asks-for-boots
- Apr 2, 2015
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Hi
I recently purchased an Aiwa Turntable/LP player from eBay, and on the same day found a Sony one in a charity shop for a much lower price. Whilst I've been waiting for the Aiwa to arrive, I've been using the Sony, which has been fine, although the needle is worn out. The Aiwa arrived today, and after re-attaching the drive belt which had come loose in transit, I tried to listen to a vinyl on it using the same preamp I'd been using with the Sony.
The issue is that I can only really hear it in the left, the right channel is very very quiet. This might be fixed by adjusting the balance, however the balance slider on my preamp doesn't work very well. I then proceeded to removing the cover from the turntable, however the wiring is much more complex than that of the Sony's (which was literally about four wires soldered to a little board and motor), so I didn't want to touch it. The RCA cables look in-tact and they're definitely connected to the preamp properly.
The Turntable is an Aiwa PX-E800 and the preamp an Akai AM-A102.
I recently purchased an Aiwa Turntable/LP player from eBay, and on the same day found a Sony one in a charity shop for a much lower price. Whilst I've been waiting for the Aiwa to arrive, I've been using the Sony, which has been fine, although the needle is worn out. The Aiwa arrived today, and after re-attaching the drive belt which had come loose in transit, I tried to listen to a vinyl on it using the same preamp I'd been using with the Sony.
The issue is that I can only really hear it in the left, the right channel is very very quiet. This might be fixed by adjusting the balance, however the balance slider on my preamp doesn't work very well. I then proceeded to removing the cover from the turntable, however the wiring is much more complex than that of the Sony's (which was literally about four wires soldered to a little board and motor), so I didn't want to touch it. The RCA cables look in-tact and they're definitely connected to the preamp properly.
The Turntable is an Aiwa PX-E800 and the preamp an Akai AM-A102.