Technics 1200 mk2 high end rattle

[alex m]

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Sorry about the picture quality, can't get the right picture size because the menu button seems to broken so I've used my phone instead... Why is everything broken?

[Patch]

Question for ya - you don't mix with the lids attached do you?

[DjLiquitATL]

Sometimes where you attach the carts the tonearm cap is a little loose. Id try to gently turn the cart until it looks level

[alex m]

Just tried that. It did feel a little loose and I wouldn't say the cart looked completely level either. I'll try it out in a minute. I've got a feeling it wasn't level anyway, as the needle was tilted towards the record a little when I just took the cart off.

[alex m]

Just tried that. Seemed to make a significant change. The rattle was less frequent. Just tried increasing the weight at the end of the tone arm too, that seems to make a little difference too. But then seen as I ran the weight at the amount recommended for the cartridge before, would this not imply the cartridge needs more pressure to work properly and is therefore worn?

[DjLiquitATL]

Your tonearm may be bent

[sheikyerbouti]

Question for ya - you don't mix with the lids attached do you?

Does that make a difference? If I simply playback vinyl I usually leaven them on...

[mostapha]

Does it go away when you take them off?