Finally trading my CDJ 850s for a pair of Technics MK5s tomorrow. The tt's are in excellent condition (or so the seller says) and have just been serviced. I've never messed with vinyl before. Honestly, I don't know how the hell to set up/use a turntable. What are some key bits of information I should know?
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Thread: Getting Technics. What to know?
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02-20-2015, 10:06 AM #1SchalenbergGuest
Getting Technics. What to know?
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02-20-2015, 10:18 AM #2Tech Guru
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make sure you set up your needles correctly for starters or youll ruin vinyls. other than that...have fun!
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02-20-2015, 10:31 AM #3Tech Guru
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Lol there we go scare him right off the bat
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02-20-2015, 10:37 AM #4SchalenbergGuest
Lol my girl bought me a ton of vinyl for my bday and said, "don't mess those up, ok?" I'm like, "what do you mean?!" I'll be careful. Originally Posted by Kwal
Lol there we go scare him right off the bat
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02-20-2015, 11:55 AM #5Tech Guru
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Somebody on this forum pointed me to this guy years ago. He's got some great vids on maintaining your turntables.
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02-20-2015, 01:02 PM #6SchalenbergGuest
Great stuff. Thanks man. Originally Posted by SirReal
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02-20-2015, 01:21 PM #7Tech Guru
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02-20-2015, 01:28 PM #8Tech Guru
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You can always buy needles/cartridges pre-mounted on headshells. It's more expensive, but I'm lazy.
Watch this video:
Make sure your counterweight is properly setup for your cartridge once you have it, and ensure the skate levels are set properly. (videos to set these out there in mass on youtube)
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02-20-2015, 01:33 PM #9Tech Wizard
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See if you can find someone to ground them internally. Make sure the RCAs are still in good condition as well.
I upgraded my RCAs and did the ground mod 2 years ago and never looked back!
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02-20-2015, 02:40 PM #10Tech Guru
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yah the one huge design flaw of techs is that they never made an external connection bay, rather than housing the connections in the turntable..
still the best ever tho soLast edited by Deejaesnafu; 02-20-2015 at 04:55 PM.
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