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ollieo
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How do you know if you need to change a cardtridge not just the stylus?
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shadow.system
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| Posted: Tue, 06 May, 2008 2:52 Post subject: |
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Well, assuming that you have two identical carts on your setup, I would swap the stylus' and see if the problem persists. If it does, then that would indicate a problem with the cart.
What type of carts are you using? What is the problem? |
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TigerLand
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| Posted: Tue, 06 May, 2008 16:37 Post subject: |
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I need new concords myself,sound a little lower on the left one these days 
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| Posted: Tue, 06 May, 2008 17:28 Post subject: |
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You tried taking the stylus off and blowing in the cart TL? Also try blowing down the tone arm. Sometimes just dust. Happened to me a while a go thankfully i didn't need to buy new one's 
Ollieo, a lot depends on the brand and quality. Ortofon are one of the best brands around. Had my concordes 2 year now and still going strong  as long as you look after the carts (the connection bit at the back) they should work fine or else it is the stylus. It's worth changing the stylus from time to time. Last thing you want is to turn up at a nightclub with your needles and find out they are just about to fade away |
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TigerLand
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| Posted: Tue, 06 May, 2008 17:57 Post subject: |
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You tried taking the stylus off and blowing in the cart TL? Also try blowing down the tone arm. Sometimes just dust. Happened to me a while a go thankfully i didn't need to buy new one's
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I'll check that out thanx for that Smitty Ive also been hiding my needles lately cuz my brother is out of work and ive noticed a few records with marks on them not from me so maybe all the taking them off and back on isnt helping either or maybe thats just me talking crap lol
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shadow.system
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| Posted: Tue, 06 May, 2008 18:45 Post subject: |
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With Ortofon carts the connection at the tonearm can start wearing (especially if you remove the carts a lot).
An old trick that I learned is to use a pencil eraser to clean the connections. |
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ollieo
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| Posted: Wed, 07 May, 2008 20:01 Post subject: |
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The Volume from the deck is between half and a quarter what it should be, although I disconnected and reconnected it a couple of times and it worked again so no problem.
Thanks for all your help.
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