Excellent video. I have an SL-D3 I'm selling in an antique booth. Someone screwed the counterweight all the way in, messed with the gauge, turned the anti-skate to max and broke off the stylus. I couldn't remember how I'd set up the gauge properly, so this was perfect. I just got everything set up again. I'm sure people would want to see how to set the anti-skate too. I'm surprised you didn't do that. I use the quick and dirty method with a Laserdisc. It's not perfectly accurate, but it's damn close.

Thanks it's been awhile since I've owned equipment. And so I've bought me a stereo and am now trying to get educated again on setting it up. Can't wait to start listening to good sounding music once again

@StillSpinning3

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome back and enjoy!!

Thank you for this video, very well explained!

Thanks for this its one of the more clear examples of how to set up the tone arm on my SL-D2.

@StillSpinning3

7 жыл бұрын

+orestes1984 You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Good video! I have a Technics SL-3200 with the same tone arm setup and this helped me double check the counter weight setting.

@StillSpinning3

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for dropping a comment! Glad you were able to get it set up!

Thanks man I needed reminded on the steps this was perfect.

This is the best video I’ve found. Thank you so much!

Brilliant video.

You are the second video I watched, you are a GOD …THANK YOU🙏

Thank you sir, it’s been years since I last done this Both arms are now set up perfectly 😎 🤛

@StillSpinning3

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear and thank you for the feedback!

Thanks! Really helpful 👌

Nice explanation.. Direct and to the point.. 👍

I think you should do something on anti-skating in conjunction with balancing the arm. Thanks! Good video, by the way!

thank you so much!! very helpful

@StillSpinning3

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

Thanks!

I’m very new to this I have an MCS 6720 quartz component quartz controlled, fully automatic turntable. I don’t know the weight setting I was able to get it to float but when I put the needle on the record, it just runs across it from the outside to the inside and I’m not sure what they do.

I’ve had this record player lay around for a while because I didn’t know how to use it. Today I’ve been trying to make it work but the sound is really soft. I know there’s 2 wires to connect it to speakers but I don’t know what type of speaker it has to be. Could you help me out?

Very kind of you to share on how to do the 0 adjustment of the arm. On the owners manual it says so but the way the instructions are written was confusing me.

@StillSpinning3

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! It’s tricky if you haven’t done it before.

Hello, I have a Technics SL - D3 myself and i noticed that the cartridge isn't exactly 90° to the record its a little unexact but almost correct. Is there a way to fix it ?

@StillSpinning3

5 жыл бұрын

Let me look into it. There are a few things you should be able to do to fix that.

I'm having an issue with my counter weight. The only way I can get the tone arm to float, I have to roll the weight so far back that I can't close the cover without it hitting the weight and pushing forward and thus ruining the perfect balance. The weight is almost coming off of the rod that it sits in. Any suggestions? Also, it looks like I have the same turntable as you (SL-220), if that helps.

@StillSpinning3

4 жыл бұрын

Can you email me a picture of your tonearm? stillspinning3@gmail.com

i have the same turntable and i am trying to make tonearm height adjustmen. any ideas?

@StillSpinning3

4 жыл бұрын

Is the counterweight too heavy?

why was the arm wanting to come right back to the arm rest too fast after you adjusted it? isn't there an adjustment for that also?

@StillSpinning3

7 жыл бұрын

+john harris I didn't have the turntable level. I noticed it after I did the video. If it's level and the antiskating is set properly, it should stay still.

@mattlup2800

5 жыл бұрын

Because the anti skate was not set to zero before the neutral positioning of the tone arm was set

Where it tells the weight of the cartridge or to the tonearm. Thanks

@jediblanco

3 жыл бұрын

you have to get that from the cartridge vendor.

Will not having the tonearm set properly cause my sound to be clear but very quiet? New to Vinyl, usually a digital lossless format guy

@StillSpinning3

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. It can cause it to be faint and even distorted if weight is too light. Too heavy can damage your albums. Get the recommended weight of your cartridge and set it up to that. If that doesn't work, this could be the issue: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X5ZrzdJsYLjJpps.html

@phyrexiancoffee6324

5 жыл бұрын

@@StillSpinning3 Thanks for clearing that up. I actually am using one of the HeyDay turntables you reviewed not too long ago, and have only tested over bluetooth so far.

@StillSpinning3

5 жыл бұрын

Anytime! Glad I could help!

Did you forget to set anti skate to zero before you start, then when you have the correct tracking force add the anti skate matching the weight reading i,e, 1.5g tracking weight 1.5 on the anti skate

@StillSpinning3

4 жыл бұрын

I believe I did!

@joelortiz9259

4 жыл бұрын

So you're saying set the anti skate and the tracking force to zero, and then once you get the tracking force to the recommended/desired weight you then set the anti skate to the same number?

@Nightrelic

Жыл бұрын

@@joelortiz9259 Anti-skate won't necessarily be the same number as the tracking force. You basically want to get it so the tone arm doesn't exert pressure forward or back, so it sits in the center of the groove and puts less wear on the record. I use the Laserdisc method. Put a Laserdisc on and adjust the antiskate until the tone arm just sits in one place. If it's off it'll move toward the center or toward the edge. It isn't perfect, but it gets it damn close.

Hey! I am new here to the record scene and I got myself a heyday turntable but when I keep adjusting the tone arm and play my Records the stylus keeps sliding towards the middle with just a small beep noise. Do you know why? I kept looking at videos to fix this

@StillSpinning3

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the vinyl community! First, make sure your turntable is on a level playing surface and the anti-skating dial is set to equal the recommended weight of your cartridge. Then make sure your counterweight is properly balanced: How to Set Up / Adjust / Balance the Counterweight of your Turntable Tone Arm/Needle/Cartridge Lastly, make sure your turntable is set to play 33s. Hope this helps!

@rylanlovesharry

3 жыл бұрын

@@StillSpinning3 mine is 2.5 recommended weight so i would set my anti skate to 2.5?

Anti skating?

@StillSpinning3

7 жыл бұрын

+mateo Sanchez Yeah I completely missed anti-skating. Just set the dial to match the weight of the tonearm. Example the weight of my tonearm is 1.5 grams so I would set the anti-skating dial to 1.5 as well. Hope this helps.

that's not going to work properly because you didn't adjust the anti-skate

I think you should do something on anti-skating in conjunction with balancing the arm. Thanks! Good video, by the way!

@StillSpinning3

4 жыл бұрын

You’re right and I completely overlooked that in this vid. Stay tuned!