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Some help? [message #12832] Mon, 06 March 2006 14:12 Go to next message
isaac is currently offline  isaac
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about 2 weeks ago i purchased a new direct drive turntable and some new vinyl. Being used to my old clumsy belt driven turntable i overlooked the fact that there was a counterweight in the box that needed to be used. while playing some records i noticed a slight dragging noise, and knew that it was probably the cartridge rubbing against the record but again i overlooked the need of the counterweight. So now that i have the counterweighton i want to assess the damage of my needle and my new vinyl. my first question: Is there any way of checking the quality of the needle?> Second: I noticed that now while playing the records i hear slight pops(not skipping) associated with old vinyl. Is slight popping normal with new vinyl that was only played once or twice?, because I am wondering if the cartridge rubbing had anything to do with this.
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks
Isaac

Re: Some help? [message #12833 is a reply to message #12832] Mon, 06 March 2006 16:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Manualblock is currently offline  Manualblock
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I would say your new vynil is now old vynil if you tracked at 10 grams forgetting the counterweight. Then again maybe not.

Re: Some help? [message #12835 is a reply to message #12833] Mon, 06 March 2006 22:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Yeah, without a counterweight, I'd say stuff probably got trashed pretty good. Might be best to start from scratch. (Pun intended)


Re: Some help? [message #12841 is a reply to message #12835] Tue, 07 March 2006 07:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Manualblock is currently offline  Manualblock
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Ah haha! What do they call that music; grunge?

Re: Some help? [message #12842 is a reply to message #12841] Tue, 07 March 2006 10:36 Go to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Grunge, yeah, must be. Or maybe thrash. Maybe punk.


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