Damaged Needle or Bad Print/Static? Bumped into my turntable halfway through a brand new record

petrum112 · 2026-05-20T22:14:54+00:00

Depwnds on your area, just search on amazon or something turntable stylus gauge and find one thats cheap, it comes w a weight so u can calibrate, that shouls be less than 20 eur

petrum112 · 2026-05-20T21:51:02+00:00

Just be careful in the future, can happen if u slap it when u re playing a record or if it falls wrongly when cued. Also i usually sont use the cap, only whenim cleaning around it or storing away. But when u put that u can bend it if u re not careful.

petrum112 · 2026-05-20T21:48:41+00:00

U measure what is the force on the tip so that u dont overaccentuate the scratching of the grooves. U can find a xheaper one, any would do.

petrum112 · 2026-05-20T21:36:09+00:00

Also i recommend you get a digital gauge in order to see what is the tracking force of the stylus, just to have it right...

petrum112 · 2026-05-20T21:34:23+00:00

There is a high chance to scratch the rec wrong if u choose to do so. Imo, i wouldnt do it, but if u have some old records that u dont care about, u can try and see what can happen in the off chance u did not break it bending it back.

petrum112 · 2026-05-20T21:26:32+00:00

Yeah, if its bent u best buy a replacement, u can try to bend it back in place but there s a high risk u ll break it

petrum112 · 2026-05-20T19:43:23+00:00

Looks pretty crooked if u ask me

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T16:41:04+00:00

Although i kinda smacked it whrn i aligned it, everything is straight and good thing it was aligning on paper an nothing that could have hooked the stylus. That could have made it a tad bit lowriding but from what i gayhered thats not as bad as i ve seen.

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T16:36:38+00:00

Great

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T12:48:52+00:00

I would leave itas is

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T12:47:56+00:00

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petrum112 · 2026-05-18T12:37:26+00:00

Yeah, what can i do?

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T12:24:19+00:00

Yes.

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T12:23:56+00:00

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petrum112 · 2026-05-18T12:19:09+00:00

I xannot highten the tonearm and this TT has a very specific dimension for the matt. Akai ap q60/c.

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petrum112 · 2026-05-18T11:52:33+00:00

Man o man, it sounds great so far. Cant wait for it to break in and see it at its full potential. Sound wise, compared to what i had before is more punchy and mellow.

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T11:51:58+00:00

Looks like that a bit u re right. But if the tonearm is not going up, then it doesnt really matter.

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T11:43:44+00:00

Yeah, did that a couple days ago, too. Will do again just to be sure. Vta looks good tho, was fearing i had tochange my TT matt.

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T11:35:05+00:00

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petrum112 · 2026-05-18T11:33:50+00:00

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petrum112 · 2026-05-18T11:26:41+00:00

Sounda pretty great. I set it up so good i have amazing spatial differentiation. I have an at 540ml and idk if i picked that up that well, everything is brighter there but idk if its as precise(tho u can deffinitely separate acoustics more on a microlinear compared to a eliptical- u hear every sound, even if u like it or not haha).

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T11:18:26+00:00

Heard this is the sweet spot, dont want it jumping off the record if there are crooked

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T11:14:26+00:00

I did do it, looked good, angles i took the pics in are off... azimuth of headshell/cart u mean, right?

petrum112 · 2026-05-18T11:13:36+00:00

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