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New member Username: Chairman_lmaoPost Number: 1 Registered: Jul-07 | I just got my first system, the Music Hall MMF-5, which comes with a Goldring G012 cartridge. But the needle is just skipping across the first part of every record, and even when it finally settles it's very crackly, noisy, and skipping. I followed all of the instructions and set it up, paying particular attention on the tonearm balancing parts, hanging the anti-skate weight, etc. I have the weight set to 17.5 (the recommended for the Goldring). When I put a record on, the needle instantly jumps to the middle of the first song - it won't start cleanly. On a couple records I can hear the sound of the needle against the record I think. I've tried changing the setting down to 15 or so and up to 20, and many in between, and it does nothing. There's tons of crackling and popping and skipping once it does start playing, depending on which record - some skip, some just have a lot of noise. As I watch it closely, it almost looks like the records are not staying even as they rotate on the platter; like they go through hills and valleys. But I'm not sure how that could be. All of the records I've played on it are brand spanking new, so it's not old scratched records or anything. So yeah - help! Any assistance would be appreciated. I realize I've presented a bunch of problems at once. I went through a number of older threads before posting to try and find knowledge there, and tried a few things I saw in those, but it didn't help. Thanks! - Matt |
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigneDallas, TX Post Number: 10759 Registered: May-04 | . Are the records warped? That would account for the "hills and valleys". Place the record on a flat surface and look for warps. Otherwise, start with these sites to make certain the stylus is aligned correctly. http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/ttsetup.html http://www.recordtech.com/ttsetup.htm http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=ybr_sbc&p=turntable+setup&SpellSt ate=n-642224141_q-tOVMQ1JC6F22gbj2xCL2twAAAA%40%40&fr2=sp-bottom . |