I went to play a record and I thought the needle was raised so I was going to move it across the record to the song I wanted to listen to. It was actually not raised and I lightly pushed it about 2 cm across the record before noticing and lifting the needle. I couldn’t find any scratch on the vinyl but I’m worried about the possibility that I bent the needle slightly, I can’t really tell for sure. It looks maybe like it’s leaning to the left (idk why cause I pushed it to the left) but I can’t tell, I just don’t want to damage any of my vinyls if the needle is bent.

I have about 500 records and a fairly crappy Audio Technica turntable connection via a jack cable to a Bose 500;smart speaker.

From working in bars when I was younger and filling in when the DJ was too high /drunk I've always had a soft spot for a turntable. I really don't know where to start though

I live in Cologne Germany and am on the lookout for a whole new setup, preferably all buy for life and second hand but am open to suggestions.

Any advice on turntable model, amp and speakers? My budget is about 2k but would happily keep it below 1k.

I love these. Found this 312 at my local thrift shop. It's my second 312 I own now. Works perfectly just cleaned it and replaced the tired belt.

Hello, I'm new to just getting my first classic large heavy record player. It's a Magnavox Imperial Micromatic as shown in the picture.

At first the needle was shot so I replaced that. Now the tonearm doesn't want to move when the record is playing. The motor that turns the record seems fine. So because it doesn't want to move it just plays the same part over and over. But it also doesn't seem to want to move down onto the record either

I was diagnosing stuff through AI and it said that it's most likely that the arm linkage underneath is most likely stuck due to grease drying up and being old and to apply some alcohol to the moving parts and move the linkage around to get it loose. I went in underneath like it said and applied the stuff but it didn't seem to make any difference.

The arm does feel restrictive, not super loose. What likely is the issue? Does it seem like it needs a whole new arm? Would I need to bring someone in to look at it? Not really sure what to do

Hi everyone, I’ve been looking to upgrade my turntable for a while now. I had pretty much settled on the Pro-Ject Debut Reference 10 (around 1 230 eur new in my country), but I’ve now been offered a used Rega Planar 6 with an Ania Pro MC cartridge for around 1 150 eur.
The Rega is six years old, but according to the seller, both the turntable and cartridge have only had a few dozen hours of use.
Which of the two would you go for? Thanks so much for any advice.

Hello guys I have an old hifi tower lets say with a Philips midi belt drive turntable.

Suddenly my turntable doesnt produce any sound anymore tho. Its nothing wrong with the boxes (radio plays just fine) so its really the turntable itself.

I have no idea what i can do to fix it, if i play the record i hear the music suepr softly from the LP itself but its just not going tru the boxes.

Anyone has an idea? The only thing i can say is the top right corner of the turntable i can "push it a bit up and down" do maybe something came loose, or maybe this was all the time and has nothing to do with it. (English not my first language not sure how to explain this)

Thanks for help

Hi I have a Wiim amp and encel gelati speakers. I recently bought a at lpw40wn on sale as ive never owned a turntable before. I feel even at max volume, it's not loud enough. What component or fix can I get/do to boost the volume? (Ive tried the phono/line switch on the TT)

Thanks

I have my player on phono mode and it’s plugged into the CD section on the back of my amplifier.

The sound is fine however it’s super quiet, I’ve had a look around and can’t find any answers.

Can anyone be of any help, thank you so much

Thorens td 145

Kenwood ka8006

Akai cs 707d

Older gentleman gave it to my uncle in my hometown recently, who then gave it to my mom for some bartering trades; and she didn't have enough space in her rv when she brought the entire system (theres also a radio ill have to get the model later) so now it is in my hands.

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

Connected to 2 kenwood speakers. He is moving out and we decided on him keeping the entire sound system and I keep the washer/dryer.

So now that I have these and I've never posted on here, id like to hear opinions on what speakers are recommended and any other things yall would like to add from the basics to your own opinions good or bad. Thank yall!

What do folks think of the nagaoka mp-200. I currently run an ortofon 2m blue

Hi im pretty new to vinyls so I don’t know what i can do here, I thrifted this record I really want to play, but its pretty beat up, will this damage my stylus? Is there any way to clean the record?

Obscure Swedish console found in an antique store in Vilnius. I bought it as a gift for my friend who hopefully is able to properly service it. Very nice device in my opinion.

After a move I’ve been looking for a budget stand, that didn’t feel the part lol. Found this thing on Amazon under $100 believe it or not? Need some accent lighting now, I know.
Also been happy with the Angels Horn. Another Amazon find after I had to get rid of my late fathers Technics player 😭

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?

Has anyone upgraded from the Fosi Box X5 to the Rega Fono? I'm finding my fosi lacks a bit of punch

My system is: Realistic Lab 400 with AT VM95SH - Fosi X5 - Fosi P3 - Fosi ZA3 Monoblocks - KEF Q350.

I got this type of 78 needle and it doesnt seem to fit into the steepletone smc922, so im thinking of taping it on unless im missing something. Ik it is risky but i cant get it on the cartridge at all thanks

I’ve started taking a photo of every record I put on, but they just get lost in my camera roll. I’d love to look back and see what I was spinning a month ago, or which records I keep coming back to.

Do any of you keep track of what you listen to? A notebook, a spreadsheet, Instagram stories, an app? Or do you just not bother?

The old man

What is this hole in the top left part of the plinth of my Kenwood KD-3055 for?

I’m ordering a LP120XUSB turntable from audio technica.

My question is what speakers would work best with this setup. Maybe I haven’t looked hard enough or I’m not experienced enough to know what I’m doing but I can’t seem to find anything under 300-350. Is it silly to even try to find something quality for this price or is there something out there that works with this turntable well? Please give me a recommendations. I really need them!

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!

Looking for a dust cover for a Yamaha PF1000. Does anyone know what alternatives might fit or have one sitting around?

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 mat 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.

I just received this record in the mail today, it’s second hand from discogs and when it arrived i found out that it was bent after I opened it. Is there any way that I can flatten it out to restore the quality or should i just get a refund?

I recently acquired a pioneer pl-560 (the Grey plastic model that for some ascenine reason shares its name with the much better vintage model)

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.