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Old 04-23-2006, 11:49 AM
bryantm3
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Re: got a technics 1200 turntable
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Originally Posted by mkb
what are you plugging it into? a stereo or do you have a dj mixer setup? if you don't have a stereo with a phono input, and you don't have a dj mixer, you will need a preamp of some sort. the cheapest way to get a preamp may be to buy a mixer!

to balance the tonearm, put the cartridge on and twiddle the weight until the thing balances. on the weight there is a movable ring. you want to twist that ring so that the weight stays put and the 0 on the ring lines up with the line on the post. now twiddle the weight until the recommended weight for the needle is attained.

the small metal plate with two holes in it is a headshell. that is what your cartridge attaches to
i'm plugging it into a reciever with a phono input and a ground, so i'm good with that (i've been through that before- a couple of years ago i had no reciever and i tried to plug my speakers directly up to the turntable. needless to say, this didn't work, so i had to return the turntable!)

so i put the small metal plate between the thing with the wires and the cartridge?

it looks like this (ASCII drawings are ghetto)
,____________,
|...................|
|....O......O.....|
|____________|


what do you mean i need a handle for the 500AL?
except the corners are rounded and the holes are a bit bigger.

Last edited by bryantm3; 04-23-2006 at 11:52 AM.