How to set the arm of a technics sl1200

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Generally the principals will be the same with all turntables.

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[r12echo]

can u do one on changing the whole tone arm?

[ellaskins]

will do one day, but for that i need a knackerd sl1200. johnathan

[Disten27]

@nickyslaw

If you can use a plane vinyl set the tone arm on the plane vinyl and press start use the antiskating and see what happens the best anti skating level is when the tonearm is no longer moving out of the middle of the vinyl

hmpf i hope you understand that with my bad english ;)

[ellaskins]

Thanks for that !!!

[DudasMiska]

Hello Johnathan

I would like to buy my first Dj setup which consists of ...Technics RP-F550 Stereo digital monitor dj headphones $65...2 Stanton T60 direct drive turntables $223...and one DjX700 Behringer 5 channel Dj mixer $289..Can you please tell me if this is a good deal or not? Im a beginner and I would like to mess around and apply everything I learned from you. Thank you very much. Mike

[ellaskins]

to be honest most shops/stoors will have the same price so you can't realy go wrong, but good to go for direrct drive turntables! johnathan

[ellaskins]

Hi, to be honest because there is so much gear out there now the cost will be about the same where ever you go. Just make shure you buy direct drive turntables. johnathan

[battlestarvfx]

Flipping the counterweight backwards is stupid dumb and silly. It's not a good solution to improving tracking and all it does is kill fidelity and the tracing of the groove by the stylus itself while contributing to unwarranted wear on bot the needle and the records. I cringe anytime I see a DJ do this.

[fish1234567890]

goddamn lifesaver. I wasn't doing much wrong, but a few things did help. thanks! :D

[MrShagnasty18]

I Can not get the Assembly to Move up or Down , I Have Unlocked it but it Still Won't Budge , Is There Something I am Missing or Might it Just be Stuck? This is on Both Decks

[CarlitosDJmx]

great explanation dude...thank you much!!

[djpaulalan2009]

good shit dude

[scrotze]

My counterweight seems to be loose I could move it up and down the back of the tonearm w/out having to twist it, should there be something sticking out on the back of the tonearm that grabs the grooves/threads of the counterweight?

[56dlp]

@battlestarvfx Yes. Adjusting the height to make the tone arm level is not correct. The height adjustment depends upon the type of stylus. The manufacturer of the stylus provides the height adjustment in their specs. Jonathan did make a good point here though about how the thickness of the slip mat could make a difference. Slight adjustments may be necessary depending upon this.

[sneskid]

Oh, and make sure your turntable is PERFECTLY LEVEL before you set this! Otherwise, you'll never get it right.

[sneskid]

The quick way is to set it to whatever you have your vertical tracking force (weight) set to.

A much more precise method, is to use a blank vinyl or a test record with a grooveless track.

This is just fine for DJing.

For serious listening, anti-skate is usually set by ear, using a track with a woman's voice, or a test record with tones that are recorded so loud, that you immidiately hear the effects of any mistracking that results from the stylus not being perfectly centered in the groove.

[MakaShino]

how do you properly adjust anti-skate?

thanks!

[sneskid]

That's not how you *properly* adjust anti-skate. Trying to adjust anti-skate while letting the arm float in the air will do nothing. Think about it - if that were the case, then there would be no point to having this adjustment at all.