Thursday, December 1, 2011

How To Set Up The Tonearm On A Record Player


Turntable set up. I moved my hi fi rack so that it wasn't back to front. That necessitated that I balance the tonearm and cartridge again. So I thought I would share the task with my YouTube viewers. Obviously different makes of turntable differ in the way that they are set up but the principle is the same. I took up a lot of time explaining this process, but if you are starting out on the path to vinyl heaven there a couple of important factors that you should know before you begin: 1.) Use a spirit level to make sure that the surface your record player is on is perfectly level. This ensures that you give your tonearm a fighting chance of being able to track the record properly, and results in better sound. Also, avoid placing any hi fi equipment but especially not record players on a cupboard! This will make the bass resonate horribly. A simple way round this is to get an MDF coffee table from somewhere like IKEA. These are quite cheap. Bang nails into the bottom of each of the 4 legs so they protrude by a few cm. These act as spikes that isolate the table from the floor, but make sure that you check the table is level. Adjust how far the nails stick out accordingly. Put amps/Cd players on a different surface, with nothing on top of the amp or blocking air from circulating round it! Amps can get very hot and may CATCH FIRE if you don't pay attention to this precaution. 2.) There are 3 types of cartridge in existence, ceramic, moving magnet and moving coil. Don't even ...

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