THREE TOPICS;
1) I have owned a Sony PS-X500 Biotracer turntable with an Stanton 881 MkII-S for many years. I has worked very well until just recently. I went to play a record and the needle seemed to skate on some portions of the record. I checked to make sure the cartridge wires were not touching the record and that was ok. Could be the stylus. The last time I used it, I played well. Maybe it's not cuing down far enough?
Under the circumstances of its age, I suspect that the Biotracer may need to be cleaned, but I am at a loss as to where to bring it for service (I live in NH). I am thinking this is a take in apart to clean operation, which I don't want to mess this turntable up, so I'm not going there unless somebody on Audio Karma has some good relatively simple suggestion to do. I do have Deoxit and syringe needles and could clean specific points, if I knew where they were.
2) Additionally, about a year ago I started thinking about a stylus for my Stanton 881 and was struck by how the turntable world had changed. I guess I was surprised to see my Stanton 881 selling on eBay for $275+. I found that Stanton was gone or at least was not supporting the 881 with a stylus. So of the choices out there for Stanton 881 MkII-S styluses, what are my best options? Who makes the best replacement?
3) I have been trying to find dust cover hinges turntable for awhile. As good as I am with epoxy, I can not keep these hinges together. I have searched eBay, and tried to find a Sony parts distributor, but I come up empty. Does anyone know a source for dust cover hinges?
SO:
Service in NH or MA or Advice
Stylus source
Hinge source
Thanks for your input. Have a good day!
1) I have owned a Sony PS-X500 Biotracer turntable with an Stanton 881 MkII-S for many years. I has worked very well until just recently. I went to play a record and the needle seemed to skate on some portions of the record. I checked to make sure the cartridge wires were not touching the record and that was ok. Could be the stylus. The last time I used it, I played well. Maybe it's not cuing down far enough?
Under the circumstances of its age, I suspect that the Biotracer may need to be cleaned, but I am at a loss as to where to bring it for service (I live in NH). I am thinking this is a take in apart to clean operation, which I don't want to mess this turntable up, so I'm not going there unless somebody on Audio Karma has some good relatively simple suggestion to do. I do have Deoxit and syringe needles and could clean specific points, if I knew where they were.
2) Additionally, about a year ago I started thinking about a stylus for my Stanton 881 and was struck by how the turntable world had changed. I guess I was surprised to see my Stanton 881 selling on eBay for $275+. I found that Stanton was gone or at least was not supporting the 881 with a stylus. So of the choices out there for Stanton 881 MkII-S styluses, what are my best options? Who makes the best replacement?
3) I have been trying to find dust cover hinges turntable for awhile. As good as I am with epoxy, I can not keep these hinges together. I have searched eBay, and tried to find a Sony parts distributor, but I come up empty. Does anyone know a source for dust cover hinges?
SO:
Service in NH or MA or Advice
Stylus source
Hinge source
Thanks for your input. Have a good day!