Thank you for the excellent video. I have had two Yamaha turntables in this series- GT-2000 (now sold) and GT-2000X build quality superb. Great turntables
Thanks, yeah the GT-2000 and the GT-2000X are certainly a few steps above. This GT-750 is more like a budget version of the top models, but it's imo still a great turntable that also looks great. Most people don't realize how large they are.
Great video...appreciated...A beautiful Yamaha turntable...with a little love and care and these Japanese turntables are built to last...I have a P-350, a P-20 and a P-220...very reliable and serviceable...
Service and minor repair of my Yamaha GT-750 Turntable. This model was only sold in Japan and never exported, however it became very famous in Japan as a high end turntable with excellent performance.
Thank you for your review. In the same way, I eliminated the backlash in the tonearm. There was no damage. I twisted the bolts carefully. However, after eliminating the backlash in the tonearm, the downforce settings for the needle were lost. The error in the indicators is visible on the electronic scale. How did you deal with this problem?
Hi, it will not affect the downforce when done correctly. It sounds like you might have made it too tight, it should be just tight enough that there is no slack, but no tighter than that, it can be difficult to do. When you tighten the outer lock screws make sure the center screw doesn't move at all, it might take a few tries of loosen and tighten until it's perfect. Also make sure you have the tonearm perfectly centered and it's not rubbing on one side. Cheers, Jake
Hello, my gt 750 running at 33.31, how to adjust it to 33.33? is it a rezistor on board that turning with screw driver? And it has wow 0.12, its not good for this motor, i should replace all capacitors?
Hello, this turntable uses a crystal oscillator to control the speed, it's not adjustable. I wouldn't worry at 33.31 RPM it's only 0.06% off and could just as easily be the measuring method as the turntable being off. I assume you used your phone to measure wow? I did an experiments with 4 different phones some time ago, they all gave very different results, so it could just be your phones accelerometer not being suitable for wow measurements, also for best result make sure you use a box or perhaps a large roll of packing tape so the phone is centered on the platter, if your phone isn't centered the off balance weight will affect the result. Try a different phone or try your phone on a different turntable. The wow could also be caused if the cast aluminum got cracks in it, it's worth removing the platter to inspect or if you notice the plater being uneven when it's spinning. Besides that I'd inspect the capacitors for bulging and leakage, if they look ok I'd leave them as is. Cheers, Jake
Sure, I generally don't buy oil with additives. It's usually specified on the label. Although most oil, additives or not, would still be better than 35 year old oil that has acidified and oxidized. Cheers, Jake
Yeah, I think many of these turntables were only used for a few years then replaced with CD players, they probably spent the last 30+ years collecting dust while in storage.
Great video guide thanks. Considering buying one of these
Thank you for the excellent video. I have had two Yamaha turntables in this series- GT-2000 (now sold) and GT-2000X build quality superb. Great turntables
Thanks, yeah the GT-2000 and the GT-2000X are certainly a few steps above. This GT-750 is more like a budget version of the top models, but it's imo still a great turntable that also looks great. Most people don't realize how large they are.
Great video...appreciated...A beautiful Yamaha turntable...with a little love and care and these Japanese turntables are built to last...I have a P-350, a P-20 and a P-220...very reliable and serviceable...
Service and minor repair of my Yamaha GT-750 Turntable. This model was only sold in Japan and never exported, however it became very famous in Japan as a high end turntable with excellent performance.
TheStuffMade thank you for some amazing content, if you dont mind me asking, where are you from? :-)
This is really really helpful to me, thanks a lot!
Great job!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you for your review. In the same way, I eliminated the backlash in the tonearm. There was no damage. I twisted the bolts carefully. However, after eliminating the backlash in the tonearm, the downforce settings for the needle were lost. The error in the indicators is visible on the electronic scale. How did you deal with this problem?
Hi, it will not affect the downforce when done correctly. It sounds like you might have made it too tight, it should be just tight enough that there is no slack, but no tighter than that, it can be difficult to do. When you tighten the outer lock screws make sure the center screw doesn't move at all, it might take a few tries of loosen and tighten until it's perfect. Also make sure you have the tonearm perfectly centered and it's not rubbing on one side.
Cheers,
Jake
@@TheStuffMade Thank you very much for your advice. Today I will experiment again. It should all work out. Good luck to you.
Are there parts no longer available for the GT-750?
You'd have to be very lucky to find any spare parts for this model, it's from the mid 80s and only released to the Japanese market.
Cheers,
Jake
Hello, my gt 750 running at 33.31, how to adjust it to 33.33? is it a rezistor on board that turning with screw driver? And it has wow 0.12, its not good for this motor, i should replace all capacitors?
Hello, this turntable uses a crystal oscillator to control the speed, it's not adjustable. I wouldn't worry at 33.31 RPM it's only 0.06% off and could just as easily be the measuring method as the turntable being off. I assume you used your phone to measure wow? I did an experiments with 4 different phones some time ago, they all gave very different results, so it could just be your phones accelerometer not being suitable for wow measurements, also for best result make sure you use a box or perhaps a large roll of packing tape so the phone is centered on the platter, if your phone isn't centered the off balance weight will affect the result. Try a different phone or try your phone on a different turntable. The wow could also be caused if the cast aluminum got cracks in it, it's worth removing the platter to inspect or if you notice the plater being uneven when it's spinning. Besides that I'd inspect the capacitors for bulging and leakage, if they look ok I'd leave them as is.
Cheers,
Jake
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I hope the oil has no detergents or other substances regular engine oil has ( to prevent corrosion, etc. )
Sure, I generally don't buy oil with additives. It's usually specified on the label. Although most oil, additives or not, would still be better than 35 year old oil that has acidified and oxidized.
Cheers,
Jake
i guess this offers much more value than spending much more on the gt2000?
Considering they use the same arm, I'd say you get 99% of the performance for 25% of the money.
Cheers,
Jake
Mine was the same. Looked as though it hardly got used.
Yeah, I think many of these turntables were only used for a few years then replaced with CD players, they probably spent the last 30+ years collecting dust while in storage.
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