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Posted by djHollen on Jan-13-2004 21:28:

problem with my turntables

I hope someone can help me...

I got my used m3ds today and on one of them it seems that the left channel doesn't work. There is a huge bassy buzzing sound coming out of the left speakers. The right one is okay. Although i did just plug them into an amp one by one just to check to see how they are. i dunno

please help

Posted by TwoPlow on Jan-13-2004 21:38:

Check the ground wire.

Posted by djHollen on Jan-13-2004 21:57:

Yeah that must be it. Where do I hook the ground wire up to?

Posted by djHollen on Jan-13-2004 22:04:

im a fuckin idiot

please help me

....edit

oh i hook the ground wire up to the thing that says ground....okay

sorry for wasting your time whosever looking at this

Posted by vhx1 on Jan-13-2004 22:10:

Connect the ground wire to grounding screw on your mixer. You ought to read the manuals that come with the equipment!!! Oh and usually receivers have ground outlets for turntables. They are usually labelled "PHONO" for phonograph

Posted by failsafe on Jan-13-2004 23:57:

make sure both of the ground wires are hooked up. I don't think they make a mixer that dones't have a ground on the back. Some might have it labled with a signal that looks like a horizontal line with 3 parallel horizontal lines below it.

if that's so simply unscrew it abit stick the grounds in, retighten and you'll be rocking.

Posted by trancintaiwan on Jan-14-2004 02:35:

if one of the channels aren't working. that could also mean that the rca cable is broken. i had that problem with one of my mk2's that i bought used. you should check that out

Posted by djHollen on Jan-14-2004 04:44:

i honestly think the left rca cable might be so. any advice on fixing that cuz i certainly dont want to open the tables myself. i bought them used. no manuel.. theyre m3ds

Posted by trancintaiwan on Jan-14-2004 06:35:

i'm not good with soldering and stuff like that.. i know u can get directions do take it apart and put the new parts in yourself, but its better just to take it to a store if you dont' understand anything. www.1200s.com

Posted by failsafe on Jan-14-2004 07:08:

if one side of the rca cable is broken you'll only get audio out of one speaker. unplug either the red of the white side and see if you still hear sound. then replug in the side you took out and unplug the other. that should work as a quick test.

Posted by djHollen on Jan-15-2004 00:14:

yeah i did that. the left channel on both of my tables is out. is that a common occurence? thanks for your help guys

Posted by Luke Terry on Jan-15-2004 00:51:

take em to an authorised dealer/repairer

Posted by MERiDiAN5i2 on Jan-15-2004 19:51:

pan/balance control not centered?

headshell not seating properly in the tonearm? <<~ common problem, esp with concorde carts

Posted by djHollen on Jan-16-2004 03:57:

holy shit yeah that was the problem. i have concorde cartridges. the headshell was just loose i guess. do you recommend that i purchase other cartridges?