iammattman27 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I'm not new to collecting, but am new to the technical stuff about turntables. I promise I searched for an answer first, but couldn't find anything exact... I have a not good TT, Brookstone USB (help me out, then you can tell me how bad it is). With several records, I hear pitch fluctuation, especially noticeable on long, clean notes, as if the table isn't turning at a constant speed. I don't notice it on every record though, and I can often visibly see the tone arm moving up and down as the record spins, and the records look a little warped, but these are mostly newer records (ie. Full Collapse repress, good quality used copy of Beggars, etc). So what's the issue? Slightly warped records? Terrible TT? Something needs adjusting? My apartment built on a slant? Earth off it's axis??? If I can't figure this out I don't deserve better equipment, help a guy out. On a separate note, I also have a Dual CS1257 that I put $100 bucks in to get in shape, but the speed switch was totally busted so it only plays at 33 1/3. I have a bunch of 45 stuff I want to be able to play, but I don't want to put any more money into this thing if it's not considered a worthy investment. Any opinions on repairing the Dual vs. picking up something more worthy on the money I don't have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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