Has anyone experienced any inconsistent fluctuation in the rotations speeds? I'd hate to be listening to my vinyls in a higher / lower pitch.
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The turntable has a pitch control wheel so you can always keep the rotation in perfect speed.
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I bought this turntable and it works quite well, BUT my sister bought the same model and her's is a piece of junk.
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Mine is a little finicky sometimes but nothing too bad. Usually only happens if I've been listening for a while.
518792
Yes, I have. This turntable is a piece of crap. I bought a different one after a few frustrating weeks of dealing with this thing.
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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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For a true audio buff with excellent hearing, that may well be a true statement. For those of us who are older, (I'm 71) and have experienced some hearing loss, It's fine. I'm copying old vinyl records into my computer using a $30 dollar software package called "VinylStudio" which cleans up the pops and clicks, and the finished product burned to CD's sounds great played back on my good stereo system. So, I'm very happy with the standard cartridge. Having said that, I'll probably upgrade to a better cartridge by the time I get halfway through the big box of vinyl albums, simply because I will have worn this one out. I forgot to mention, I'm not a classical music buff. We're into the 50's and 60's music, that we grew up with. Best of luck in your decision. Dick
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It does not maintain pitch like some other equipment does, it simply speeds up and slows down the disk. It will get you up or down a half or whole tone, but the tempo is that much faster or slower.
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I had a whole bunch of records in a basement flood that had significant mold build up and the SpinClean cleaned them up very well. I did spin them more than the regular 3 times in each direction but they play very nicely now. Change the fluid frequently as it gets filled up with gunk (I got about 50 discs per fluid fill). Now if only I could rescue the sleeves...
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No, not usually. If the record is not a conventional album - I have some that are etched - or if, on a 12" single, say - the grooves are far apart, there can be some 'streaming' when you lift the record out. I have never had this negatively impact any label, though. It just goes away when dry.
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A new set of "brushes" makes it hard to rotate a 190 or 200 gram Disc but not really a problem on the 180. You just need to cautious and observant. I have not had any LP's ruined as yet nor damaged.
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I agree with Gary that the main problem you are experiencing is likely based on positioning of your components and speakers. Moving them apart and then testing would confirm this. This cork mat helped me reduce vibrations and static electricity around the platter and dustcover area and was a nice improvement over my Thorens rubber mat that came stock with the turntable. It's a good product but it might not be the answer to the main problem you have.
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That happened to me with the thumb drive. I cranked to volume up to right before its too loud for the speakers or earphones. Then it is fine on other mediums. Its still not like what you get from the overproduced music today but you hear the warmth natural sound of the record.
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New vinyl tends to skip. Whereas the the vintage does not. Don't ask me why. BUT! Just put a dime, yes the coin, on top of the needle casing and they play smooth smooth. Hope this helps!
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My roommate had this system last year and he played them at a fairly loud level the entire year and didn't have any issues with it. It sounds like you may have not had some of the options correct or use you just had a "dud" system. Meaning one bad system.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeqDAjB9pGKThe first guy in the video [me] is the one using the MXL 770. The sound editing is weird on my part, the dB were adjusted to fit with the track used (which was different from what I recorded with)
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I haven't had any issues with the turntable speed. It seems to move at the same speed any of my other microwaves have moved.
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When I received your request, I had just finished purchasing some new LPs. So as an experiment I immediately put one the new albums in a new Master Sleeve. When I pulled the record out to play. I could not see any dust. When I played it using an ONKYO TX-535 with 2 Klipsch Synergy F-20s 2 Klipsch Synergy F-30, using a Audio-Technica AT-LP1240-USB that is using an Audio-Technica AT120E cartridge. The sound was crystal clear as usual. When I run out of my current supply of Master Sleave's, I will be buying more. I have never seen such a well made sleave, that is so easy to use and gives great protection to my LPs. When I received your request, I had just finished purchasing some new LPs. So as an experiment I immediately put one the new albums in a new Master Sleeve. When I pulled the record out to play. I could not see any dust. When I played it using an ONKYO TX-535 with 2 Klipsch Synergy F-20s 2 Klipsch Synergy F-30, using a Audio-Technica AT-LP1240-USB that is using an Audio-Technica AT120E cartridge. The sound was crystal clear as usual. When I run out of my current supply of Master Sleave's, I will be buying more. I have never seen such a well made sleave, that is so easy to use and... » Read More When I received your request, I had just finished purchasing some new LPs. So as an experiment I immediately put one the new albums in a new Master Sleeve. When I pulled the record out to play. I could not see any dust. When I played it using an ONKYO TX-535 with 2 Klipsch Synergy F-20s 2 Klipsch Synergy F-30, using a Audio-Technica AT-LP1240-USB that is using an Audio-Technica AT120E cartridge. The sound was crystal clear as usual. When I run out of my current supply of Master Sleave's, I will be buying more. I have never seen such a well made sleave, that is so easy to use and gives great protection to my LPs. « Show Less
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The sound quality on my CDs was fine. I used them from the CDs but also transferred them to my itunes, and never had issues. If you're having problems with sound I'd contact the company and exchange it for another set. Sounds like a technical issue with the discs.
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i have the same issue, it doesnt happen on all discs, and some are louder than others. i own sveral bd players including the s580 the model right below ths one and none of them have this issue, so i dont know if its normal forthis particular unit or not but it is very annoying
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Hello J. that high pitch sound is ok, however, my defuser didn't have that, so with that said, my guess is that it depends upon the fan that they put in the particular machine. If it bothers you though, by all means, Amazon is good at sending things back so they would gladly replace the unit, On my DoTERRA unit, it would start and then slow way down to almost nothing. I hope I've helped you. Sincerely: Ray R.
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i actually use another rca line input and use the pre amp from my turntable with an in line booster (between turntable and 5000) and it works much better than the phono input on the 5000. i was getting a humming noise using phono input. your setup might be different though. either way my vinyl sounds awesome now!