Recent content by notsodaftdanny1

LOL! I think I am probably making it sound more complicated than it actually is to set up a turntable and tonearm. Sometimes the more you look for information, the more confusing and complicated your subject matter seems to become. I watched one video on how to set up correctly and honestly...

Spent sometime today fine tuning with protractor and stylus scales. Set at 2gm. It didn’t help that distortion on the right channel was evident due to the red wire continually detaching on the cartridge. One question though. Placed the stylus bang on the bullseye of the Hudson Hifi protractor...

Yes, have one. Perhaps you can advise: firstly,I set it up on the outer ring as accurately as I could with the naked eye. Do I then move the stylus to the inner scale and separately adjust it if necessary?

Thanks, helpful. However the inner ring with the markings on the counter balance doesn’t seem to be particularly accurate when trying to set it to the recommended cartridge weight.

Hi folks. Update on what's happened in the past month with the vintage Rega Planar 3. I had the tonearm professionally rewired and anti skate mechanism rebelted. Guy said otherwise the tonearm was in very good condition. Cost about £165. I replaced the turntable belt and motor suspension...

“Sometimes it is best to be economical with the truth”.

LOL! Problem is the wife doesn’t know about this “expenditure!” If she asks how much it has cost then the reply will be: “Less than £100 all in”. Seriously, though, don’t want to go overboard initially with the cart. Thanks for the recommendation. Had thought about the Goldting. Once deck is...

Thanks for all the suggestions, folks. Initially I have decided to go down the upgrading route, Specialist company are rewiring the tone arm and replacing the bias belt. I will renew the turntable and motor suspension belts, oil the spindle bearing and hope the motor and capacitors are ok...

Thanks. Garage is not damp but in winter can be very cold and in summer very hot, so you get both extremes. Decisions, decisions!

This is the million dollar question. Apart from the cartridge, everything, at first glance looks ok. The unit isn’t warped or chipped. But 40 years of degradation of the wiring, motor etc is the worry. I have been quoted £80 for a basic service. So, when you add on what “might” need done in...

Looking forward to reading posts on an interesting forum! Newly retired and with time on my hands I have set up an AV room in the house, rekindling my love of hifi which started when I was 18 (many, many years ago). This included dusting down, and retrieving a vintage Rega Planar 3 from the...