mcm1610 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Lately the volume on my record player has been wavering. It's generally quieter than normal, then kinda waves back to normal and shortly thereafter fades again. Anyone know what specifically might be causing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmonaut Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Do you use a separate pre-amp? Since that is what amplifies the turntable's signal up to line-level, my guess is that there's a problem there. Make sure that the connections between the turntable and the pre-amp and between the pre-amp and the receiver/amp are tight. Do you have the same problem if you try to listen to other inputs (like CDs)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 It has a built in pre-amp. I don't have anything else hooked up to compare it volume, but I really wouldn't be surprised if my speakers were shitting the bed. I got them for free a few years back, so they probably have some issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinylme Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I cant turn my volume knob past 3 or my neighbor will call the cops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Does the volume get as low it would be if the pre-amp was off? It could be the pre-amp in the player is shorting out, or maybe has a lose wire that moves as the record spins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 This kind of stuff is so hard to diagnose. I had a problem with my SL1700 and didn't want to spend the money on a new, inferior turntable. Mine's pretty old. I mentioned it at the record store and the dude there gave me the name of a local repair shop that works on turntables. For $50 he fixed the short, fixed the auto return and cleaned it up. Hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 What kind of record player is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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