Hi,
I just joined this forum after being recommended by the gentleman that I purchased my bang & olufsen beogram 4002. So I return home to resurrect a hand me down stereo system, a luxman r-114 receiver that's routing some b & w floor speakers, when I came across something that I could not pinpoint.
So I tested the system with the tape deck and everything is in proper order. Now, I plugged in the tt in to the aux/phono input and, when there isn't a signal (stylus is lifted), it is silent but as soon as the needle drops, there is this electric buzzing coming through the speakers. From that point, I did a few checks on other inputs and it wouldn't even power on the cd input or the av input, something that may not have made sense due to my lack of experience. I did a series of test & checks and I ended up with a muddy sound, not like what I heard at the gentlemans home. Yes, I understand that my system isn't to par with the system I demoed the tt on but I don't think that it has to do with that. (Please, correct me if I'm wrong)
I'm wondering if it's the receiver, and if so, can I fix this or is it a deficciency in the model I have? If not, what should I be looking for in a used receiver on a budget? Could it be the wiring, or phono inputs on the receiver? And lastly, the tt seems quite delicate, inside (he took it appart for me at his home), could it have gotten damaged on the car ride home? It was as secure as it could be, being placed on the passenger seat floor on layers of moving blankets.
I heard from this gentleman that this forum is full on helpful knowledgeable people and that he has only good experiences to talk of, please help me sort this out and educate me for the future. Thank you.
I just joined this forum after being recommended by the gentleman that I purchased my bang & olufsen beogram 4002. So I return home to resurrect a hand me down stereo system, a luxman r-114 receiver that's routing some b & w floor speakers, when I came across something that I could not pinpoint.
So I tested the system with the tape deck and everything is in proper order. Now, I plugged in the tt in to the aux/phono input and, when there isn't a signal (stylus is lifted), it is silent but as soon as the needle drops, there is this electric buzzing coming through the speakers. From that point, I did a few checks on other inputs and it wouldn't even power on the cd input or the av input, something that may not have made sense due to my lack of experience. I did a series of test & checks and I ended up with a muddy sound, not like what I heard at the gentlemans home. Yes, I understand that my system isn't to par with the system I demoed the tt on but I don't think that it has to do with that. (Please, correct me if I'm wrong)
I'm wondering if it's the receiver, and if so, can I fix this or is it a deficciency in the model I have? If not, what should I be looking for in a used receiver on a budget? Could it be the wiring, or phono inputs on the receiver? And lastly, the tt seems quite delicate, inside (he took it appart for me at his home), could it have gotten damaged on the car ride home? It was as secure as it could be, being placed on the passenger seat floor on layers of moving blankets.
I heard from this gentleman that this forum is full on helpful knowledgeable people and that he has only good experiences to talk of, please help me sort this out and educate me for the future. Thank you.