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Vinyls sounding crackly
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| evo8 |
Was playing some of my old vinyl last week - the sound has gone really bad, excessive crackling etc.
Was wondering could this be down to the needles? Cant remember the last time i changed them
The cartridge is a Stanton 500 - could i put one of these Stanton needles onto it like this one? link
The one currently on it is a D5100 AL-II
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| woscar |
| Not an expert but yes, it's most likely the needles. |
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| i got big pants |
| replace needle, clean vinyl...if it still goes, your pretty much f'd |
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| djkatmaus |
| Try new needles, also I highly recommend cleaning the vinyl too. I use Gruv Glide on all my vinyl. IMO it's the best cleaner. Especially on older vinyl. It brings back a lot of clarity. |
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| progress |
| Dirty Vinyl or Needle. Clean both. Doesn't work, change needles. |
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| djkatmaus |
| Or your vinyl is worn out. |
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| evo8 |
| quote: | Originally posted by djkatmaus
Or your vinyl is worn out. |
i hope not :nervous:
Ill try all the above, thanks |
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| Ted Promo |
| Basically what all these guys said but also I'd take the cart off and clean off the connectors on the back between the tonearm and the cart. Just in case. |
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| terrytutone |
| How were your records stored? |
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| palm |
| u have those dust-removers right? they are necesary! |
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| djkatmaus |
| quote: | Originally posted by evo8
i hope not :nervous:
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The reason I mentioned the vinyl was because this is something I've found on new vinyl. You know, the paper thin cheaply made vinyl. Maybe you guys don't get this stuff overseas, but I find a lot of it in the states. |
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| evo8 |
All the vinyls are stored in their original sleeves in a sort of cabinet type arrangement (typical of what anyone would use for vinyl storage) but not every one of them has that white interior sleeve if you know what i mean
What sort of stuff do you guys recommend for cleaning them? Ive never cleaned my vinyls once, i think some of them are a good few years old (whenever Shiny Disco Balls came out :D) |
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