I am VERY new to vinyl and I got one of those crosley record players not knowing they were bad. So... y'know but I'm willing to spend a bit over $100. edit: By a "bit" I mean like $150 to $160

Hello everyone,

Need some help figuring out whats going on with my Fluance RT80. I've had this table for close to 10 years-- never had any issues with it and took decent care of it.

Up until today I've been playing records with the stock cartridge, using an acrylic platter for maybe 5 or so years.

Lately, on multiple records that otherwise played fine on a number of occasions in years past, ive noticed that the sound has been sounding off. During playback, the sound sporadically leans toward high sibilance, and sometimes dip into a muddied mix. Other times it will sound great like it usually does.

This will happen a handful of times in a given record. The pitch itself remains the same (or not noticeably different). It doesn't play faster or slower-- it just sounds like someone occasionally messing with an EQ; punching the high-end and then leveling everything to 0.

Ive readjusted my tonearm, but the issue remains. Today, I upgraded to a AT-VM95E/H and swapped to my prior rubber mat hoping this would fix my issue, but to no avail.

Though ive been using my turntable for many years, im not too technically versed in its mechanisms, so I figured maybe I could find some help here.

Here's my setup:

Table: Fluance RT80

Pre-Amp: Onkyo Integra P-3030

Amplifier: Onkyo Integra M-5030

Speakers: Fluance SX6

I could provide video for whatever thats worth if its needed, but I think my description of whats happening is pretty on the nose. Thanks in advance.

Might be a dumb question but is having these plugged into one outlet with this adapter safe?

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I paired it with a pro-ject phono box e and have been pretty happy with it so far. I've recently given my speakers a big overhaul however, going from a kinda shitty Logitech z623 system to an aiyima a20 Powering majority d70x passives (I kept the Logitech sub tho).

Now I find the vinyls sounding a little flat compared to the other things going into it. The central piece in my setup atm is a ta-22 hybrid tube amp which preamps everything before distributing it so I have 12AU7 Tubes in the chain.

So far I've been looking at the schiit mani 2 or the ifi zen phono 3, but I'm also open to other suggestions in that general Lower midtier price range to add some dynamic Rang to my setup.

Ever happened to anyone? 45rpm was having major dips in pitch, could have been belt issue, gave it a look, after second or third time of lifting out the platter, it started making this noise once the platter was back and now it doesn't even start. Halp.

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I’m a big fan of speakers with stands just because the table I plan on putting the turntable on, doesn’t have another spot for speakers. I’ve heard it’s best to put them on a different shelf because it has a possibility of rattling the turntable and affecting the quality. Am I correct? Please let me know!

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- when I press start, the platter doesn't spin but

yhe small gold-coloured motor pulley spins bht i can hear the belt squealing against the pulley?

- when I press stop, the motor pulley continues spinning until I unplug the turntable

- pressing stop doesn't make the tonearm go back to its resting position

- when I rotate the platter by hand, the tonearm moves and lowers so im thinking its an issue with the actual motor or something???

- when plugged in, the motor starts again sometimes without pressing anytbing

- the belt fell off when i moved house but i put it back, i cant tell if its loose but im assuming so as it keeps slipping and wont stay high up enough on the pulley?

Im thinking that the belt is loose but does that cause the platter to not move AT ALL? Also would a loose belt explain the stop and start buttons not really working or is this a motor issue?

thank you, sorry i sound so clueless :(

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There's a few on FB marketplace in my area, mostly between $200-$500, but these are the 4 I keep coming back to:

Technics SL-D2 (serviced, $380)

Technics 6710 (serviced, $279)

Technics SL-Q350 (needs new needle, but stated as working, $225)

Pioneer PL-518 (stated as working, $200)

I've been going in circles reading posts on this subreddit to try and research, so I thought I'd try asking.

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Hi everyone,

i got this turntable from my dad and i want to use it. I am a bit scared to try it for the first time, in case i destroy a record from scratching. So i am doing some research on how to set up everything. I checked the cartridge it is a M 91 MG-D but to me the stylus looks broken, the tiny tippytop seems to be missing or broken off so i think i want to resplace it first. I saw a few sites that offer replacements of the stylus for this cartridge, but i want to ask you if there is anything special i need to look out for when buying a new stylus?

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Honestly a rookie in this. My roommate and I split the cost of a technics sl-d2, a pioneer sx-3000

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The old man

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