Subj : Re: Turntables and LPs
To   : Brian Rogers
From : Atroxi
Date : Sat Aug 14 2021 01:02 pm

Hello Brian!

-=> Brian Rogers wrote to Atroxi <=-

 BR> Hello Atroxi;

 -=> Atroxi wrote to All <=-

 At> It's been a while since I last posted on this board.
 At> But a few weeks ago, I was able to get a hold of a turntable
 At> and a bunch of LPs for around 60 dollars. The turntable itself
 At> wasn't in the best of shape. It's an old Sansui P-L51 and its
 At> main issue was with its old stylus and a gnawed ground cable.

 At> Other than that, it still works nicely. Albeit the records that
 At> that I have are skipping a lot because of that old stylus.

 At> I'm just wondering if there's anyone here who are also into LPs
 At> and maybe I could get some advice on keeping and maintaining
 At> these things.

 BR> There's specialty shops around you can find online that may have a good
 BR> new stylus for you. If I can recall Sansui was an "OK" make back then.
 BR> Is it belt driven? You may need a new belt if so. You're better off
 BR> with a magnetic drive system.

I think it's a direct drive system. I managed to find the repair manual and
the user manual for this specific model and it doesn't seem to have any belts?
(I'm not quite sure) I wanted to take a peek inside it but I'm a bit weary of
doing so until I managed to get a new stylus for it.

 BR> As for keeping your records in decent shape, store them vertically not
 BR> horizontally! In time they will warp if you do. Only handle them via
 BR> the outer edges and you may use a soft dry cloth to wipe them with.
 BR> Keep  your stylus fresh! An old stylus may scrape the insides of the
 BR> grooves and it will lose it's sound quality.

Thanks for the advice, I'll take note of it!

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