Quiet turntable (Suddenly)

[airplanedriv]

Do my test first. It costs you nothing, takes about 30 seconds and practically no technical skill. I have had turntables that had problems in this area.

Will have a look at it in the morning.......And....Thank you!

 

[GoodDesign]

Make sure the stylus is fully seated

If you have a cartridge like a Shure or Pickering, by some chance has the stylus accidentally been pulled out from its normal, seated position?

In case anyone is Googling the OP's problem (like I did), GP49's question was right on target. I had removed the stylus on my new Shure M97xE cart when mounting it to another headshell and I didn't get it seated 100% when I reinstalled.

The perplexing result was perfect volume during the first play and 50% volume on the next play. Thanks a million, GP49!

 

[taineasy]

I recently moved my main system to an adjacent wall.
After hooking everything back up as

same as before, my Rotel RP-2500 is playing at about 1/2 volume it did prior to moving it....with all other variables being the same.

I tried hooking it up through a spare integrated amp I have around the house, and same thing.

I hooked it up to the pre-amp it is always mated to using the "Aux" input and a spare turntable pre-amp...same thing....about half volume.

Any ideas what is going on???

HELP!!!!!

Had the same issue with a Pioneer PL-518. Played fine (at least 2-3 times per week) for years and went to use it one day and had almost no output. Checked everything including hooking up to another amp. After many hours of testing I never did find the source (It wasn't the cartridge, stylus or cables) of the problem and ending up tossing it. Was not happy as I really liked the table. Oh well, one of many tables that have let me down and tossed out over the years( at least 4-5)