Distortion 1/2 way through the Album AT PL 120: Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
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Read my post titled "AT-PL120 anti-skating miscalibration". Set the anti-skating to zero, then play a record that has exhibited this effect. If it sounds better, you can be fairly certain that the problem has been found. What to do about it is up to you; the best thing to do is to have a very well-experienced technician with the proper instrumentation calibrate the anti-skating on your unit. If it is under warranty, maybe A-T will "foot the bill". Otherwise, you could do what I have done so far with my '120, which is to leave the dial at zero until I can do something better about it. [I still don't know whether there is a service manual available for this model, and I don't know whether there even IS any way to (re-)calibrate its anti-skating.] There is at least one other possibility: Because this problem happens only after the arm goes past a specific physical point, and only in the right channel, you may want to have someone check the cartridge wires where they leave the tonearm and go into the "underworks" of the turntable. One (or more than one) of them may be damaged.
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More likely something wrong with the meter, 2 notes lower is too much to be able to sound good to anyone. :)
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Just use an x stand with a sustain pedal. After all its not for performance. turn the volume down if you want softer.
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Since everyone is enjoying, go with an ELP laser turntable. Internet search for that and be amazed. Play your records like they ARE CD's. Wild!
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yea... maybe we should put up an award for answering our question... how about we both chip in 100 bucks. I bet you by tomorrow morning we'll have dozen new answers!I want this thing badly, but if I can't listen to it NORMALLY using my stereo... then I'm not going to buy it. While I want to rip my LPs into MP3s, I also want to listen to them FROM the turntable.
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It may be the record itself perhaps? Is the player level? My unit works beautifully 2 yrs now!
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Yes, Jarred I have had the same problem. I'm listening to a song and detecting minor fluctuations in the pitch of the music. Strange because the strobe indicates that the platter is rotating at a consistent speed, but there is no denying the fluctuations. Maybe the record is sliding around a bit and not making firm contact with the turntable? Not sure. Anyway it's getting annoying and I'm starting to think we got a lemon. Will be persuing this with Pyle.
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Get a better amp. Better amp=clearer sound=les distortion=no blown speakers including Sub. Good luck.
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Hi Chad,Don't use the record out, but any other output should do.Good luck!
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YouTube has a video of all the sounds. I used to have a downloaded loop of sounds from iTunes too but I could hear the distinct fades in and out from the end of the loop to the beginning. If you're not sensitive to that, fine - but for those that are sound invest in a good sound machine.
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It's probably the recording you're listening to. Try a different track and/or player
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I have an output amplifier (DJ Stuff) that I use anyway so I didn't notice anything flat. Try boosting you Bass setting in yours computers EQ
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It's also quite possible that the Volume Pot is not the correct one or is defective and could be why you have to turn it up so high. Was the sound ever distorted? Or was it clean? If you did overdrive the output you might have gotten distortion. But if the sound was clean but low in volume, then it might be the Volume control , preamp setting or output amp.
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Upon turn on, there is a brief spike of current draw at 2.1Amps. Idle is about 0.3A. And most of my listening experience stays under 0.6A at moderate levels. However, I am sure that if you push this thing to its limits, it will exponentially increase. The highest draw I have pulled was 2.5amps, but this is due to apartment living and I am very limited to what levels I can achieve. It was very loud though!
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Gary, I was hoping to hear from you!!I left it off overnight - when I turned it on in the morning, it resumed (was in pause) at the same song that I have been listening to the night before. I needed only to press pause to resume!Hope this helps you.Happy to assist...these forums are wonderful!Jerry
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Just remember to keep your volume controls in the recording program (Final Vinyl or Garage Band) set to medium loudness and you'll be fine. Anything higher than medium will create distortion. Hope this helps.
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I am having the same problem (I hadn't noticed the volume level though). Anyone have any ideas?