Subj : Re: Turntables and LPs
To : Brian Rogers
From : Atroxi
Date : Sat Aug 14 2021 01:02 pm
Hello Brian!
-=> Brian Rogers wrote to Atroxi <=-
BR> Hello Atroxi;
-=> Atroxi wrote to All <=-
At> It's been a while since I last posted on this board.
At> But a few weeks ago, I was able to get a hold of a turntable
At> and a bunch of LPs for around 60 dollars. The turntable itself
At> wasn't in the best of shape. It's an old Sansui P-L51 and its
At> main issue was with its old stylus and a gnawed ground cable.
At> Other than that, it still works nicely. Albeit the records that
At> that I have are skipping a lot because of that old stylus.
At> I'm just wondering if there's anyone here who are also into LPs
At> and maybe I could get some advice on keeping and maintaining
At> these things.
BR> There's specialty shops around you can find online that may have a good
BR> new stylus for you. If I can recall Sansui was an "OK" make back then.
BR> Is it belt driven? You may need a new belt if so. You're better off
BR> with a magnetic drive system.
I think it's a direct drive system. I managed to find the repair manual and
the user manual for this specific model and it doesn't seem to have any belts?
(I'm not quite sure) I wanted to take a peek inside it but I'm a bit weary of
doing so until I managed to get a new stylus for it.
BR> As for keeping your records in decent shape, store them vertically not
BR> horizontally! In time they will warp if you do. Only handle them via
BR> the outer edges and you may use a soft dry cloth to wipe them with.
BR> Keep your stylus fresh! An old stylus may scrape the insides of the
BR> grooves and it will lose it's sound quality.
Thanks for the advice, I'll take note of it!
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