I got this and followed the instructions, but the turntable doesn't spin? Should I do something the first time I use this to get it to work?
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Hi, Besides the front on-off switch & Volume control, there are TWO little electric switches to the right of the tone arm (facing the player from the front). The first one adjusts the SPEED of the turntable: back position=33 1/3; middle: 45. Right behindthat little black switch is another. If that switch is pulled FORWARD the turntable platter does NOT spin until you move the tone arm off the rest and over a record. If it is pushed toward the back, the platter continuously turns, whether the tone arm is on the rest position OR being used to play a record. I Hope this helps. :-)
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Be heartened - you are doing absolutely nothing wrong. The mechanism is not working. This happened to me, also. I returned it to Amazon using the prepaid postage label they sent me to print off and they replaced it. The second unit worked just as it was supposed to. Sorry I couldn' t give you a magic fix. But once you get one that DOES work correctly, it IS fabulous!
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If your turntable has an internal pre-amp, the problem is probably with that piece of your equipment. If it doesn't have an in internal amp, this product should help. Most older turntables do not have built-in pre-amps. I'm assuming you have your turntable connected to an external amp. If it is a stand-alone (speakers in the phonograph) machine, this will not help.
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You definitely need a ground from the turntable to amp or preamp. If you have a ground already check the connection. Lastly reinstall the cartridge. Good luck
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Did you find a solution? I'm facing the same dilemma now. Have the turntable, trying to figure out what I need to buy to go with it and am a novice at this. Besides speakers, do you need the stereo receiver or anything else?
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My daughter doesn't have a problem with her turntable. She said turn up the volume. Good luck.
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Hi Coffee Drinker. I'm happy to try to help, though I only drink tea. This turntable must be attached to a receiver (or integrated amplifier, or amplifier + preamp) which has a phono stage. The connectors look the same, but a phono stage must have a much stronger amplifier than, say, a CD player, because a phonograph puts out a much lower signal. If your receiver (or other setup) does not have a phono stage, as many new ones don't (because few people use records any more), then you must get an external phono stage. So, assuming you have a receiver with a phono stage, here's the setup: you plug the 2-wire cable which comes hard-wired into the TT into the phono input of your receiver (left and right, as this is a stereo TT); then of course the receiver is attached to your speakers. If you don't have a phono stage, then you must get an external one to which you attach your TT cable; and then the phono stage is connected to any of the line stages such as the one for a CD player (they're all the same) in the receiver and then the signal plays through your receiver and out to the speakers. Hope this helps.
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I purchased this turntable and am having nothing but issues trying to get it to just play, I have Windows Vista, a brand new HP with the dual chips? Did you have similar issues? Were you able to get anything resolved? Thank you It plays for a short time then Pyro says Audio Stopped? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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mine did something like this once when i first got it (2 years ago). the turntable was jammed somehow. sorry i can't remember any more details.
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i kno this is late but im looking into this http://www.amazon.com/Gemini-TT01-Professional-Audio-Turntable/dp/B000CQ5F2U/ref=sr_1_354?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1241559461&sr=1-354 i kno u should have already selected a turntable by now lol
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The cartridge I got works great. Is yours seated properly? Remove it, shake it and put it back in.
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I bought the Ion turntable from Costco (in store) too. After reading all of these issues, I think I'll just not even take it out of the box and return it tomorrow! Also, I paid more for it at Costco than it's costs here. I bought a gadget from QVC called an Inport Deluxe for about $80. Note that I have not used it yet so I cannot give an opinion on it. You have to use your own turntable, cassette player, reel to reel or radio and connect to your computer. It comes w/software that removes pops and clicks. I like that it's more versatile than just a turntable. Hope it works!
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Sorry to ask the obvious, there is an output level control on the Bellari, have you tried turning that up? Otherwise it could be your cartridge on the turntable too.
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Gary, I gave the turntable to someone as a Chrsitmas gift, so I'm sorry that I am unable to specifically answer your question. I recommend you contact the manufacturer's customer support department for more information regarding interfacing it to a Mac. I can report to you that the person I gave it to absolutely loved it, and has since moved out of state, so is not readily available to question about his experience. I can tell you that my own personal experience with Mac's is that their "plug and play" designs are excellent, requiring little or no user technical expertise.
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RETURN IT!! This was gift for my 80 yr old father, and we had no shipping damage, no issues playing LP's or 45's or connecting to my dad's main system. With LP's there is slit in the back of the cabinet so the LP's could spin, but I will go over to Dad's this weekend and take a look.
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I wonder if anyone has found a remedy for this. MAybe a higher quality needle? I like the unit, but I want it to play records. It won't play 4 out of 5 of the ones I've tried.
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Not sure, on all LP's? Could be Cartridge alignment as the further into the record the more distortion with misalignment or a bent stylus. Or the cartridge could be picking up noise from the motor, but I would think that would have been a problem from day one. Probably not much help, but if you changed the cart. recently this could be it.