The Audionauts : Adjusting the Technics SL-1210G
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4 ай бұрынThe Audionauts : Adjusting the Technics 1210G
Furtech Tone Arm Cable Ag-12-R4
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@Qthepug 3 ай бұрын
DJs scratch and put these turntables (or even less sturdy models) through hell in tens of thousands of nightclubs every night.
@VinylPro 3 ай бұрын
will try the same way on my own Technics....
@joseauger1353 3 ай бұрын
First, before doing anything with a cartridge mounted on the tonearm you should put a normal thickness record on the turntable to protect the cartridge from hitting the platter and whatever is covering the platter. In addition, to make sure the tonearm is parallel to the turntable you need a normal thickness record and on that surface raise or lower the tonearm until it is parallel to the surface if the record. The VTA depends on setting the tonearm parallel to a record initially. The stylus will be tracking a record, not the surface of the turntable. Furthermore, the VTA can be adjusted according to the thickness of the record. So 180 gram and 200 gram records will require that the tonearm be raised a bit. However, VTA can be set using a normal thickness record and use it like that with all records. More important is the azimuth adjustment and the stylus rake angle.
@scratchback2001 3 ай бұрын
What's happened to your left channel?
@TheAudionauts 3 ай бұрын
I just noticed that on some of the SHORTS. In editing I had the headphones of my preamp summing the channels to my headphone. So I didn't notice actually until yesterday - even though the output meter indicated it. I test listened on my iPhone speaker so didn't hear it until I listened with earbuds. Now that I'm aware of it I will be more careful in the future. Thanks for mentioning it. I have a bunch of old audio and video gear. Some of it works and some doesn't, so I am testing different stuff each time. I should know in the next few videos what I will use going forward.
@scratchback2001 3 ай бұрын
You have the counterweight at the back the wrong way round. The black ring of numbers should be facing the tonearm, not the back of the turntable!!
@dirkbusche54 3 ай бұрын
The 103R needs a heavy tonearm, thats the best way to have the special sound of this cart. So please try the 103R with a heavy headshell like Ortofons LH 4000 and please use the extra counterweight for the tonearm. After it you would wonder about the great sound. I did in this way with my SL 1210 GR and the 103 standard. And I did in the same way with my second 103 and the Denon DP 3000 NE. The Technics Headshell is not heavy enough for the DL 103 R.
@TheAudionauts 3 ай бұрын
OK. This is the first time I heard about using a heavier headshell and I talked to a lot of people. I'll look into the LH 4000 when I can. I'm going to give this set-up some burn in and get used to it for a bit. I was looking for an Orsonic 101b, but couldn't find it. I was also considering an AT-OC9XSL as a cartridge, but Steve Gutenburg said it was a very clean sound and the Denon seemed like it would be more to my taste. I may also go with the Dynavector 20xL when I can afford it. I'm not a fan of reinstalling the cartridge again. Perhaps I'll get a headshell and cartridge combination next time.
@dscrimager 3 ай бұрын
absolutely correct - did the same. a low compliance cartridge needs a higher effective mass tonearm. So head shell weight and added counterweight made my DL-103 (not R) sound MUCH better - and I'm not a golden ear person....also need spacer (~3mm) to get it level since it's not only low compliance it's also vertically much smaller than most cartridges. Also the supplied head shell allows for azimuth adjustment via set screw which I needed since mine was visibly off out of the box. Highly recommend only buying head shells with adjustable azimuth.
@TheAudionauts 3 ай бұрын
@@dscrimager My tonearm was not exactly low enough for this cartridge. I had to put it below the zero starting point, lowering it not raising it. It angled slightly down towards the cartridge in the zero position. It may be slightly different for the GR and other Technics tables. I added a slim cork and rubber mat to bring the surface up a tad and the horizontal seemed correct now. And this mat along with the rice mat I think sounds a tad better. The curvature in the arm makes it hard to see it exact - even with tools to measure it - as I said in the video. I can't afford a new headshell at the moment. I know there are a lot of fancy ones. Experts tell me it isn't that big of a deal to have a fancy headshell. Although I understand the resonance frequency and extra damping can make difference. If I spend more money on it I may opt for an Audio Technica AT-OC9XSL, or if I can save the money, a Dynavector. At the moment I'm letting it and the cables break in.
@harryraja-alho4109 3 ай бұрын
A vinyl player shouldn't be handled like that. It would be a miracle if the voice box needle or tone arm are still intact after that treatment. It's not worth posting videos like that, someone for the first time may still think that handling devices like that is normal.😱
@TheAudionauts 3 ай бұрын
You have a Technics SL-1200?
@keithfailmezger1596 3 ай бұрын
this guy is scarring me . he should not be aloud to touch a tone arm LOL