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AT-LP120 Ground Loop Buzzing Noise

tnsilver said:
Pal, I'm trying to help here, wanna get this fixed or wanna talk bad luck? As a rule of thumb, any product that says "professional" just isn't. It's marketing. Professionals don't need "professional" labels on their gear or anyone telling them what's professional. You DJ'd an SL-1200 so you must be aware of the difference - right? Does it even feel the same? If you wanna keep your AT live and well for long, I just suggest you use the break or the stop button between spinning at 78 RPM's and going back to 45 or 33. Yes, it's very unprofessional but what do you prefer? A spinning turntable or a professional door stopper? Really, what do you expect AT to tell you when a pilot lamp burns a few months from new? It's probably a LED rather than incandescent and should even last longer. I'm with you! I totally agree it's quality issues, or rather the lack thereof and lack of due quality control. It's a shame really, but that's economy and you should know you get what you pay for. Sorry.
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A face-palm? For me? I don't get what you want. If you need help fixing it - ask what you want and everyone will do their best. If you want to just complain, it's old news.
 
OP if you are in the market for a "professional" grade table sign up on the waiting list for a Technics SL-1200GR, list price $1,600, any of the ATs no matter what AT says is NOT "professional" grade.
 
There's a thread here on AK as it's sort of long, but has some really good stuff: http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/audio-technica-at-lp120usb-super-mod-thread.656811/

I also have some good mods on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL79J3j9TqKVEkczUUmkM6HRlNU9zoxShH

As an owner of this turntable, I cannot recommend this low grade POC to anyone. All the mods I've done were only make it better as I didn't have the money to buy a better one until just a few months ago. This TT requires a lot of work to get it somewhat quiet and when I did get it dampened and quite the motor started putting out a pulsating noise. I just replaced it and it's ok for now, but it won't be my main TT. Any mods on the AK thread or from my YouTube channel can be done at your own risk, but they do work. Good luck!
 
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