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Pioneer PL-L50 Linear Tracking Turntable Help….

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Tyndaris

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Pioneer PL-L50 Linear Tracking Turntable Help….

Need help how to adjust….. poor pick-up, sound is poor. Sounds as if the tracking is not heavy enough or it is not tracking. Not in the groove. Skips easy.

Thanks in advance,
Larry
 
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did you install a new stylus or cart? if not the old old stylus may be toast which could cause those issues.
 
That's possible...I just received it today and tried it for the first time.....

I didn't know if there was some kind of adjustment that it needed....(turntable newbie)
 
Odds are that the needle (stylus) is shot. This turntable is plug and play, meaning little or no adjustment. It accepts a p-mount (plug-in) cartridge. The best deal going for a replacement is the AT-92ECD at Amazon.
 
Thanks for the help...
I just installed the new cartridge (AT-92ECD) and it sounds great...but....it still skips.
Would the mechanical tune-up fix the skipping? or is there something i'm doing wrong?
 
The old grease might be slowing down the arm movement, as well as the tiny drive belt. Find a service manual for dis-assembly, if it appears difficult to take apart. I had the same problem with my Technics SL-J2 linear tracker, that I brought out of retirement in Jan. of this year - it skipped fairly badly, even after a lube job, which cured it in 2002, when I burned some LP's to CD. Pioneer MIGHT have a replacement belt. If not, you'll have to approximate the size of the belt,and look at cassette deck replacement belts. Also, check turntable belt suppliers.
 
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