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Stupid question about Bent Stylus on record player

1  kongja 4 posts 5 months I was listening to records yesterday and I noticed all the sound was distorted and out of tune, from records that were playing fine a short time before. I looked at my Stylus and noticed it was bent, in a way that was out of the norm. Could that be the reason why my music sounds all out of tune and incorrect pitch etc.? I'm ready to replace it just in case, since I don't want to sustain further damage to my records Thanks! Posted 3 months 21 days ago Quote 2  brian 963 posts 2.2 years hey konga.. well i would definetly change the stylus its only 20 bucks or so and it will save your lps from getting damaged as well as the sound being better.. bent or worn out stylus.. = Replace buddy.. Brian. Posted 3 months 21 days ago Quote 3  kongja 4 posts 5 months Thanks Brian, I took your advice and grabbed a new stylus. All is working well now! Posted 3 months 21 days ago Quote 4  Vinyl Junkie 1121 posts 1.3 years Yup, as Brian said, that is the problem, change it. Don't know how you bent it, but if you keep playing your records with a bad stylus, you can bet that your records are going to be messed up for sure. You have been warned! V J Posted 3 months 21 days ago Quote 5  brian 963 posts 2.2 years Quote: Originally Posted By kongja: Thanks Brian, I took your advice and grabbed a new stylus. All is working well now! thats right kongja.. i dont know what you pay for a new needle.. but i get them for my Pionneer table for only 18.99 at a electronics surplus outlet which sells parts,wires,electrical connectors plugs, and they supprizingly have a few stylus in stock.. anywhere else is 50.00 bucks for the same thing. Brian. Posted 3 months 20 days ago Quote 6  kongja 4 posts 5 months Well bad news it looks like I had jumped the gun a little bit. The new stylus DIDNT fix my problem, it the sound remains completely distorted when playing records; I'm very confused as to what exactly is wrong. Could it be the cartridge?? It's only a few months old. Could it be the belt? I'm still pretty new to all of this! Posted 3 months 19 days ago Quote 7  brian 963 posts 2.2 years hi kongja.. it seems electrical.. the belt wont cause this.. i think its the arm that connects to the cartrige.. make sure its snug tigt together and not loose... or it can be the ground wire causing all that static..even check speaker wires make sure there not loose or the turn table wire..make sure its not worn inside.. id think it be one of these things.. Brian. Posted 3 months 17 days ago Quote 8  Vinyl Junkie 1121 posts 1.3 years Also Kongja, to go along with Brian's advise on this matter........ You might want to make sure the cartridge is positioned correctly on the turntable, otherwise you will f$$ck up your precious vinyl recordings........ V J Posted 3 months 17 days ago Quote 9  Baconbreath69 10 posts 1.7 years I know people on here are going to freak out when I say this, but I once had a bent stylus (Intoxicated buddy fell onto turntable, while playing, with lid open) and I simply bent it back into its' original postion, after which it worked fine. Please bear in mind that I have two turntables set up, one for my "good" records, and one on which I play only my most beat up, ratty, and scratched vinyl. (like old 45's with no sleeves etc.) I would never do this to a stylus and then play one of my newer or highly valued records. Like others have stated, though, if you can pick up a new stylus for under $30.00, just replace it. I did eventually replace that stylus on that particular player... As to your recurring problem, Kongja, I'd have to go with Brian's sage advice and suggest a wiring/connection problem or perhaps a faulty ground. Also, sometimes a spritz of contact cleaner here or there can solve your problem. Posted 3 months 16 days ago Quote 10  brian 963 posts 2.2 years Right you are Mr Bacon.. the spray cleaner or Air can like the ones for computers can clean the contact..clearley im thinking its a ground inside the cartridge connection or broken contact..or just pre amp ground wire.. your right also use the old table for those old beatles 45s of help and act naturally ..the old beat up table will sound like bacon playing..but wont damage the newer valuable records.. brian. Posted 3 months 16 days ago Quote 11  JBJ 22 posts 8.5 months Hello Kongja. Oh dear, i´m sorry to say this but, I might just be the bringer off some bad news. I (unfortunately) can relate very much to the problem you discribe. Output sounding like it´s beeing "warp´d". As if somebody is ever so slightly fiddelige around with the pitch, a liitle up, a liitle down, a little up a little down etc....output "warping". Been there once, and if i´m not mistaking, this "phenominon" starts an hour or two (or maybe three), after you start playing your turntable. If this sounds right, then I unfortunately have some bad news for you, ´cause thats most likely your table-motor telling you that its old and tirred now, and that it´s gettin´ready to retire pemanently. (the reason for it to play fine at first and then slowly start "warping", is that your motor takes an hour or two, to really get warm, up and runnig). And still, IF this is the case, well then the time that your table runs fine, will become shorter and shorter, until it simply can´t play at all without "warping". Eventually it´ll sign off completely. OBVIOSLY I hope for you and your table that this is not the case and that I´m wrong, but........ ! To check this out, try timeing it every day, when you first start up. If the time of "fine playing" is slowly droping over a period of a week or two, well then my friend, I´m sorry but Mozarts "Requiem" would be the appropriate disc to do or "Funeral for a friend" by Elton John. How old is your table/motor friend Kongja, and what pricerange are we talking about? Johnny. Posted 3 months 12 days ago Quote 12  kongja 4 posts 5 months Hey gang, I was able to repair my turntable over the weekend. It turns out the belt in my turntable (a belt-driven model obviously) was stretched well beyond its limit. What was happening was the belt was so loose, that the turntable couldn't maintain the speed, and the sound would warble and sound wrong. A quick replacement of the belt solved my issues. Thanks for all the replies :) Posted 3 months 9 days ago Quote 13  JBJ 22 posts 8.5 months Quote: Originally Posted By kongja: Hey gang, I was able to repair my turntable over the weekend. It turns out the belt in my turntable (a belt-driven model obviously) was stretched well beyond its limit. What was happening was the belt was so loose, that the turntable couldn't maintain the speed, and the sound would warble and sound wrong. A quick replacement of the belt solved my issues. Thanks for all the replies :) Hi Kongja. Glad it all work´d out fine. Johnny. Posted 3 months 9 days ago Quote 14  brian 963 posts 2.2 years Quote: Originally Posted By kongja: Hey gang, I was able to repair my turntable over the weekend. It turns out the belt in my turntable (a belt-driven model obviously) was stretched well beyond its limit. What was happening was the belt was so loose, that the turntable couldn't maintain the speed, and the sound would warble and sound wrong. A quick replacement of the belt solved my issues. Thanks for all the replies :) Congrats.. I kinda thought of that but figured it to be less likley.. than cartridge or elctrical. 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