Turntable help!

he.who.forgets

I own a cheap Crosley suitcase style turntable. I know it's not the best but it does the job for the small room it's in. I was flipping a record over today and my sleeve caught the arm and dropped it over the spinning platter causing all kinds of ruckus. Now it sounds like shit and plays at a very low volume. So my question is, will replacing the cartridge do the trick or may i have also blown the internal speakers? I'm so pissed right now...

BIGDaddyWil

First, check to see if the stylus (needle) is broken. You might need a magnifying glass. Also you could have pulled out one of the lead wires going to the back of the cartridge. Listen to see if the sound is coming out in stereo, I'm assuming this player has two speakers. Most likely damaged the stylus. Hope this helps. I'm sure you can purchase replacement needles.


Email or call the manufacturer for some advice.

mookeywrench

Very low volume playback, usually indicates your Preamp isn't working or isn't turned on, if there's a switch for it.

Timewaits4no1

:fp: ......Damn, that's sucks, sorry man. Do you have any other audio/video equipment? Like speakers, reciever, etc? Was just thinking maybe it would be better to just invest in a new(used) turntable as oppose to putting more $$ into the Crosley. You seem to post about vinyl quite a bit so to me it would just be a good investment. You could still potentially fix the Crosley but I'd find your closest Goodwill that gets audio equipment and start trying to check on a regular basis. That, Craigslist, and yard sales are all great places to score nice audio equipment on the cheap. Mix and match and before you know it you'll have a nice little set-up that you can continually add to. Example...Score some new(used) speakers, sell the ones you have and so on. That way you slowly upgrade your entire system.