Audio Technica pl120 turntable

My turntable was working great, then all of a sudden it made a loud buzz and my left speaker is now nearly silent. All the other outputs work correctly, (i.e. tv, DVD, Cd) so I am assuming that something is not working right with the turntable. Please help, I am a record junkie and I am in desperate need of some tunes. Thanks

Patrishapug Mar 04, 2008

I lost the ground wire for an old home sherwood stereo that I purchased about 15 years ago.

The sound goes in and out or no sound at all. What can I do to resolve this?

HELP

1 Answer

Mike Duncan

Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Novelist:

An expert who has written 50 answers of more than 400 characters.

Champion:

An expert who has answered 200 questions.
Expert
219 Answers

Have you checked your cables from the turntable? It kind of sounds like you have lost the ground connection on that side, either in the cable or in the turntable itself. Perhaps at the wire going into the cartridge. You might check all these things. Good luck.

Posted on Aug 27, 2007

Add Your Answer

Upload

Upload an image from your computer

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

Loading...

Include an image. It's worth a thousand words.

prev next

Related Questions:

0helpful

1answer

Trying hifi news test record for new at150mlx and get stopped in the first track. hear voiece from left but when it comes time for the riight side voice, i hear it faintly on the left speaker streo plays...

Sounds like it could be a connection problem. Hear's a simple test. Disconnect the leads to the cartridge (make a note of which wires connects with the cartridge). With your amp switched on. Touch with your finger (one at a time) each wire. You should hear a decent buzz on two of the wires - one wire for the right, one for the left. If you don't hear a buzz or it's weak, then there's nothing wrong with the cartridge, but either the cable between the amp and turntable is faulty or the amp's pre-amp has a fault. You can eliminate the pre-amp by switching the leads over. If the fault now goes to the other channel, it's the lead. But if it stays on the same channel, it's the pre-amp that's faulty.
If both channels buzz fine, then you either have faulty cartridge or a bad connection to the cartridge with the wire to it.

Read full answer

Dec 18, 2013 • Audio Technica AT-PL120 Turntable

2helpful

1answer

Where can I purchase a replace tonearm locking clip for an Audio Technica AT-PL120?

Audio technica will send you a replacement clip free of charge. Just send their service department an email asking for one.

Read full answer

Feb 21, 2012 • Audio Technica AT-PL120 Turntable

0helpful

1answer

My PL120 turntable purchase new skips often and will hardly work with music played at a loud volume

The first problem could be the stylus needs cleaning. Please shine some light on the stylus ( needle ) and see if it has picked up dirt from the record groove. This will prevent the stylus from tracking the song properly. Clean using a fine brush in the direction in which the stylus passes the record groove i.e from back of the pick up arm to front- NEVER SIDEWAYS.
Next check the counterweight adjustment at the back of the Pick up arm. The tracking force should be between 1.5 to 3 grams depending on the brand of the cartridge. What ever be the chosen weight the antiskating knob should also be set to the same number.
The skipping can also be because of heavy bass vibration traveling up the body of the Turntable.Good turntables have a floating suspension to prevent this. The tuntable platter will be suspended on springs.You can place it on a rubber Matt or move it away from the speakers ,esp: sub woofers.

Read full answer

Apr 06, 2011 • Audio Technica AT-PL120 Turntable

0helpful

1answer

I get a humming sound out of my speakers?

Poor earth connection? Check all leads and wires to cartridge.

Read full answer

Feb 01, 2011 • Audio Technica AT-PL120 Turntable

1helpful

1answer

How do you replace the tone arm rest (plastic holder/lock) on a Audio Technica AT-PL120

Hi, there is a screw that fits up underneath the clip that needs to be undone to remove the tonearm rest clip. [email protected]

Read full answer

Sep 13, 2010 • Audio Technica AT-PL120 Turntable

0helpful

1answer

I'm a dj and I use the Auido Technica AT-PL120 as turntables. The problem is that when I mix, the pitch speed would increase and then eventually go down to the actual speed whithin seconds. I didn't have...

Before anything else I would clean the pitch slider control with a little bit of De-Oxit D5 cleaner or Servisol. It could be there is some dust/dirt in the slider control causing a fluctuation in speed because of bad contacts.

Spray a little in the slider, work it a few times and leave for about 5 minutes before trying. Hope this helps :)

Read full answer

Aug 26, 2010 • Audio Technica AT-PL120 Turntable

0helpful

1answer

Where I can buy Audio Technica QT-PL-120 Stylus replacement

Try this site: www.cadencebuilding.com/cadence/ncaspecials.html

Read full answer

Jan 03, 2010 • Audio Technica AT-PL120 Turntable

0helpful

1answer

I have a JVC L-F210 turntable with an Audio-Technica (1001) cartridge. I suddenly stopped getting any sound. Connections seem OK. Any common things I should look for? Should I spend money on cartridge...

First you need to know if it's the turntable and not the amplifier or connections. Unplug the RCA Jacks right at the turntable. The male jack should be the one(s) going to the amplifier/receiver. Just holding your finger against the jack tip should give you a loud buzz out of your speakers. If not, the cabling, or more likely the switch selections on the amp are set improperly. It isn't likely at all that the cartridge is bad on both left and right channels. Check switch settings carefully.

Read full answer

Aug 24, 2009 • Audio Players & Recorders

0helpful

1answer

Brand new audio technica at-pl120 turntable not powering on; cant get turntable to spin

HELLO!
I don't know which country you are from, but if the mains plug has a fuse in it then replace it with the same type. If that does not do the trick take it back back where you bought it and get a refund or a replacement! There may well be an INTERNAL fuse inside the unit on the power supply unit which may be at fault. If it is under warranty don't open the turntable yourself - take it back - I WOULD!
All the best!

Read full answer

Jul 12, 2009 • Audio Technica AT-PL120 Turntable

0helpful

1answer

What do I need to hook up the AT-PL120 to an imac

I use Audacity. It's a 100% free sound editing software and works great for vinyl transfers...Linky

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Read full answer

Jun 16, 2008 • Audio Technica AT-PL120 Turntable

Not finding what you are looking for?

View Most Popular

DRA-275R

Audio Players & Recorders

Trying hifi news test record for new at150mlx and get stopped in the first track. hear voiece from left but when it comes time for the riight side voice, i hear it faintly on the left speaker streo plays...

Audio Technica AT-PL120 Turntable

Open Questions:

0answers

need to know how to hook up my denon receiver need to know step by step where to connect each jack and speaker wire please

Read full answer

Be the first to answer Feb 07, 2014 • Denon DRA-275R

0answers

can i use 4 ohm speaker in a 6 ohm receiver

Read full answer

Be the first to answer Jan 22, 2014 • Denon DRA-275R

0answers

static through speakers with denon AVR 591 Happens even with volume down low -- works fine at times and others you have to turn it off immediately due to the static problem -- connected to Bose Acoustimass 10 system

Read full answer

Be the first to answer Jan 11, 2014 • Denon DRA-275R

0answers

Denon DRA-275R is in onstandby mode & I can't get it out of it. I tried everything that the manual says including operating the front control button twice & tuning it on & off with the remote. What's the solution? Thanks, Jim Widdowson

Read full answer

Be the first to answer Feb 10, 2011 • Denon DRA-275R

See all Denon DRA-275R Questions

114 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Latest Celebrity Headphones Report

View all Fixya Reports

Are you a Denon Audio Player and Recorder Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

Have a manual for Denon DRA-275R? Or just drag it here!

Related Topics:

Audio Technica pl120 turntable