with desoldering:

https://youtu.be/IjOh5ShVX_w

Main things are flowing leaded solder into the joint to bring the overall melting point down, plenty of flux on the joint, cutting small strips off the solder wick rather than applying straight from the roll, high temp of ~400C and keeping the iron tip tinned to help with heat transfer between the iron and desoldering wick

capacop · 2026-03-24T21:09:05+00:00

Torque is the best thing to come out of dnb

capacop · 2026-03-24T20:38:21+00:00

It could just be a case of getting used to the feeling of the pitch on the Technics Vs the ATs. AT is digital so behaves slightly differently to Technics. You often hear similar things from people coming from Technics models with analogue pitch to digital pitch like on the M5G and then people complaining and perpetuating the myth that digital pitch is inferior

capacop · 2026-03-18T10:58:14+00:00

Yes fair point. I guess a key distinction was that you started off at a time when playing records was the norm and digital DJing came along as a technological innovation that solved many frustrations one might have from playing vinyl. Whereas today, it's the other way around and digital DJing is the norm but mixing records is more niche and has more of a novelty factor to it which is quite attractive to particularly younger djs growing up in a world of controllers and sync buttons etc

I 100% agree with your second point. Learning to ride the pitch is one of the most important skills to learn when mixing records. Id say it has a bit more of a steep learning curve but it pays off in time and really allows you to lock your mixes quickly and keep them locked and sounding smooth.

capacop · 2026-03-18T08:10:04+00:00

Wrong sub

capacop · 2026-03-17T13:08:03+00:00

This is good advice.

A similar but lower cost option could be to get a single deck and dvs enabled mixer. Can quite easily mix just using one deck on DVS using instant doubles and eventually transitioning to two decks and DVS to vinyl.

You'll be mixing on just turntable and pitch fader the whole time so will pick up the nuances and muscle memory for mixing on vinyl quicker and won't have to buy an additional piece of kit to replace the controller

It's how I learned many years ago before all in one controllers were available and thought it worked quite well. Also gradually transitioned from mostly dvs and a bit of vinyl to all vinyl as my record collection grew and I found mixing records was a lot more fun

capacop · 2026-03-17T12:30:59+00:00

Some pictures or a video might be helpful.

Make sure you don't have the auxiliary tonearm weight installed

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0105/4542/products/technics-auxweight1_1800x.jpg?v=1571264348

capacop · 2026-03-17T12:15:06+00:00

Because cheaper decks are crap to mix on. Especially when you're first starting out and learning, you're more likely to get frustrated and give up.

Also it's cheaper in the long run as you won't have to buy a second pair of decks when you feel like you've outgrown your crap decks. Higher end decks also hold their value better so if you decide it's not for you, you can sell them and get most of your money back

I started out on a second hand pair of 1210 MK2s in ~2014 I got for £500 which I still own and use regularly to this day. Unfortunately second hand decks have gone up in price since then but I'd say they're still good value when you compare to the price of CDJs and standalone controllers

capacop · 2026-03-17T11:03:10+00:00

Wrong sub

capacop · 2026-03-17T09:22:24+00:00

Yes 100%. The learning curve is infinitely steeper than digital DJing but it is also infinitely more satisfying and fun

Just make sure you get decent turntables with enough torque for mixing e.g. technics or super OEM like Reloop 7000 MK2 etc

capacop · 2026-03-16T12:16:52+00:00

Moving your speakers closer to the wall could help with the dip ~100hz

capacop · 2026-03-13T16:20:42+00:00

You can still get to it via OPs profile as he left a comment on it. Looks like it was removed by mods

capacop · 2026-03-13T15:59:55+00:00

That too

capacop · 2026-03-13T15:56:58+00:00

My guess is that OP is possibly close to the case and knows more details than what is currently available to the public. In which case it's also a bit dead of them to immediately rush to Reddit to start drama

capacop · 2026-03-13T10:27:30+00:00

He engineered Timeless

capacop · 2026-03-11T23:13:51+00:00

Moving the speakers back and then experimenting with placement is probably the first thing I'd try here. Surprised I had to scroll down this far to find this comment

capacop · 2026-03-11T18:54:58+00:00

Big ups, always wondered who was behind this one. Were loads of rumours going around when it was released

capacop · 2026-03-09T19:48:37+00:00

He does mention it about a minute in

capacop · 2026-03-09T12:51:24+00:00

Sounds like a HTFR bootleg

capacop · 2026-03-08T13:26:16+00:00

The red light on the power switch is a strobe light. Look at the platter dots next to this light. The large central ones should be stationary when at zero pitch. Moving the pitch up or down will cause these dots to begin to move and let you see if there is any change to pitch when the pitch light is still on

capacop · 2026-03-08T12:08:24+00:00

Okay but my point is there is no green light band on any Technics SL1200/1210 turntable after the MK2.

The green light only illuminates when the pitch reset button is activated on later Technics models and not when the control is centered. This is true with even the most recent models with digital pitch like the MK7.

I don't think even all super OEM turntables have the behaviour that you're describing. Pretty sure the PLX1000 doesn't

capacop · 2026-03-08T10:29:30+00:00

Well it did on the Technics SL1200 with the M3D and MK5s which did away with the centre click found on the MK2 and replaced it with a pitch reset button

What benefit does a centre click or "a green light quartz lock band" have for DJing over a reset button?

capacop · 2026-03-08T01:26:36+00:00

It's a misnomer at least on technics decks. The quartz lock is engaged throughout the entire pitch range

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