I recently bought a technics sl-1400 direct drive and it sounds great but is very sensitive. I can shut my door too hard or even walk around too forcefully and it skips. It's sitting on top of a cabinet made to hold stereo equipment. What can I do? I've had two different cartridges on it and it didn't make any difference. Also, how do I know what the appropriate settings are for the two numbered dials? Should they be the same or should I change them if I'm playing thicker or thinner vinyl? Which dial changes the tracking force? Is it the big one at then end of the arm or the small dial below/to the right of it? I have a Stanton V3 500 cart/stylus on it. Here's the specs on the stanton if it makes any difference:
Frequency Response: 20 to 17 kHz
Output @ 1kHz: 4.6mV
Channel Separation @ 1 kHz: 28dB
Channel Balance @ 1 kHz: within 2 dB
Tracking Force: 2 to 5 grams
Stylus Tip: Spherical .7 mil Special High Polish
DC Resistance: 535 ohms
Inductance: 400 mH
Cartridge Weight: 5.5 grams
Tracking Ability: 80µ @ 3 grams
Recommended Load: 47k ohms and 275 pF
Frequency Response: 20 to 17 kHz
Output @ 1kHz: 4.6mV
Channel Separation @ 1 kHz: 28dB
Channel Balance @ 1 kHz: within 2 dB
Tracking Force: 2 to 5 grams
Stylus Tip: Spherical .7 mil Special High Polish
DC Resistance: 535 ohms
Inductance: 400 mH
Cartridge Weight: 5.5 grams
Tracking Ability: 80µ @ 3 grams
Recommended Load: 47k ohms and 275 pF
HI,
I used to use a pair of 1200' and they sound like they are of a similar design, S-shaped tonearm etc.
The little knob you mention is the anti-skate feature which should stop your arm from 'skating' across your precious vinyl like an olympic gold-medallist.
The big bad boy at the back of the arm is where you adjust the tracking weight of the tonearm/cartridge combo. There may even be an extra add-on weight that screws in behind this, I am not too sure on your 1500 though.
Chances are is that if you have properly counter-balanced your tonearm and the cartridge is well aligned you probably won't need the anti-skate to be adjusted.
You could build yourself an isolation platform for Technics after you have set-up your arm correctly (DO NOT put too much pressure on the stylus!!) and it is easy to make, not to mention a hell of a lot cheaper than buying one, good luck.
Thanks
Gareth
I used to use a pair of 1200' and they sound like they are of a similar design, S-shaped tonearm etc.
The little knob you mention is the anti-skate feature which should stop your arm from 'skating' across your precious vinyl like an olympic gold-medallist.
The big bad boy at the back of the arm is where you adjust the tracking weight of the tonearm/cartridge combo. There may even be an extra add-on weight that screws in behind this, I am not too sure on your 1500 though.
Chances are is that if you have properly counter-balanced your tonearm and the cartridge is well aligned you probably won't need the anti-skate to be adjusted.
You could build yourself an isolation platform for Technics after you have set-up your arm correctly (DO NOT put too much pressure on the stylus!!) and it is easy to make, not to mention a hell of a lot cheaper than buying one, good luck.
Thanks
Gareth
Hello,
the big scale at the end of the arm is for setting the vtf. First of all you'll need to balance the tonearm with both scales set at zero so that it "floats" level. Then you adjust vtf with the scale at the end of the tonearm. The other scale you can set to the same as the vtf as a starter.
the big scale at the end of the arm is for setting the vtf. First of all you'll need to balance the tonearm with both scales set at zero so that it "floats" level. Then you adjust vtf with the scale at the end of the tonearm. The other scale you can set to the same as the vtf as a starter.
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